37 Notable alumni of Central European University
Updated: May 31, 2026 EliteDegrees
Central European University is ranked #1,593 in the world and #8 in Hungary by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 37 notable alumni from Central European University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Central European University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Darko Angelov
2003-2004 (aged 1)
diplomat
Darko Angelov is a former Macedonian ambassador to Greece. Previously, in 2014 he was briefly the foreign affairs adviser to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia. From 2010 to 2014, he was the ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to Hungary and from March 2012, he was the first Macedonian, non-resident ambassador to Nigeria and the country's first...
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2. Ivan Lesay
1980-. (aged 46)
economist
writer
politician
Ivan Lesay is a Slovak political scientist, economist, civil servant, columnist and writer. In the years 2015–2017, he served as State Secretary of the Finance Ministry.
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3. Przemysław Bobak
1974-. (aged 52)
diplomat
civil servant
Przemysław Jacek Bobak is a Polish diplomat, ambassador of Poland to Ethiopia (2020–2024), ambassador of the European Union to Chad (2024–2025).
4. Nikola Burazer
1988-. (aged 38)
editor-in-chief
program director
journalist
political scientist
Nikola Burazer is a Serbian political scientist, journalist, program director of Center for Contemporary Politics and executive editor of European Western Balkans.
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5. Bojan B. Dimitrijević
1968-. (aged 58)
historian
Bojan B. Dimitrijević is a Serbian historian and politician. A former member of the Democratic Party (DS), he was a vice-president of Serbia Centre (SRCE) from 2022 to 2023.
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6. Antoaneta Sabău
1982-. (aged 44)
researcher
classical philologist
medievalist
Antoaneta Sabău is a Romanian classicist, translator and editor. Her main contribution are mainly in the field of medieval and translation studies.
7. Tamta Melashvili
1979-. (aged 47)
explorer
screenwriter
writer
Tamta Melashvili is a Georgian writer and a feminist activist.
8. József Berényi
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
József Berényi is a Hungarian minority politician from Slovakia. He was the Chairman of the Party of the Hungarian Coalition of Slovakia in 2010-2016.
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9. Rasul Jafarov
1984-. (aged 42)
jurist
human rights defender
Rasul Aghahasan oghlu Jafarov is a lawyer and prominent human rights defender in Azerbaijan.
10. Rashadat Akhundov
1984-. (aged 42)
Rashadat Fikrat oglu Akhundov is a youth activist and co-founder of N!DA Civic Movement. He was arrested on March 30, 2013 a few days after the protests held in Baku against the non-combat deaths in the military. Akhundov was accused in preparing the riots during the protests. International human rights organization, Amnesty International recognized him as a prisoner of conscience....
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11. Tsvetelina Penkova
1988-. (aged 38)
politician
Tsvetelina Marinova Penkova is a Bulgarian politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since the 2019 elections.
12. Jurij Toplak
1977-. (aged 49)
jurist
Jurij Toplak is a constitutional scholar, university administrator, election law, and human rights expert. He is professor at University of Maribor and the head of the Cultural Formations research group at the Alma Mater Europaea University, and recurring visiting professor at the Fordham University School of Law in New York. Since 2016, he has served as the provost and vice-president...
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13. Jasna Koteska
1970-. (aged 56)
writer
philosopher
opinion journalist
university teacher
Jasna Koteska is a Macedonian writer, philosopher and academic.
14. Orsat Miljenić
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Orsat Miljenić is a Croatian lawyer, diplomat, and politician currently serving as Chief of Staff of the Office of the President of Croatia. He served as Croatia's Minister of Justice from 2011 to 2015, in the Cabinet of Zoran Milanović.
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15. Grigorii Golosov
1963-. (aged 63)
university teacher
political scientist
Grigorii Vasilyevich Golosov, sometimes spelled as Grigory Golosov, is a Russian political scientist. He is a professor and the head of the political science department at the European University at Saint Petersburg, Russia. He is an expert on political institutions and electoral systems, in particular, in application to Russia. His article "Electoral Systems and Party Formation in Russia" (Comparative Political...
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16. Larysa Denysenko
1973-. (aged 53)
lawyer
writer
journalist
Larysa Volodymyrivna Denysenko is a Ukrainian writer, lawyer, human rights activist, TV and radio presenter, and member of the PEN Ukraine.
17. Andrei Oișteanu
1948-. (aged 78)
writer
historian
historian of religion
literary historian
literary critic
Andrei Oișteanu KSR is a Romanian historian of religions and mentalities, ethnologist, cultural anthropologist, literary critic and novelist. Specialized in the history of religions and mentalities, he is also noted for his investigation of rituals and magic and his work in Jewish studies and the history of antisemitism. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, he also became noted for his...
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18. Volodymyr Yermolenko
1980-. (aged 46)
opinion journalist
essayist
writer
philosopher
translator
Volodymyr Yermolenko is a Ukrainian philosopher, essayist, translator, doctor of political studies (School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences: EHESS, Paris), candidate of philosophical sciences (Kyiv, 2009), and senior lecturer at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. He is laureate of the Yurii Sheveliov Prize (2018) and of the Petro Mohyla Award (2021).
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19. Gergely Böszörményi Nagy
1984-. (aged 42)
businessperson
Gergely Böszörményi-Nagy is an entrepreneur and former public servant who founded Brain Bar and the current chairman of the board of Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design.
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20. Anna Brzezińska
1971-. (aged 55)
historian
writer
Anna Brzezińska is a Polish writer.
