In addition to granting the charter, the Board of Regents of the State of New York has accredited eight Master. The CEU Sociology Department. CEU received a permit to function in Hungary from the Hungarian authorities on January 5, 1995. CEU is recognized as a foreign educational institution which has the right to conduct higher educational activities in Hungary and whose degrees may be nostrified by the Ministry of Education and Culture in accordance with appropriate statutes. The rector chairs the Senate, which meets a minimum of three times yearly.
Meetings alternate between Budapest and Warsaw.
The Senate decides on CEU academic policy, particularly matters concerning the establishment of academic programs, the composition of departmental committees, academic standards and procedures including admissions, academic appointments and duties, and student rights and regulations. The Senate may also make recommendations on matters of general university interest. The Senate has the power to form standing committees, sub-committees and working parties. The academic pro-rector assists the president and rector with the supervision and direction of the university. The executive vice-president is the chief administrative officer of the university and is responsible for the administration, personnel, operations, budget and planning.