CMCS has emerged as a new center of excellence for promoting media and communication studies throughout the Central and Eastern European region. We aim to accomplish this in a manner that can be useful to NGOs, policy-makers and regulators as well as for internationally acclaimed scholars and researchers.

CMCS was created through the joint efforts and participation of the Annenberg School for Communication (Univ. of Pennsylvania), the Budapest Technical University and the Central European University (CEU). The Center is chaired by Professor Monroe E. Price.

At CEU in Budapest, the Center offers a unique opportunity to combine innovative media and communication studies with participation in joint research projects engaging the most important media departments and experts in Europe and the U.S.