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David Novák IT Manager In an effort to encourage UNYP students to write with originality and integrity, the University of New York in Prague has implemented the Turnitin plagiarism detection software into its e-learning platform Moodle. The web-based form of Turnitin has been used by several UNYP faculty members for years, and the integrated software will be […]

Todd Nesbitt Chair of Communication and Mass Media Department It was a year of forgetting. It was a year of forgetting that countless numbers of our parents, and our grandparents, and our great-grandparents, once fled their homes due to war, persecution, and totalitarianism. Todd Nesbitt Chair of Communication and Mass Media  It was a year […]

Carlos Gutiérrez Graduate Business Programs Manager As a long-time business educator, it’s both distressing and encouraging to look out upon a classroom full of students and realize that there are more screens than people in the room.  Humberto Aguilera, Ph.D. Psychology Faculty The business students in my classes frequently multitask with a smartphone, laptop and […]

Monika Tutterová Management Coach, Alumni Class of 2003 As we communicate out loud to the outside world, so we also communicate silently and inwardly. How much do our inner monologues shape our outer actions? As we communicate out loud to the outside world, so we also communicate silently and inwardly. How much do our inner monologues […]

Monika Tutterová Management Coach, Alumni Class of 2003 It’s not about what you know, but who you know – and these days, it’s also about how quickly you can contact them. The basics for any networking event: Have plenty of business cards Be able to make your presentation in 30 seconds Be open to new possibilities, because […]

Anastasia Latenkova Student in the Bachelor’s in International & Economic Relations program  The Model United Nations is somewhere between an academic conference and a game of make-believe, in which students replicate the actual meetings of the United Nations.  Julie Svarovská Student in the Master’s in Professional and Business Communication program  The conferences are usually focused […]

Humberto Aguilera, Ph.D. Psychology Faculty Every day is a challenge – a challenge in which we need to resolve hundreds of issues. Some of these issues seem trivial while others seem important, and our brains resolve hundreds of small decisions for us every day. Julie Svarovská Student in the Master’s in Professional and Business Communication […]

David Starr-Glass MBA, M.Sc., M.Ed. Mentor, International Programs (Prague), State University of New York – Empire State College In the first part of this article, we learned that hiring new employees is a tricky business, with no universally valid or reliable way of selecting the best candidate every time. The universal component of the hiring […]

Julie Svarovská Student in the Master’s in Professional and Business Communication program  Excessive indebtedness is perceived as a significant problem in almost all countries in the European Union. Excessive indebtedness is perceived as a significant problem in almost all countries in the European Union. Serious debt can cause social exclusion, contribute to health and other social problems, and threaten the basic needs of children. […]

Mark Anderson Marketing Director TED is a nonprofit initiative that focuses on sharing inspiring ideas and stories, usually in the form of short talks. The main TED conference is held annually in Vancouver, with other events taking place throughout the year across North America, Europe and Asia. TEDx was created in the spirit of TED’s mission, “Ideas Worth Spreading”, […]