21. Ruxandra Cesereanu
1963-. (aged 63)
essayist
novelist
short story writer
researcher
poet
Ruxandra-Mihaela Cesereanu or Ruxandra-Mihaela Braga is a Romanian poet, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and literary critic. Also known as a journalist, academic, literary historian and film critic, Cesereanu holds a teaching position at the Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB), and is an editor for the magazine Steaua in Cluj-Napoca.
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22. Emin Amrullayev
1982-. (aged 44)
statesperson
Emin Eldar oglu Amrullayev, is serving as the minister of education of the Republic of Azerbaijan since July 2020 and President of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation since 2021. He served as director of the Institute of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan from January 2020 to July 2020 and as Head of the Education Programs Development Department at the Ministry...
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23. Monica Macovei
1959-. (aged 67)
human rights defender
lawyer
politician
Monica Luisa Macovei is a Romanian politician, lawyer and former prosecutor, and former Member of the European Parliament from the European Conservatives and Reformists and formerly a member of the Romanian Democratic Liberal Party (PDL). She was the Minister of Justice of Romania in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu. In this position she was credited with implementing...
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24. Ilgar Mammadov
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Ilgar Mammadov is an opposition politician in Azerbaijan, and one of the leaders of the Republican Alternative Party. Mammadov was considered a likely candidate for the Presidential elections in October 2013, but was arrested in February 2013, prior to the race, in a move that was widely seen as politically motivated.
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25. Sławomir Dębski
1971-. (aged 55)
historian
political scientist
Sławomir Jan Dębski is a Polish historian who has served as director of Polish Institute of International Affairs from 2007 until 2010 and again from 2016 until 2024. He previously headed The Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding (2011–2016), and was a member of the Polish-Russian Group for Difficult Matters. He was assistant professor of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University...
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26. Marija Golubeva
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
historian
lecturer
political scientist
political historian
Marija Golubeva is a Latvian politician of Russian descent, political scientist, and historian. She is a member of the 13th Saeima and leader of the Development/For! Saeima fraction, and she also was elected by the Presidium of the Saeima to serve in the Saeima Secretariat. She served as Minister of the Interior of Latvia. In her academic work, she specializes...
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27. Nicu Popescu
1981-. (aged 45)
civil servant
author
diplomat
politician
Nicolae "Nicu" Popescu is a Moldovan diplomat, author, and politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova from 6 August 2021 until 26 January 2024 in the Gavrilita and then Recean cabinets. He was also Moldova's Foreign Minister from 11 June to 14 November 2019 in the Sandu Cabinet. He is now a distinguished fellow...
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28. Tina Khidasheli
1973-. (aged 53)
lawyer
politician
Tinatin "Tina" Khidasheli is a Georgian jurist and politician. A Republican Party member and former civil society activist, she was appointed as Georgia's Minister of Defense on 1 May 2015, becoming the country's first ever female defense minister. She resigned on 1 August 2016, after her party decided to leave the ruling Georgian Dream coalition.
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29. Péter Ungár
1963-. (aged 63)
anthropologist
researcher
paleoanthropologist
paleontologist
Péter Károly Ungár is a Hungarian entrepreneur, politician and geographer, who is a Member of the National Assembly of Hungary from the LMP party's national list since 8 May 2018. He has been male co-chair of the party since August 2022.
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30. Mailis Reps
1975-. (aged 51)
lawyer
politician
Mailis Reps is an Estonian politician, a member of the Estonian Centre Party. She served as the Minister of Education and Research from 2002 to 2003, 2005 to 2007 and 2016 to 2020.
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31. Giorgi Marghvilashvili
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
philosopher
Giorgi Margvelashvili is a Georgian academic and politician who was the fourth president of Georgia, in office from 17 November 2013 to 16 December 2018.
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32. Lívia Járóka
1974-. (aged 52)
politician
Lívia Járóka is a Hungarian politician. She is a Member of the European Parliament, first elected as part of the Fidesz list in 2004. Járóka is the second Romani (and the first Romani woman) ever elected to the European Parliament (after Juan de Dios Ramírez Heredia from Spain, who served from 1986 to 1999).
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33. Gábor Scheiring
1981-. (aged 45)
economist
sociologist
politician
Gábor Scheiring is a Hungarian economist and politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) from Politics Can Be Different (LMP) National List between 2010 and 2014.
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34. Jaroslav Miller
1971-. (aged 55)
university teacher
historian of Modern Age
historian
non-fiction writer
pedagogue
Jaroslav Miller is a Czech historian who is a professor of history and rector at Palacký University in Olomouc. His focus is urban studies, the history of political thought and more recently also issues related to Czech and Slovak exile.
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35. Mariana Kotzeva
1967-. (aged 59)
statistician
econometrician
Mariana Mihaylova Kotzeva is a Bulgarian statistician and econometrician. Since the beginning of 2017 she has been the acting director-general of Eurostat, the directorate-general of the European Commission responsible for providing statistical information to the institutions of the European Union and for harmonizing statistical methods across the Union. She is also the former president of the National Statistical Institute of...
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36. Gent Cakaj
1990-. (aged 36)
civil servant
Gent Cakaj is a Kosovo-born Albanian politician, who served as the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania from 2019–2020.
37. Tomasz Kamusella
1967-. (aged 59)
historian
political scientist
university teacher
Tomasz Kamusella FRHistS is a Polish scholar pursuing interdisciplinary research in language politics, nationalism, and ethnicity.