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Plesová sezóna začíná a s ní i důležitý den v životě mnoha středoškoláků – maturitní ples. Ještě než se v květnu rozběhne kolotoč maturitních zkoušek, je potřeba podstoupit také zkoušku společenskou. Ukázat se svým rodičům, učitelům i spolužákům na reprezentativní akci v tom nejlepším světle. Nikdo ale neříká, že si z maturitního plesu nemůžete udělat i skvělou párty a náležitě […]

So you’ve decided to study abroad in Prague, and you’ve heard about how beautiful the city is, but where are the best spots to take it all in? Where can you see the city in all of its red and gold glory? Here are three places that will give you a different perspective on the […]

2015 was an amazing year for the University of New York in Prague and our students, professors and friends. Check out what we achieved over the year and choose your favorite UNYP moment… Londýnská, here we go… Is there any better location for a university in Prague than the Londýnská street in Vinohrady? Our new […]

Three UNYP students, Danai Baouraki, Nikola Kmoníčková and Daniela Slezáková, took part in the Unilever Future Leaders‘ League (UFLL) and won the CEE National Final which took place in Warsaw in December 2015.  Unilever Future Leaders’ League is a marketing competition that brings together students from all over the world to participate in a creative brand challenge […]

On January 3rd, the Financial Times reported about the rise of Eastern European business schools and their competitiveness with their Western counterparts.  The article highlights the vast difference and inadequacies of business schools in the 1990’s siting several examples of schools in Eastern Europe. It is explained that neither the content of the curriculum nor the style of […]

The Czech Republic has been rated as one of the top ten safest countries in the world! The recently released Global Peace Index, published by the Institute for Economics and Peace, looked at numerous factors considered important to a country’s long-term safety and security. The Czech Republic came in 10th on the list, up one […]

Can Money Buy Us Happiness? Research shows that it can, but under one condition – when it is spent on others. In one experiment (Dunn et al., 2008) participants were given a $5 or $20 bill and told either to spend it on others or to buy something for themselves. Those who spent the money […]

Voluntair introduced the world of international volunteering to UNYP students during a recent presentation at the university. Voluntair introduced the world of international volunteering to UNYP students during a recent presentation at the university. Based in Prague, Voluntair is bringing a novel business model to the local market; the ability to see the world through community service. As a […]

Todd Nesbitt Chair of Communication and Mass Media Department It was a year of forgetting. It was a year of forgetting that countless numbers of our parents, and our grandparents, and our great-grandparents, once fled their homes due to war, persecution, and totalitarianism. Todd Nesbitt Chair of Communication and Mass Media  It was a year […]

Carlos Gutiérrez Graduate Business Programs Manager As a long-time business educator, it’s both distressing and encouraging to look out upon a classroom full of students and realize that there are more screens than people in the room.  Humberto Aguilera, Ph.D. Psychology Faculty The business students in my classes frequently multitask with a smartphone, laptop and […]