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Congratulations, graduates of the University of New York in Prague, class of 2020! Your talent, leadership, and commitment are needed now more than ever, as our global society navigates a new reality. There have been challenging events in modern history that some people thought we could not recover from, but we did. This pandemic is no […]

At the beginning of the operating restrictions set in place for universities in the Czech Republic, I had doubts and concerns as to how UNYP would successfully transition to online learning and how the students would fare in this transition. With the Spring semester finished and movement restrictions now lifting within the Czech Republic, there […]

One of the great lessons for career advisors in the aftermath of the Great Recession of 2007-9 was the recession-proof nature of the communications and media industries. Will this be true of the Great Recession of 2020-2021?  Day in and day out, we watch our screens in horror as unemployment figures rise around the globe, […]

How are you coping with the coronavirus lockdown? Great, isn’t it!? A wonderful time to catch up on chores, backlogged reading and writing assignments, or personal relationships?  No?  You mean you don’t like being sequestered away for weeks or months at a time, under unpleasant circumstances, or even with people you don’t like?  Well…It’s not for everyone. […]

From the Desk of Dr. Aird Open letter to the SUNY Empire and UNYP community As I take time to reflect, I continue to consider how we started this semester and where we are at this moment in time. We were all shaken to our core with this unknown, including but not limited to concern […]

Higher education is now a near-essential component of life in the developed world. The job market is more competitive than ever, while economic, social, and environmental conditions are in constant flux. In this high-paced world, young people need guidance and sufficient educational resources to help them reach their career goals. World-class higher education establishments thrive in an environment […]

Higher education is now a near-essential component of life in the developed world. The job market is more competitive than ever, while economic, social, and environmental conditions are in constant flux. In this high-paced world, young people need guidance and sufficient educational resources to help them reach their career goals. World-class higher education establishments thrive in an environment […]

The faculty of the University of New York in Prague participates in collaborative scientific ventures all over the world. Our educators are visionaries and thought pioneers who provide exceptional instruction, and their research informs their teaching, brings imaginative concepts into the classroom, and motivates UNYP students to achieve the highest results.  Dr. Michaela Slussareff teaches sociology […]

As I write these thoughts, we collectively co-exist in the unsettling and unending chaos of COVID-19. This global, invisible enemy leaves illness and death in its seemingly indiscriminate wake, with little freedom of movement or from fear. Our collective and individual responses might depend on where we live (the geographic lottery), what natural supports we […]

In the Czech Republic, Easter is celebrated on a set of dates, though every year it will be the first Sunday after the first spring moon – the cultural tradition has remained the same since pagan times. However, Easter will look very different this year for many people across the country. As the Czech national quarantine continues, all […]