CSC Company visit to UNYP
A Company presentation of CSC, organized by our Career Office in cooperation with the UNYP Corporate Affairs Manager, took place in Legerova 72, Classroom 22 in February. The presentation was given by Mr. Tarik Altumbabic, Resourse Manager and his business partner Ms Paulina...
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UNYP Professor receives high honour
Prof. Jaroslav Sestak, M.Eng., Ph.D., D.Sc., Dr.h.c., a long serving instructor at UNYP, was granted the honorary degree of “doctor honoris causa” from Pardubice University for his lifetime achievements in chemistry and physics. The award was bestowed during a ceremonial meeting of the university academic board in the presence of nine rectors and a range of deans of receptive universities, including the rector of UNYP. It is worth noting that this extraordinary recognition is conferred very rarely as is mostly reserved for prominent politicians, and seldom for prolific scientists and professors. Professor Sestak has been teaching the subject "Scientific world: On the borderland of philosophy and science of nature".
Vladimir Kozin, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, addresses UNYP students
On February 24th, Vladimir Kozin made a presentation on global and European security. Mr. Kozin is currently the head of Analysis and Forcasting Section, Asia-Pacific Cooperation Department, in the Russian Ministry of...
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UNYP Instructors Present a Case before the International Criminal Court
UNYP instructor Bill Cohn and ESC Mentor Max Hilaire are now appearing in a case before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, helping the court to establish legal standards and procedure for international law. More than 50 years in the making, the ICC came into force in 2002 in order to bring perpetrators of genocide, war crimes and other crimes against humanity to justice before...
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Report from Mladá fronta DNES daily notes UNYP grads have lowest unemployment levels
A news report from the nation-wide daily newspaper, Mladá fronta DNES, published on 27 January 2010 notes that UNYP graduates have one of the lowest levels of unemployment in the country. The article...
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MAZARS PRESENTATION AT UNYP
Next of company presentations organized by the Career Office took place at UNYP on Friday, January 15, 2010. The presentation was given by Mr. Zachary Rosen, Senior Manager and Mr. Jiří Šimek, Auditor & Tax Advisor, representatives of MAZARS...
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Art Exhibition
The 18th UNYP exhibition was held on Monday 11th January 2010, at Legerova 72. The UNYP general manager Sotiris Foutsis opened the exhibition, and the family atmosphere was enhanced by a generous supply of refreshments.
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UNYP a Membership of CEEMAN
Continuing our stated mission of academic advancement, UNYP applied for and obtained membership in CEEMAN. CEEMAN is the Central and East European Management Development Association, the leading regional association of management education providers.
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Psycholinguistics and Czech: some promising topics, by Dr. Filip Smolík
Psycholinguistic research has not received much attention in the Czech linguistic community. However, psycholinguistic methods could contribute to research in areas that have been traditionally strong in Czech linguistics, such as the study of information structure (topic-focus articulation).
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UNYP Voted Readers Choice in Prague Post Survey
In an independent survey carried out by the Prague Post newspaper, UNYP was rated by the readers as the best school in Prague. In an article published in the Prague Post on the 16th December, readers were given a change to vote on what they considered was the best that Prague had to offer. There were a number of categories, including the best hotel, the best bar and the best financial services provider. UNYP won the best school category. UNYP is delighted with this result, and would like to thank all the readers who took part and voted for us, and for the confidence shown in us.
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Debating Society Attends Annual Debate at the British Chamber of Commerce
On Tuesday, December 8th, four UNYP students from the UNYP Debating Society attended The British Chamber of Commerce Annual Debate 2009. The debated notion was: This House believes that a national energy champion should put public interest before profit.
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Swedish Ambassador Visits UNYP
 On Tuesday the 10th November, UNYP was honored to welcome to a PulsE open lecture Her Excellency the Swedish Ambassador to the Czech Republic Ms. Catherine von Heidenstam. Ambassador von Heidenstam gave a presentation addressing the keys of the Swedish Presidency of the EU.
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Psychology: East meets West
The UNYP psychology department was happy to welcome a delegation of the Psychology Faculty of Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, during their recent visit to Prague for a presentation on their psychology department activities.
