Dear all, The Central European University (CEU) invites applications from graduate students and young professionals to spend the Fall 2006 semester or the academic year 2006 * 2007 in Budapest, Hungary. The program is sponsored by the Center for Media and Communication Studies (CMCS) at CEU. The MA Program in “Media, Information and Telecommunication Policy” was launched as part of CEU’s Public Policy Program. The Media Stream is designed to train a new generation of policy-makers and advisors in several fields, including the important area of telecommunications and media development Application: As the official deadline has passed, I would encourage those who are interested to contact me asap at vispriebs@ceu.hu. - Looking forward to hearing from you! Best, Nanne Nanne Priebs Project Manager Center for Media and Communication Studies (CMCS) Central European University Nador u. 9, H-1051 Budapest, Hungary email: vispriebs@ceu.hu www.cmcs.ceu.hu *********************************************** CEU (www.ceu.hu) is a US-style English language graduate university with a focus on the social sciences and the humanities, accredited both in the United States and in Hungary, and located in Budapest, in the heart of Europe. The university is oriented to interdisciplinary research on, and the study of social change and the policy implications of transition to open societies. In addition, emphasis is placed on European Union affairs, as well as on the special features of non-Western democracies. CMCS (www.cmcs.ceu.hu) has emerged as a new center of excellence for promoting media and communication studies throughout the Central and Eastern European region. We aim to accomplish this in a manner that can be useful to NGOs, policy-makers and regulators as well as for internationally acclaimed scholars and researchers. CMCS was created through the joint efforts and participation of the Annenberg School for Communication (Univ. of Pennsylvania), the Budapest Technical University and the Central European University (CEU). ***********************************************