Central European Academy of the University of Miskolc

The Central European Academy of the University of Miskolc (CEA UM) was established on 1 January 2022 as a legal entity organisational unit of the University of Miskolc, which has prestigious Selmec traditions, with its seat in Budapest. By involving renowned researchers and young talents, the Academy provides a high-quality institutional framework, in line with contemporary expectations, to strengthen and promote legal scholarly cooperation among the countries of the Central European region at an international level. In performing the public tasks defined by the Hungarian state, the Academy establishes an interdisciplinary research and expert network covering the legal systems of Central European and other countries, within which it operates the Central European Professors’ Network. By publishing its results in open access form, organising public lectures and international conferences, and establishing LLM and PhD scholarships, it aims to ensure that Central European legal traditions and scholarly achievements—forming an integral part of European values—become widely known both within Europe and beyond. The Academy primarily carries out its scientific activities through its own international publishing house, Central European Academic Publishing. In order to achieve the above objectives, the Central European Academy of the University of Miskolc cooperates with experts and institutions from Western Europe as well as from countries that are candidates for membership in the European Union, and its research activities also extend to other academic disciplines related to legal studies. Its dynamic and ambitious leadership continuously expands its international network of relations, with particular attention to supporting experts and researchers from countries preparing for EU accession in making the values of Central Europe more visible and in effectively preserving their constitutional identity during the integration process.