CEU Student Union

31/08/2022

18/08/2022

🛎New OSUN Opportunity:
15th-16th September
Student Leadership Conference (Virtual)

29/07/2022

We share with great joy that our fellow colleague, Ahmed Samir, is to be set free tomorrow!

Thrilling news: By presidential decree, our student Ahmed Samir Santawy is to be set free tomorrow.

We thank everyone who has been supporting the efforts to secure his release from prison. We’re with you Ahmed!

04/03/2022

DONATION DRIVE AND STUDENT SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE AT CEU

💙💛ABOUT US 💛💙

Our goal is to support the people in Ukraine and those who were forced to leave their homes due to the war.

💛This is a initiative of the Central European University students, staff, and faculty, but we count with the help of wonderful volunteers outside the CEU Community. The University supports us offering infrastructure, resources, and communication channels.💙

🫂Our volunteers are split into different groups: Communication, Logistics, Transport, Accommodation&Welcoming, Translation. Each group plays an important part in the CEU Human Rights Initiative to help those affected by this war. For that, we partnered up with the Ukrainian Church „Neuottakringer Kirche zur Heiligen Familie“ and the Central European University.

📢The Communication Group is in charge of spreading the word and making people aware of our initiative. After all, we need as many people as possible to help and donate important goods for the people in Ukraine. We create content for our social media channels, are active in Facebook and Whatsapp groups and communicate which items are especially needed. We also show transparently what happens with your donation after you have dropped it off (follow our Instagram stories to check it out).

📦The Logistics Group collects the donations that all of you have dropped up at the boxes close to the CEU reception. They sort the donations into different groups, such as food, types of baby supplies, hygiene products and medical supplies. After a box has been filled with donations, they make sure it is packed secularly and get it ready for transportation.

🚗The Transportation Group is responsible for bringing the donations to our parent church Neuottakringer Kirche zur Heiligen Familie. This church has contact to volunteers at the Ukrainian borders and inside Ukraine. They help to distribute the donations to those that need it most. Our Transport team drives full carloads from the CEU Vienna Campus to the Ukrainian Church and drop them off there.

💬The Translation Groups is vital in overcoming the language barries between us, other volunteers, refugees and the Austrian or Hungarian bureaucracy. The group consists of Ukrainian, Russian, German and Hungarian speakers who communicate with other volunteer groups. They also aim to make it easier for those fleeing from war and coming to Vienna by translating.

🏡 The Accommodation&Welcoming group is in charge of connecting people who can offer a place to sleep with those who have arrived in Vienna so far. They are in contact with different networks of people who are willing to host refugees for a while.

💙We thank everyone who has been contributing so far and we urge you to keep donating and sharing our message and activities.💛💙

04/03/2022

💙💛 ABOUT US 💛💙

🇺🇦Our goal is to support the people in Ukraine and those who were forced to leave their homes due to the war.

💛This is a initiative of the Central European University students, staff, and faculty, but we count with the help of wonderful volunteers outside the CEU Community. The University supports us offering infrastructure, resources, and communication channels.💙

🫂Our volunteers are split into different groups: Communication, Logistics, Transport, Accommodation&Welcoming, Translation. Each group plays an important part in the CEU Human Rights Initiative to help those affected by this war. For that, we partnered up with the Ukrainian Church „Neuottakringer Kirche zur Heiligen Familie“ and the Central European University.

📢The Communication Group is in charge of spreading the word and making people aware of our initiative. After all, we need as many people as possible to help and donate important goods for the people in Ukraine. We create content for our social media channels, are active in Facebook and Whatsapp groups and communicate which items are especially needed. We also show transparently what happens with your donation after you have dropped it off (follow our Instagram stories to check it out).

📦The Logistics Group collects the donations that all of you have dropped up at the boxes close to the CEU reception. They sort the donations into different groups, such as food, types of baby supplies, hygiene products and medical supplies. After a box has been filled with donations, they make sure it is packed secularly and get it ready for transportation.

🚗The Transportation Group is responsible for bringing the donations to our parent church Neuottakringer Kirche zur Heiligen Familie. This church has contact to volunteers at the Ukrainian borders and inside Ukraine. They help to distribute the donations to those that need it most. Our Transport team drives full carloads from the CEU Vienna Campus to the Ukrainian Church and drop them off there.

💬The Translation Groups is vital in overcoming the language barries between us, other volunteers, refugees and the Austrian or Hungarian bureaucracy. The group consists of Ukrainian, Russian, German and Hungarian speakers who communicate with other volunteer groups. They also aim to make it easier for those fleeing from war and coming to Vienna by translating.

🏡 The Accommodation&Welcoming group is in change of connecting people who can offer a place to sleep with those who have arrived in Vienna so far. They are in contact with different networks of people who are willing to host refugees for a while.

💙We thank everyone who has been contributing so far and we urge you to keep donating and sharing our message and activities.💛

Follow us on Instagram for more updates: https://www.instagram.com/hrsi.ceu/

03/03/2022

💙💛DONATE AND SUPPORT UKRAINE💛💙

📢 WHO WE ARE
We are students at Central European University from different faculties and want to support those who are in Ukraine experiencing a shortage of food, clothing and medical supplies.

