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Author: M.A. Kevin Capuder Position: Chair of Business Administration Department When a former Goldman Sachs’ managing director, the former head of the U.S. Central Bank and the former U.S. Treasury Secretary all begin to talk about ideas considered far  outside the economics mainstream just a few years ago, one could be excused for thinking the world is […]

Author: Andreas Antonopoulos, M.Eng., MBA, Ph.D. Position: Rector of University of New York in Prague There are a lot of things that the financial crisis of the last few years has changed but one of the most profound changes observed is the renewed interest and activity in startup companies and entrepreneurship in general.  Since the final years […]

In November, three recent UNYP graduates Andrea Šandorová, Jakub Čermák and Jiří Sýkora won the prestigious BCG Strategy Cup, a student competition held by the Boston Consulting Group in the Czech Republic. Participating teams are required to analyse a real-life business problem and to come up with a solution. The competition was introduced in 2007 […]

The AIESEC presentation took place at UNYP on Thursday, December 12, 2013. The presentation was given by Katerina Kochova, Zuzana Vojtekova and Viktorija Yuzkiv, students of the University of Economics in Prague.  They were also accompanied by a trainee from New Zealand who gave the students practical information about the application process and all the details needed for […]

EFPSA is European Federation of Psychology Students’ Associations which was established in 1987. It gathers student organizations from 32 different countries that altogether represent the largest community of European psychology students.  EFPSA is an organization which is led by psychology students who work on voluntary basis. The main aim of this organization is to provide psychology […]

Seminar Title: Women in Business Lecturer: Carlos Davidovich M.D., Buenos Aires, Argentina About the Lecturer Carlos studied Medicine in Argentina.  After several years of practice, he began working in international pharmaceutical companies  focused on Biotechnology.  He has more than 20 years of experience leading teams in marketing, sales, business management, R&D, and business development.  He also has a degree […]

Christmas is the time to show love and affection to those that matter in our lives but also to those that need us. This Year University of New York in Prague will support 3 child foundations. For every new “Like” on our Facebook page until Friday December 20th 2013 we will be donating 1 Kc. Also […]

Author: Martin Pavlíček, M.A., MBA Position: Advanced Public Relations Instructor I do not wish to put myself above others, or give the impression of being a perfectionist: PR people make mistakes just like everyone else. But lately it has occurred to me that a lot of journalists are making way too many of them way too […]

Author: Aaron Johnson, Ph.D., CFA Position: Graduate Business Programs Manager As I write this, I am miles above the earth, being hurled swiftly through the air in a relatively small metal tube, making my way from Oslo to Vienna.  I have been the beneficiary of one of the professional development opportunities offered to UNYP faculty.  […]

On Friday, November 22, 2013, Sotiris Karagiannis, UNYP MBA professor and corporate trainer, provided the November UNYP/CVUT/Inovacentrum entrepreneurship lab lecture.   Sotiris’ talk began with definitions of diversity, measurement issues, misplaced assumptions, management issues, and the benefits surrounding a diverse working environment.  Sotiris brings in his training a blend of industry experience with hands-on approaches that […]