On June 19th, 2008, 36 MESPOM students became Masters of Science. The formal part of the graduation, a part of CEU commencement ceremony, took place in the Vígszínház, an imposing 19th century theatre building. In the presence of George Soros, Kofi Annan and many other distinguished guests, the students received their certificates. This year’s CEU commencent speaker was Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, a member of the IPCC, the 2007 Noble Peace Price winner and a MESPOM faculty member.

There is a good news for our applicants from the United States. Central European University has received the Title IV registration at the US Department of Education and now qualified to participate in the Federal Student Financial Assistance Programs.

The CEU's Federal School Code is G40215.

Applications are now open for the next “Foundation Session” of the Energy for Sustainable Development Online Course (E4SD), scheduled from 18 August – 28 September 2008.

The E4SD Course aims to provide deeper knowledge of energy’s relationship to sustainable development and how the delivery of clean, affordable energy services, wise management of energy resources, and the leveraging of technological and institutional energy related opportunities can serve as instruments to reach that goal.

The Lund Green Prix is the final event in the ISS (Industrial Sustasinability Strategies) course. Students design a "car" constructed from simple materials such as card-board, wood sticks and plastic straws.

For 2008-2010, the European Commission will provide not only general Erasmus Mundus scholarships - available to students from all third-countries - but also additional scholarships for nationals of West Balkan countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. We strongly encourage eligible candidates from these countries to apply to MESPOM.

The on-line Application Form for 2008-2010 is now available. Make sure to fill it in before the deadlines!

The Nobel Peace Prize of 2007 has been awarded to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change".

The application deadlines for the 2008-2010 study period are as follows:

• January 4th, 2008 - for all applicants seeking Erasmus Mundus scholarships or other financial assistance from the MESPOM Consortium as well as for applicants from the EU countries;
• February 28th, 2008 - for all other applicants;

Read more about admissions to MESPOM.