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However interesting the 2016 U.S. presidential election was, this year’s match between Donald Trump and Joe Biden has already, to coin a phrase, trumped it. In this short commentary, I will highlight two things that have, in my opinion, been discussed less than they would deserve, at least on this side of the Atlantic. Firstly, […]

The University of New York in Prague has long been committed to educating young people to compete in the global economy. For this reason, we are proud to be affiliated with Junior Achievement in the Czech Republic, one of the largest Czech organizations that helps train young people for fiscal responsibility and entrepreneurship. As UNYP enters […]

As we finish the month of December and reflect upon the events of this challenging year, we thought this book would be an excellent pick for our Perlego Book of the Month feature; not only for its quiet meditative tone and philosophical nature but also because some of the photographs discussed by Geoff Dyer were taken during the Great Depression and the Second World War, in times […]

Win an iPad Air UNYP’s Instagram competition! It’s time to get creative! Let’s spread some joy and winter holiday spirit among the UNYP community! Participate in our Instagram competition for a chance to win an iPad Air (2019). This Competition is open to everyone! For every entry, UNYP will donate 100Kč to Dětský domov Dolní Počernice.   […]

For this month’s Professor Spotlight feature, we talked to Mr. Jakub Lepš. Mr. Lepš is a true polymath: a politician, editorial director and manager (internet news, media monitoring), an experienced analyst (U.S. politics, U.S. foreign policy, U.S.-Chinese relations, modern China), and a UNYP lecturer. Mr. Lepš kindly agreed to give us some time from his busy schedule to talk about his career, his views on democracy in the Czech Republic, […]

Last month, a couple of UNYP students had the opportunity to participate in a debate with American diplomat Mr. Griffin Rozell. The online discussion was organized in cooperation with the American Center in Prague and was the second one to be held in 2020.  Mr. Rozell became the Information Officer and Press Attaché at the […]

On October 15, we had the great opportunity to host a webinar with Tomáš Lukavec: a writer, educator, and businessman who has achieved a successful career in Brand Management, helping his clients to increase sales by developing brand strategies. Tomáš gives workshops, lectures, and seminars to managers of companies such as Seznam.cz, KB, OVB, Marks & […]

In previous years, UNYP always organized Halloween celebrations: the Student Council threw a great party, and the Psychology Club held a movie night which was open to everyone, with pizza, drinks, and fun games and entertainment. Unfortunately, we have had to postpone Halloween activities this year – we know you will understand that due to the current global situation with the pandemic, we need to keep everyone […]

I would like to introduce my readers to art projects that involve the audience in one way or another. Such participatory projects have been gaining more and more ground; we live in times of great social, humanitarian, political, and environmental challenges, and artists have an important role to play in bringing these challenges to the […]

In the article, The COVID-19 pandemic has changed education forever. This is how, the World Economic Forum argues that, “Globally, over 1.2 billion children are out of the classroom” due to the coronavirus pandemic. During this unprecedented time, “education has changed dramatically, with the distinctive rise of e-learning, whereby teaching is undertaken remotely and on digital […]