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We are pleased to share that, thanks to the proceeds from the 2025 Alumni Give Back Campaign, which ran from December 2025 through March 2026, CERGE-EI will once again award up to three first-year Excellence Fellowships. These fellowships give talented incoming students the opportunity to fully focus on their studies from the very beginning.

Read more …Alumni Give Back Campaign Supports First-Year Excellence Fellows

CERGE-EI has awarded the first Dissertation Completion Scholarships for the 2026/2027 academic year to selected advanced PhD students preparing to complete their dissertations and enter the academic job market. The scholarships are made possible thanks to the generous support of Nadace CERGE-EI.

Read more …Dissertation Completion Scholarships to Support PhD Students

Experts from the IDEA think tank at CERGE-EI provided expert input for a proposed reform of the third pension pillar. The case represents an exceptional example of how data-driven economic research can contribute to effective public policymaking.

Read more …IDEA Study Has Breakthrough Impact on Pension Policy

Professor Filip Matějka of CERGE-EI has been awarded the Karel Engliš Honorary Medal for Merit in the Social and Economic Sciences by the Czech Academy of Sciences. The medal, established by the Academic Council of the Czech Academy of Sciences in 1995, recognizes outstanding contributions by Czech and international scholars in the social and economic sciences.

Read more …Filip Matějka Awarded the Karel Engliš Honorary Medal

CERGE-EI marked its 35th anniversary with a special anniversary week celebrating academic excellence, public debate, and the community that has shaped the institution over three and a half decades. Under the theme “35 Years of Ideas That Matter,” the week brought together distinguished guests, faculty, students, alumni, partners, and friends of CERGE-EI.

Read more …CERGE-EI Celebrated 35 Years of Ideas That Matter