The Political Science Department will host the 2016-18 Summer School of Methods And Techniques (SSMT)

The Executive Committee (EC) of the ECPR decided that the Political Science Department of the Central European University will host the 2016-18 Summer School of Methods And Techniques (SSMT).
 
There were two strong candidates in the final stage of the process, Aarhus University in Denmark and Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary.  The decision was made based on the recommendation of the New Generation Subcommittee, represented in the EC by two of its members, Ólafur Harðarson and Petri Koikkalainen. Both institutions did an excellent and professional job in the preparation of their respective bids and in the organisation of the site visits. 14 proposals to host the Summer School were submitted, which is the highest number of proposals received by the ECPR to host an event.  There were four core areas where the CEU proposal was better: travelling; travel / transit costs; overall appeal to participants and the accommodation offer. The decision of the New Generation subcommittee was unanimous.