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As entrepreneurs, UNYP alumni are truly second to none. Today, we are thrilled to feature a spotlight interview with the creative minds behind Third Coast Pizza, an American pizzeria that has become a local sensation in the Czech Republic. The three American expat founders (Ross VanSlambrouck, Cameron Hawes, and Michael Rogers) stand out as a […]

Epideictic speeches are part of the performative repertoire of any political leader, and are used in a wide range of situations; for example, to celebrate an Olympic team’s sporting success or important anniversary, or to commemorate a public tragedy such as a plane crash or mass shooting. The paper recently published by Tess Slavíčková critically […]

Ondřej Dvouletý published a comprehensive study of of the drivers of job satisfaction of workers in the context of the Czech Republic. Analyzing the data of 12,699 Czech-employed individuals, as available in the Labour Force Survey (EU LFS), the study concluded that job satisfaction is significantly related to several different factors, and the highest levels of […]

Dan Šťastný coauthored a study investigating the impact of commuting on the life satisfaction of inhabitants of Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic between 2019 and 2021. The results of this study can serve as an incentive to promote certain types of transportation both on a personal and public level. The apparent recommendation which can be […]

Představujeme Harshitu Hooja, čerstvou absolventku University of New York in Prague, kde získala bakalářský titul v oboru Human Development se zaměřením na psychologii. Když přechází na magisterský program, Harshita nabízí vhled do své jedinečné vzdělávací cesty. Tento článek se zabývá jejími zkušenostmi, aspiracemi a cennými radami, které má pro budoucí studenty UNYP. Můžeš se nám […]

Na University of New York in Prague jdou akademická snaha a globální expozice ruku v ruce. Angličtina není jen předmět na UNYP – je to médium, které spojuje kultury a budoucnost. Zvládnutí univerzálního obchodního jazyka: Na UNYP je angličtina víc než jen kurz – je to úplné ponoření do jazyka. Kromě výuky ve třídě jsou […]

In June 2023, the Psychology School Research Lead, Dr. Edel Sanders was appointed a lifelong Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. The Oxford website notes that: „The Fellows are appointed for their outstanding contribution to the field of animal ethics worldwide… The process of selection is rigorous, painstaking, and frequently lengthy, and individuals […]

Na University of New York in Prague jsme vždy oslavovali inovativní mysl, která zdobí naše sály. Mezi naší různorodou komunitou studentů někteří nejen vynikají akademicky, ale také oživují jedinečné projekty mimo posluchárny. Petr Jirsa, student našeho programu Mezinárodní vztahy, ztělesňuje tuto směs učenosti a vášně. Na základě svých akademických závazků založil unikátní projekt „Česká stopa“. […]

Dr. Will M. Dennis coauthored a recently published study in which the more general hypothesis that people who share some positive individual-difference trait are more alike than those who do not (The Convergence of Positivity Hypothesis) was tested and supported by empirical evidence. In the article, the authors speculate about why this pattern might exist […]

Jan Kovář coauthored a peer-reviewed article in the Czech Journal of International Relations in which the authors focus on the performance of the Czech Republic during its second EU Council presidency in the second half of 2022. This was the first presidency the country held under the Lisbon rules. The second EU Council presidency was […]