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Óscar Hidalgo-Redondo, MPhil Chair of International and Economic Relations We are currently commemorating the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the Velvet Revolution. We are doing this precisely at a moment in which in many European countries their citizens are questioning their political institutions. It is evident that the impact of the economic crisis in […]

David Starr-Glass MBA, M.Sc., M.Ed. Mentor, International Programs (Prague), State University of New York – Empire State College One of the confusing things that many UNYP students encounter is that while they work and study for four years with UNYP their degree is awarded by Empire State College. Empire State College (ESC) is part of […]

Author: Professor Max Hilaire, PH.D. Position: Lecturer, Empire State College, State University of New York, USA and Associate Professor and Chairperson, Morgan State University, USA. The world faces some unprecedented crises that no one state can solve unilaterally and no global institutions exist to address them adequately. The world faces some unprecedented crises that no […]

Author: William B. Cohn, J.D.  Position: Business Administration Faculty There was much head-scratching at the 2014 Forum 2000 Conference on “Democracy and its Discontents,” held in the Czech Republic October 12-15, 2014. Panelists bemoaned resurgent authoritarianism, decline of civil liberties/human rights, loss of respect for law, and foolish foreign policy. How could this be when […]

Author: Dr. Tess Slavíčková Position: Communication and Mass Media Faculty I am fairly sure that all of us at UNYP consider ourselves learners of at least one foreign language. In that case we are no doubt all familiar with the problem of not just learning new words, but learning how to use them properly. I […]

Author: Aaron Johnson, Ph.D., CFA Position: Professor and Entrepreneurship Center Director Sometimes, students surprise you. In addition to specific subject matter, it’s always nice to try to instill some of the intangibles in a classroom experience; things like responsibility, ambition, creativity, critical thinking, and leadership.   Arguably these things are more important to professional success […]

Author: Óscar Hidalgo-Redondo, MPhil Position: Chair of International and Economic Relations With the summer finishing and the beginning of classes so close, the academic community prepares for the challenges of a new academic year. The University of New York in Prague will be receiving students from over fifty countries and this is one the aspects […]

We have moved to a new location! Our new location is Londýnská 41 in Vinohrady (Prague 2), just a few minutes’ walk from our old location. Starting this Fall, most classes will be held in the new building, which will provide more comfort to students and lecturers as well as UNYP´s administrative staff.  Classrooms are […]

Author: Andreas Antonopoulos, M.Eng., MBA, Ph.D. Position: Rector of University of New York in Prague On June 27 2014, the Graduation Ceremony for students at UNYP took place in the magnificent, Žofín Palace in Prague.  The keynote speaker at this year’s graduation event was Merodie A. Hancock, Ph.D., President of Empire State College,  State University of New […]

Author: Dr. Charles Webel Position: Guarantor of the IER program at UNYP The idea of a “global ethics” is as old as philosophical and religious ethics, and dates back to at least the 5th-century BCE. Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, Jews, Hindus and Buddhists, among others, asserted the existence of such universally desirable values as virtue, fortitude, […]