The university with a laboratory for democracy
In the wake of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Communist regimes in Europe, a unique university was created.
It was going to be a laboratory for democracy.
George Soros, the Hungarian-born investor and philanthropist, funded the creation of the Central European University, with the specific aim of promoting the values of an open society and democracy.
The university in Budapest in Hungary is still going strong, with graduate students from more than 100 countries studying courses taught in English.
But the challenges have changed. If the university was created on a rising tide of democracy, it now has to examine liberal values under pressure. In parts of Eastern Europe, the voices of authoritarianism and nationalism are getting louder.
Sean Coughlan, BBC News education correspondent talks to John Shattuck, Rector of CEU, Wolfgang Reinicke, Dean of the School of Public Policy and Mel Horwitch, Dean of the Business School. Read the full article here.