UNYP Graduation Ceremony 2014

On June 27 2014, the Graduation Ceremony for students at UNYP took place in the magnificent, Žofín Palace in Prague. 

UNYP Graduation Ceremony 2014 from University of New York in Prague on Vimeo.

The keynote speaker at this year’s graduation event was Merodie A. Hancock, Ph.D., President of Empire State College,  State University of New York. In addition, Congratulatory Remarks were provided by RNDr. Tomáš Hudeček, Ph.D, Mayor of  the City of Prague. 

During the graduation ceremony, diplomas were awarded to 183 students from 43 countries, both from UNYP and from its  partner institutions. Graduates received their diplomas in Business Administration, Communication and Mass Media,  International Economic Relations, Psychology, Master in Business Administration, Professional and Business  Communication, Clinical-Counseling Psychology, International and Commercial Law.

The graduates commencement was performed by Doc. Ing. Helena Fialová, CSc, from the University of New York in Prague. During the ceremony individual students were also recognized for their outstanding overall academic performance on their individual study programs. The ceremony was concluded by Mr. Elias Foutsis, President and founder of University of New York in Prague and New York College Educational Group. 

87 students earned American bachelor’s degrees from Empire State College (ESC), which is part of the State University of  New York (SUNY), and 19 students earned European bachelor’s degrees from University of New York in Prague. 

35 students were awarded their MBA dual degrees from the Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch (IUKB) based in Switzerland  and UNYP and 5 student was awarded her Online MBA by National American University. A further 12 recipients of Master of  Arts in Professional and Business Communication and 16 students of Master of Arts in Clinical-Counselling Psychology  received diplomas from Philadelphia-based LaSalle University and 9 students received LL.M degrees from Britain’s  University of Greenwich.

Over 800 distinguished guests, family and friends attended the ceremony to share in the success of our graduates and the whole event was covered by live streaming over the internet to allow relatives and friends of our graduates, who were not able to attend the ceremony, to see their loved ones graduate from anywhere in the world. The management and staff of UNYP wish all our graduates success in their future careers or studies, and we proudly congratulate them on their academic achievements and successful graduation from UNYP.

To see more pictures, please visit https://www.flickr.com/photos/unyp-photo/sets/72157646570564957/

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