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At the 2026 CEU Excellence and Academic Awards Ceremony, Central European University recognized outstanding faculty, staff, and doctoral graduates whose work exemplifies academic excellence, innovation, leadership, and service to the university community. The ceremony honors individuals whose contributions have strengthened CEU’s mission through exceptional teaching, internationally recognized research, dedicated community service, and transformative support for students and colleagues. 2026 Excellence Award Recipients 🏆 Teaching Excellence Award Guntra Aistara – Associate Professor of Environmental Anthropology 🏆 Research Excellence Award Miklos Koren – Professor of Economics 🏆 Staff Excellence Awards Sotiris Bekas – Video Program Manager Shwetha Nair – Student Engagement Officer 🏆 Community Service Excellence Award Natalia Nagyne Nyikes Best Dissertation Awards 🎓 Akos Szegofi – Department of Cognitive Science 🎓 Ruth Gazso Candlish – Doctoral School of Political Science, Public Policy and International Relations 🎓 Onkar Sadekar – Department of Network and Data Science This annual celebration highlights the remarkable achievements of the CEU community and recognizes those whose work advances research, education, inclusion, innovation, and public impact. 📍 Central European University (CEU), Vienna Topics covered: Academic excellence Higher education Research innovation Outstanding teaching Student engagement Community service Doctoral research Leadership in higher education University awards Academic achievement Subscribe for more stories, lectures, research highlights, and community events from Central European University. Central European University is an institution of advanced research and teaching, dedicated to socially and morally responsible intellectual inquiry. More from CEU: Home https://www.ceu.edu/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WeAreCEU Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/weareceu.bsky.social Instagram https://www.instagram.com/weareceu/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/school/central-european-university Threads https://www.threads.net/@weareceu #ceu35 #AcademicExcellence #highereducation Subscribe for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/CentralEuropeanUniversityChannel