The UNYP Chronicle

To those familiar with the make-up of classes at UNYP, the idea of teaching courses in intercultural or cross-cultural communication could seem to be a curious activity, since every single class is made up of students from quite often a surprisingly broad range of ethnic origins, and the interaction among students and faculty of a […]

One of the most interesting challenges as a foreigner abroad is to understand how people think in the host country you’re living in. We think we are different. However, you may feel like a “foreigner” in your home country too. We don’t understand very well why our friends think so differently. In the journey to […]

UNYP faculty and students have been working on an innovative research project Albert Einstein once said that it was easier to crack an atom than to crack prejudice. No wonder, then, that prejudice has been the subject of so much academic study, especially since its impact is far from abstract. The worst manifestations of prejudice […]

Derek Jones began his professional career as a research scientist before moving into HR in his mid-twenties. He subsequently held a number of positions with Nortel, ending as the company’s director of employee relations in EMEA. After a spell as an independent consultant he joined BT where he is currently HR Director, Middle and Eastern Europe. Having worked in […]

Eric Zencey, State University of New York, Empire State College Mentor, went to Bhutan to take part in the ongoing work of a UN group convened and chaired by Bhutan’s prime minister, Jigme Thinley.  We are pleased to publish the story about his trip to the top of the world, written by himself. The morning of […]

The end of February brought us the death of Stepháne Hessel, one of the main ideological proponents of the movements of “outraged” citizens questioning the implementation of the democratic ideas in our contemporary societies. It is curious to see how someone born in the first quarter of the 20th century could inspire and connect so […]

Chinese calligraphy is the art of Chinese writing as well as the main expression of the Chinese identity, and thus the key to understanding the Chinese people. The discipline of Chinese calligraphy brings both physical and spiritual benefits. We are pleased to publish this story, written by one of our UNYP professors, Natasha Sutta, where […]

A team of UNYP Business Administration students were victorious in the Czech Republic round of the CFA Institute Investment Research Challenge competition on January 31, 2013. The students on the team were Jiří Sýkora (American BS), Anna Richtrová (European BBA), Petr Rieger American BS), Martin Konop (American BS) and Radek Musil (European BBA). The official […]

“How we spend our days is of course how we spend our lives.” Annie Dillard, The Writing Life For some of us, the word mindfulness summons images of barefooted monks in dark red robes. For others, it may be a reminder of a meditation session offered during the lunch break in the board room of […]

Electronic publication is nothing new and certainly nothing  recent. All important newspapers today have their own websites and web editions, and issues can be downloaded into e-book readers, smartphones or tablets. Some newspapers in the world have already stopped coming out in the paper format because it was no longer profitable. The same thing is […]