✨ We are collecting donations and organising the transport to our partner church Neuottakringer Kirche.
From there the donations will be brought directly to Ukraine and distributed there!

📢 HOW TO HELP?
Bring your donations to CEU between 8 am and 8 pm and spread the word about this possibility to donate.
📍Quellenstraße 51, 1100 Vienna
Donation boxes are in the entrance hall

📢 WHAT IS NEEDED?
🔷 Canned food & baby food
🔷 Sanitary products (pads, diapers, wipes etc.) & products for babies
🔷 Sleeping bags and power banks
🔷 Packaging supplies (boxes, strong bags, tape etc)
🔷 Medical supplies

⚠️URGENT RIGHT NOW: MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND FOOD⚠️
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💙💛 SPENDEN FÜR DIE UKRAINE 💛💙

📢 WER WIR SIND
Wir sind Studierende der Central European University von verschiedenen Fakultäten und sammeln Spenden für Menschen in der Ukraine, denen es an Lebensmitteln, Kleidung und medizinischer Versorgung fehlt.

✨ Wir sammeln die Spenden und organisieren den Transport zur Neuottakringer Kirche. Von dort werden die Spenden direkt in die Ukraine gebracht und dort verteilt.

📢 WIE KANN ICH HELFEN?
Spenden können zwischen 8 Uhr und 20 Uhr bei der CEU abgegeben werden. Informiert andere über diese Spendenaktion.
📍Quellenstraße 51, 1100 Wien
Die Spendenboxen sind in der Eingangshalle

📢 WAS WIRD BENÖTIGT?
🔷 Haltbare Lebensmittel & Babynahrung
🔷 Hygieneprodukte (Binden, Windeln, Feuchttücher etc.)
🔷 Schlafsäcke und Powerbanks
🔷 Verpackungsmaterial (Boxen, stabile Tüten, Tape etc.)
🔷 Medizinische Versorgung

⚠️ BESONDERS DRINGEND BENÖTIGT: MEDIZINISCHE VERSORGUNG UND LEBENSMITTEL ⚠️

03/03/2022

CEU Students stand with Ukraine! 🇺🇦
Speech by Daria Yermolova, Ukrainian student, at CEU Town Hall

26/02/2022

❗️Statement of the CEU Student Union Representatives on the military invasion of Ukraine

In recent days, the values of peace and sovereignty have been continuously tossed aside by the imperialist tendencies of the Russian Federation. Eight years after the seizure of Crimea and the invasion of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, a new humanitarian crisis has arisen– one that is a result of nothing more than violent aggression. Today, we mark the sad return of war and suffering to Europe.

Reawakening struggles from 2014, when the region was shaken by a series of pro-Russian demonstrations in various cities in Ukraine and the proclamation of "state sovereignty" of "DPR" and "LPR", Vladimir Putin has on Monday officially recognized the independence of two Ukrainian territories, providing these entities with military support.

On Friday, his acts continued with a military attack on multiple Ukrainian cities, destroying dozens of military bases, bridges, and airports, bringing huge distress to the civilian population, and blocking the access to reliable sources of information and banking via ongoing cyber-attacks. These attacks, in only one day, took the lives of many soldiers and civilians. A further escalation of the war threatens the health and well-being of millions of Ukrainians.

We at CEU know better than to fall for Putin’s neo-imperial rhetoric. We at CEU know that this war is illegitimate, undemocratic, and unlawful. And we at CEU know that this war is not the wish of any student. It is our obligation, as seekers and defenders of democracy, peace and knowledge, to lead through our words and actions.

As the members of CEU Student Union, acting as representatives of the whole student body, we strongly condemn these violations of international law, human rights, and peace. CEU is an institution committed to open and democratic societies that respect human rights and human dignity. We are here to give support to those in Ukraine facing these dark times, and to those who are giving their all to oppose this war, be they in Russia or elsewhere.

We stand with you in this struggle, in collective resistance to the forces which are threatening democracy. We will continue to advocate in all forms for freedom, democracy, and solidarity. And we call on every student, faculty and staff from Ukraine, Russia, or any other country, to uphold, defend and promote these values and remain on the path of peace and love, rejecting hatred and lies.

We encourage our community to attend the anti-war protests in Budapest, Vienna, or any other city in the world in which they may reside. We encourage our community to provide financial support and volunteer efforts to Ukrainian charities and organizations helping Ukrainian refugees. And we encourage our community to give emotional support and solidarity to all the members of the community who need it.

Our unity, compassion and memory are stronger than any attack. We stand united and we always will.

In solidarity,
CEU Student Union Representatives

11/10/2021

HAPPENING NOW!
Meet the candidates for the Student Senate Representatives.
Check your student emails for zoom link.

07/10/2021

APPLY for Senate Student Representative!!!
There are three student positions within the Senate, divided as one each for Undergraduate, Master’s, and Doctoral students.
These positions are voted on by the entire university student body, and these elections will be held in an online format on the 12th of October.
All CEU Undergraduate, Master’s, and Doctoral students, regardless of whether they have previously been or currently are elected to the CEU Student Union, are eligible to contest these elections.
Learn more about the elections, how to contest and Senate Rep roles here https://tinyurl.com/yzouq9sb