Adriana Qubaiova’s unwavering dedication to teaching has proven equally admirable to her departmental colleagues as they have proven inspiring to her students. Students frequently testify to her transformational impact on their educational journey at CEU. Qubaiova is the first-ever visiting faculty recognized with an honorable mention for the Teaching Excellence Award reflecting her exceptional abilities as an educator and her contributions to CEU’s academic community. The CEU Research Excellence Award recognizes excellence in research by CEU academic staff. It is intended to acknowledge and showcase research output of outstanding quality produced in the year leading up the grant, which has had a significant international impact.