Executive Committee

The Executive Committee constitutes the management of the university. As such it is in charge for the overall coordination and control of the university's daily operations and also for ensuring adequate strategic planning, in cooperation with the appropriate university fora.

Members of the Planning and Budget Committees are the President and Rector, the Academic Pro-Rector, the Executive Vice-President and the Academic Secretary.

President and Rector

The President and Rector is the chief corporate and executive officer of the university, and exercises supervision and direction of all university activities. He or she is responsible to the Board of Trustees for the administration and operation, and the educational policies, except for matters which are assigned by the University By-Laws or by a resolution of the Trustees to the bodies of the CEU

The President and Rector organizes the teaching sites and departments of the university, implements academic programs on the level of the university, and promotes academic excellence. He or she reports to the Board of Trustees and is responsible for the educational policies as well as for the administration and operation of the university.

Current CEU President and Rector

Yehuda Elkana
President and Rector, 1999-Present

Previous CEU Rectors and Presidents

Josef Jarab
President and Rector, 1997-99

Alfred Stepan
President and Rector, 1994-96

William Newton-Smith
Chair of the Executive Committee, 1991-93

Academic Pro-Rector

The Academic Pro-Rector assists the President and Rector with the supervision and direction of the university's educational and general development. The Academic Pro-Rector represents the university and acts in lieu of the President and Rector in the absence of the President and Rector.

Current Academic Pro-Rector: Laszlo Matyas

Academic Secretary

The Academic Secretary is responsible for the coordination of a wide range of academic activities at the university and acts as the Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees. The Academic Secretary coordinates academic appointments, and reviews and promotes procedures for academic staff, accreditation and registration processes. He or she further manages program and department reviews, and coordinates CEU's international academic cooperation. He is also responsible for the academic side of the database at the university.

Current Academic Secretary: Liviu Matei