Alumni

Starting somewhere new is always a bit daunting. That’s why it’s always a good idea to try to get some tips on how to make the transition a little bit easier. When starting at UNYP, here are three things that will make your first few days at the school simpler and more rewarding: UNYP Card […]

Jan Šamánek Ph.D., JUDr. Business Administration Department  What is law? As a practicing attorney who teaches two legal disciplines at University of New York in Prague, I should know. And just as an art critic should be able to define beauty and a romantic author should be able to define love, I should be able to define […]

Bethany Butzer, Ph.D. Psychology Department Yoga is being increasingly taught in school settings as a technique to help students regulate their emotions and manage their stress and mood. In my role as a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard Medical School, I had the pleasure of studying the science behind how yoga helps students cope with stress.  […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]