Student Life

How many of us believe that creativity is the exclusive domain of artists, politicians, planners, and other people who need to be able to create solutions, sometimes fairly quickly? On the other hand, Rod Judkins (https://time.com/4251292/creative-thinking/) suggests that creativity is for everyone, regardless of position or responsibility. Pursuant to this suggestion, he offers five ways […]

The people who surround you influence your mindset and behavior greatly. As a result, spending time with successful, driven or motivated people can make you more successful, driven and motivated yourself. This is one of the most important benefits of studying at UNYP: not only will you meet classmates from over 60 countries, exposing yourself to […]

(Especially wheneverythingseems to be Priority 1) Here’s one that almost all of us have faced at one time or another: A mass of work or projects to accomplish, limited time available, and every task and every project pushing to be Priority 1! As the work stacks up and we get farther and farther behind, the […]

Studying abroad at UNYP can bring many unforgettable experiences. Of course, you will meet classmates from over 60 countries and learn their culture, but while you are in the Czech Republic, you have the opportunity to learn about Czech traditions as well. For those of you who will be staying in Prague in December, we have […]

For many of us, this semester will be remembered as the semester in which we return to the classroom, after the interlude caused by the COVID alert that forced us to teach our courses using internet-based technologies. I cannot express my joy of being back in a classroom in front of our students. I share […]

Well, it’s been a long year and a half, and it would appear that we are finally (if slowly) emerging from the worst of the pandemic era. The education system seems to be trying to re-establish itself with more structure than we have seen since early 2020, and the promise of actually being able to […]

Our hopes and dreams are coming true – we will start the Fall 2021 semester at UNYP in person! We cannot wait to welcome our students, staff and faculty back to UNYP Campus. It has been too long! We will ensure that we set the highest hygienic standards according to Covid-19 regulations, and our classrooms […]

Summer 2021 in Prague has been rainy and stormy. However, there are still a lot of things to do and see when the weather is not cooperating – and if you live near the UNYP Campus in Vinohrady, the choices are almost limitless. Staying at home is always an option, but you should not miss […]

After an eventful academic year, in which UNYP students, faculty and administrators tried hard to replicate the normal activities that characterize life at the University of New York in Prague, it is time to look to the future with optimism. We all hope that Fall 2021 will mark the beginning of a return to our […]

The Spring 2021 semester has just finished, and for the first time in the history of the University of New York in Prague, the entire semester’s study had to take place virtually. Although we are proud of our staff, faculty and students, and the work they did to create a productive virtual academic environment, we […]