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UNOOSA's Czaran on space technologies and cooperation with Syslab: interview to CEU

January 29, 2017
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Lorant Czaran, programme officer for the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, speaks to students at CEU. Image credit: CEU

From the satellite navigation system in our cars to the weather forecast to basic Internet research, we rely on space technology and data for vital tasks in our daily lives. “Even if you might not think about it, you use the benefits of space technology,” said Lorant Czaran, programme officer for the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs at a Sept. 26 lecture at CEU, sponsored by the Environmental Systems Laboratory.

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Dr. Johan Lilliestam (’13) received a prestigious European Research Council’s Starting Grant

November 28, 2016
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A graduate of the PhD Program in Environmental Sciences and Policy Dr. Johan Lilliestam (’13) has received the most prestigious award for European researchers: the European Research Council’s Starting Grant for his project Transition to a renewable electricity system and its interactions with other policy aims (TRIPOD). We congratulate Johan with this remarkable achievement!

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Towards sustainable development through geospatial technologies and remote sensing

July 5, 2016
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July 4, 2016 marked the beginning of the "Geospatial technologies and remote sensing for monitoring Sustainable Development Goals" summer workshop run within the framework of the ISEPEI project.

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JRC and CEU Initiate Scientific Cooperation

June 30, 2016
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BUDAPEST, JUNE 29 - The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Central European University (CEU) that establishes the basis for future collaboration in a series of areas of common interest.

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July 4th, Geospatial talks at CEU

June 30, 2016
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Syslab in cooperation with CEU SUN, UNOOSA, DG Joint Research Centre and ESRI continues professional training program on using geospatial technologies for evidence based decision and policy making.
Geospatial technologies and remote sensing offer a crucial location element to the monitoring of SDGs and their corresponding targets and indicators. The unprecedented “power of where” allows for unbiased observation and analysis across borders, administrative boundaries, and nations.

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