University Access and Environment

Opening Hours

The official operating hours of the university offices are Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CEU students are required to carry their ID cards at all times and to be able to produce them upon request. On weekends CEU is open to holders of CEU ID cards and to visitors accompanied by CEU faculty/staff members.

Official Holidays

Access to the university may be limited during official university breaks or during major public events with increased levels of security. CEU is officially closed on the following national holidays and university breaks:

August 20, 2007 National Holiday
October 23, 2007 National Holiday
November 1, 2007 National Holiday
December 22, 2007-January 1, 2008 Winter Break (Please note that CEU is officially closed on
December 24, 25, 26, and 31 and on January 1)
March 15, 2008 National Holiday
March 23-24, 2008 Easter (National Holiday)
May 1, 2008 Labor Day (National Holiday)
May 11-12, 2008 Pentecost (National Holiday)

Reception Desks

The CEU main receptions (Nador u. 9, Nador u. 11, and Oktober 6. u. 12) are open on weekdays from 7:00 a.m. till 10:00 p.m.; the Zrinyi u. 14 entrance is open between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Doctoral students using the PhD rooms, which are open until later hours, can exit through the receptions at Nador u. 11 and Oktober 6. u. 12. On weekends the entrances are open for shorter periods, depending on the opening hours of the service units located in the particular building. The passageway between the Oktober 6. u. 12. and Nador u. 9. buildings is closed on Sundays and holidays.

Security staff are on duty on a 24-hour basis. In the late evening or early morning, or on holidays and weekends, students and visitors may find that the main door at Nador u. 9 is locked. In this case, they should use the entrances at Nador u. 11, Oktober 6. u. 12, and in special cases, the side entrance at Zrinyi u. 8-10.

Guests, Visitors, Library Visitors

Visitors are required to inform the security staff of the following: their own name, the department/unit being visited, and the name of the CEU contact person. Reception staff will log the date, time of entry/departure and will invite the CEU host to meet the guests at the entrance.

Guests to CEU public lectures are required to sign in the registration book upon entry in the building.

All students and visitors to the complex should be prepared to show their identification cards or their visitors' passes upon request.

Smoking, Drugs, Weapons, Alcohol

The university buildings, including the CEU Residence and Conference Center, are a non-smoking environment. In compliance with the Hungarian Non-Smokers' Bill of Rights, smoking is allowed only in the following designated areas:

  • Nador u. 9: Monument Building, Mezzanine floor, smoking room
  • Nador u. 9: Monument Building, Second floor courtyard
  • Faculty Tower, Second floor "Japanese Garden"
  • Nador u. 11: Ground floor courtyard
  • CEU Residence and Conference Center: one designated lounge on each floor; separated corner of the coffee lounge.

Individuals who appear intoxicated, or are carrying drugs or weapons shall not be allowed to enter any CEU building or may be removed from the facilities if found to be doing so.

Security

Security staff are on duty on a 24-hour basis. In the late evening or early morning, or on holidays and weekends, students and visitors may find that the main door at Nador u. 9 is locked. In this case, they should use the entrances at Nador u. 11, Oktober 6. u. 12 , and in special cases, the side entrance at Zrinyi u. 8-10.