The Global Teaching Fellowship Program (GTFP) supports advanced CEU doctoral students and recent alums in their teaching development. During the fellowship period, Fellows teach at another institution or for students outside of CEU degree programs while receiving mentoring and an educational development grant.
Since 2014, over 200 Fellows have participated in the Global Teaching Fellowship Program. The collaborations have often proven transformative, not just for the Fellows who gain valuable teaching experiences and develop in their pedagogy, but also for the students and institutions where they teach, which are often mission-driven and/or under-resourced institutions.
Fellows currently teach in one of three settings:
- Self-Arranged Teaching. If you already plan to teach a course at another institution, you can apply to become a Global Teaching Fellow.
- Global Invisible University (GIU), an academic solidarity program growing out of the Invisible University for Ukraine, welcomes proposals for courses that could appeal to participants from multiple countries in Europe and Eurasia.
- Other Facilitated Teaching Placements. If you would like to teach but do not yet have a host institution, you can propose a course. The GTFP Team will try to identify possible host institutions or academic solidarity programs and forward relevant course ideas to them.
Please see the most recent Call for Aplications for priority deadlines and how to apply. Applications may be accepted after the deadline.
Testimonials from Previous Fellows
"The fellowship helped me grow tremendously as an instructor. I had never taught my own course before, and having the opportunity to design a course from scratch and then teach it myself was the seed I wished to plant in my development as an educator.”
- Idil Brand (CEU Department of International Relations) taught an online course, “Decolonizing World Politics,” in 2026.
“For PhD students, it is one thing to study teaching in theory, but it is another thing to design a course, face students, explain difficult materials, and learn from the classroom experience. The fellowship helps bridge that gap.”
- Beny Saputra (CEU Department of Legal Studies) taught an online course for students in Kyrgyzstan on "Blockchain Technology, Application and Regulations" in 2026.
“The GTFP not only makes a teaching opportunity financially feasible but also encourages [fellows] to reflect on and improve one’s teaching through a structured pedagogical component.”
- Kate Karklina (CEU Department of Legal Studies) taught a course in Riga on “The Concept of Human Dignity in Law" in 2026.
“The Global Teaching Fellowship Program gave me exactly what I was looking for: a stimulating academic environment and the support I needed to confidently transition from a PhD student to independent scholar.”
- Jacopo Resti (CEU Department of Political Science) taught a course in Warsaw on "Money, Tax, and the State in Africa" in 2026.