It is getting increasingly more difficult to outline trends for the next ten or twenty years, but thanks to the world’s growing interconnection it is now easier to determine what is in store for us in the short term. Here are ten trends which might shape 2017 as defined by the Havas communication agency, brought […]

When you’re studying at any university, have you ever stopped and thought who manages the university life for students on campus? At UNYP a big part of that job of the Student Council. Comprised of nine students, the Student Council organizes movie nights, barbecues, and so much more while also acting as the student body’s liaison to […]

Pavel Podruh was living in the fast lane when he was in his late 20s. He had graduated from University of New York in Prague with bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration and International Management and was splitting his time between singing in a fairly successful band and acting as a brand manager for Gambrinus Excelent. Then something snapped. “Suddenly it […]

Many university graduates will tell you that they wish they had someone they could’ve turned to in their adolescence and early 20s for career advice. Maybe it was when they were in high school and started wondering about college. Maybe it was when they were already at university studying Business Administration or Marketing and thinking about their first professional […]

University of New York in Prague took home for the second year in a row the prestigious marketing award, Czech Superbrands 2017. Each year, international experts of business, communications, marketing and more evaluate brands on several criteria, such as reputation and brand awareness. After tallying up a certain level of points, the experts award the […]

Not all business that courts deal with is as serious as one would think. Below are three unusual cases from England, Italy and the Czech Republic. After reading them, one is less shocked that Shakespeare once wrote: ‘The first thing we do, we kill all the lawyers. “Existential Harm” Exasperated by the perennial delays of the State-owned train […]

When I teach creative writing classes at the Prague Municipal Library, I often encourage students to create a literary character that has a different worldview from their own. We discuss the way that every person has specific worldviews, whether they are political, economical, social or religious. The key of the exercise is to make students […]

Sometimes we take the obvious for granted, and fail to appreciate the potential value in things that seem ordinary and commonplace. For example, it may seem obvious that UNYP students are “international students” at an international institution. But what does it mean to be an international student, and how can appreciating this fact provide students […]

Getting a diploma is a vital part of most careers these days, and University of New York in Prague is preparing students for a competitive job market. You might’ve heard that science, technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) degrees are in demand, but business is also a smart choice, according to a recent report by Forbes. Luckily, UNYP provides a […]

When University of New York in Prague student Jakub Slabina first arrived in Bangkok in January 2016, he wasn’t sure what to expect. The International and Economic Relations major had never set foot in Asia. His friends told him that he was going to have a hard time. Jakub was used to studying in Prague. He was […]