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David Novák IT Manager In an effort to encourage UNYP students to write with originality and integrity, the University of New York in Prague has implemented the Turnitin plagiarism detection software into its e-learning platform Moodle. The web-based form of Turnitin has been used by several UNYP faculty members for years, and the integrated software will be […]

Prom season is here, and with it, a massively important day in the lives of many high school students – their high school prom.  Before a gauntlet of final exams that a student goes through in May, they first need to go through a kind of social exam.  Students have to put their best foot […]

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 […]