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Professor Piccolomini addresses UNYP students
Professor Manfredi Piccolomini, CUNY, President and Cultural Director of the Medici Archive Project, gave a lecture on "The Medici Banking System" in which he put into historical context the recent financial crisis. The Medici and their city, Florence, played a major role in the birth of modern capitalism and in the shaping of banking systems.
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UNILEVER CORPORATE PRESENTATION AT UNYP
The presentation of the multinational company UNILEVER and its branch in the Czech Republic was the first of a series of regular visits of representatives of large companies to UNYP organized by the Career Office this semester. The presentation took place in UNYP building on November 6th 2009.
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First Award of the DDB Scholarship
Our congratulations go to Lucie Voriskova, the first recipient of a DDB Scholarship. Lucie is in her final year of her degree at UNYP. Although born in the Czech Republic, Lucie has studied in both London and New Jersey. After graduating Lucie hopes to continue her career in the communications field.
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UNYP Hosts Danish Business Leaders
On September 24th UNYP was proud to host an investment seminar for Danish business leaders. These leaders included 10 CEO’s and CFO’s from a variety of industries ranging from lottery to banking. The seminar covered a number of key topics on the Czech economy and investment opportunities.
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UNYP Hosts De Paul University LLM Students
A group of 39 law students and three professors from De Paul University College of Law in Chicago were hosted by UNYP from the July 20th to August 13th. The trip was arranged and led by Professor Steven Greenberger, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
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2009 UNYP GRADUATION
The UNYP Graduation ceremony took place at Prague’s Žofín Palace on Slovanský ostrov. The president of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, prof. Jiří Drahoš, addressed some 179 members of the 2009 graduating class.
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Renowned Dr. Howard Gardner, Professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard University, lectured at New York College
Our associate university, NYC Athens, was very honoured to have as a guest speaker Dr Howard Gardner. Dr. Gardner delivered an inspiring talk on his pioneering theory on Multiple Intelligences.
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New Bachelor’s in Business Administration Concentrations
UNYP is very pleased to announce the opening of two concentration tracks in its 3-year Bachelor’s program in Business Administration. Now, students can either choose the traditional general Business Administration route, or elect to concentrate on either Finance or Marketing.
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The UNYP Chinese Calligraphy (and Painting) EXHIBITION
The first UNYP Chinese Calligraphy (and Painting) Exhibition was a visual feast of Chinese Calligraphy and Painting, a feast of knowledge where the audience listened to explanations given by each student of their work, and of course a culinary feast of Chinese Dim Sum (Dian Xin).
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Career Day
The Career Day held in Room A was a great success thanks mainly to Grafton, the largest recruitment agency in the Czech Republic. This presentation by Exxon Mobil was different than a traditional company presentation because the main topic was not the actual company itself, but was rather the topic of how to prepare for a corporate job interviews.
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Dr Siores introduces the Bolton University PhD Program
 UNYP was very pleased to welcome Dr Siores from Bolton University to introduce and launch the Bolton University PhD program. The PhD by Publication brings a new and exciting approach to the attainment of a PhD degree.
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Anavryta Pilot Senior High School Visit to UNYP
UNYP welcomed students from Anavryta Pilot Senior High School. The students were here to visit Prague and to learn more about UNYP and meet some instructors and students. They also attended a lecture given by Dr. Cavagnetto on Mathematics. After the lecture they had a chance to meet current UNYP students socially.
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UNYP Psychology Club featured on Czech Radio
The work of UNYP's psychology students with local charities was the topic of discussion on "Czech Radio 2" last week. Their reporter, Ms. Bruhova, interviewed UNYP's Psychology Department Chair, Mike Johnson, as well as Hana Kuglerova from the NGO Baobab.
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UNYP in places among Top Schools in Czech in Employability
UNYP placed in the highest category of all schools in the Czech Republic in terms of employability of its graduates (in a tie for First Place with the other Top 22 schools) in the annual report on education and employment in CR for 2008 by The Center for Educational Policy, a division of the Pedagogical Faculty of Charles University.
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UNYP Ranks at the Top among Czech Private Schools
Recently the Czech daily newspaper (Lidove Noviny, 26.1.09) released the results of an in depth study of the top schools in the country, where UNYP placed the highest among English language institutions.
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