25th Anniversary
In 2016 CERGE-EI celebrated 25 years since its founding. To mark this occasion, throughout the entire year CERGE-EI hosted a series of various cultural, educational and academic events.
Public Events Surrounding the Anniversary Season
9 May: Jan Švejnar "Does Wealth Inequality Matter for Growth? The Effect of Billionaire Wealth, Income Distribution, and Poverty." (Public Lecture)
10 May: Sharon T. Freeman: "Helping SMEs in the Region Grow in the Western Market" (Public debate)
24 May: My Enchanting Chateau: documentary film on the history of the Schebek family, the builders and first owners of the Schebek Palace, now home to CERGE-EI (in Czech with English subtitles)
25 May: Nader Habibi: the Overeducation Crisis in the Middle East: Why are so many university graduates unemployed? (Public lecture)
26 May: Aswath Damoradan: Corporate Finance and Valuation (Public lecture)
26 – 27 May: 3rd Conference on Rational Inattention and Related Topics
27 May: 25th Anniversary Gala (See the two sets of pictures: Gala and Photowall)
28 May: CERGE-EI Alumni Event (By invitation only)
7 June: 2016 OECD Survey on the Czech Republic (Public Seminar)
7 June: Ludger Woessmann: The Knowledge Capital of Nations (Public lecture)
8 June: Ewald Nowotny, Governor of the Austrian National Bank, “Boosting EU Competitiveness: What Can CEE Countries Do?” (Public lecture)
CERGE-EI Alumni Award
We searched among our past graduates to determine a 2016 CERGE-EI Alumni Hero(ine) that has made a significant contribution to their community in the year and half before the Anniversary.
CERGE-EI Anniversary Photo Gallery
We searched our photo archives and collected hundreds of items. You’re invited to take a tour of our history by visiting our thematic folders:
Exploring the Schebek Palace, CERGE-EI's building. (To rent the Schebek Palace for your event, please visit the official site www.schebekpalace.com)
CERGE-EI Anniversary Video
A 144-second video commemorating a quarter century of CERGE-EI´s existence.
Thank you for watching:-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvS4KMd9xoo
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Article: An Outline of CERGE-EI´s Quarter-Century-Long History
