As a student—and perhaps also later in your professional or organizational training—you will encounter instructors, coaches, and mentors. All three contribute to the educational process, but they do this in different ways and it is important to know what they do, how they do it, and the ways in which each of these different approaches […]

Summer and all its free festivals and activities is over. But before the snow starts falling, we get one very special festival to welcome the winter: Signal Festival. This festival of lights is a full-scale event that integrates art and technology into Prague’s urban landscape. Even if you don’t feel like exploring the city, one of the […]

Choosing a university program can be difficult enough. Choosing the language of study might not seem as important. However, studying in a foreign language can take you further than you realize. Here are our reasons why you should study in English. English is global Although Mandarin is a tough competitor, the English language’s reach goes […]

On November 11th, the University of New York in Prague together with the UNYP Student Council will be hosting the next installment of TEDxUNYP. Following last year’s success, TEDx is returning back to the University of New York in Prague. The event will be held in three sessions each with five speakers and a prerecorded TED […]

I’d like to start with a quote from Paulo Coelho’s book, Brida: “Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong, my dear,” said her father looking at the clock. “Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.” That’s an interesting quote, but what does it have to do with feedback? Well, think how many […]

The University of New York in Prague, in cooperation with the Tarleton State University and the Institute of Criminology and Social Prevention of the Czech Republic, organized a symposium entitled “Crime, Conflict and Violence in a Global Society” on September 11. The symposium was an opportunity for scholars to come together to reflect on the role that the different […]

You might not know it, but 21 September is known as International Peace Day. The day was first celebrated in 1982, and is meant to promote the concept of peace throughout the world. Many countries and organizations, including the United Nations, observe this day. You don’t have to study Intercultural Communication or International and Economic Relations to contribute to world […]

At University of New York in Prague, we love our students. And so we’re empowering them. This year, real students will be sharing university stories with the world. “We want to show people what UNYP is all about,” UNYP General Manager Sotiris Foutsis says. “It’s important to let students know what life at UNYP is […]

UNYP has always been committed to sport, and this commitment is now taking on a new dimension, as the university becomes the Official Partner of the Sparta Praha floorball team. We talked to UNYP’s General Manager Sotiris Foutsis and Marketing Director Mark Anderson about what the partnership will mean for Sparta’s players and UNYP’s students. Q: Why did […]

More than a decade ago, Oscar Hidalgo was doing research on Czechoslovakia’s transition to democracy when he discovered the University of New York in Prague. The opportunity to study and teach in English proved to be invaluable for him, and he started teaching more and more university courses at UNYP. Now he’s the Department Chair for the International Relations program, […]