UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS, PRAGUE 2015 ozs@vse.cz 1
Public university established in 1953 Leading Czech higher education institution in the fields of Management and Economics : approx. 20 000 students, approx. 700 members of academic staff. VŠE graduates occupy many important positions both in the private and the public sector (including: President of the Czech Republic) Miloš ZEMAN President of the Czech Republic 2
SOME RECIPIENTS OF THE VŠE S HONORARY DEGREE Dr. h. c. Gary Stanley Becker (1995) Milton Friedman (1997) Peter F. Drucker (1997) Robert A. Mundell (2001) Günter Verheugen (2002) Winfried Vahland (2006) William A. Niskanen (2008) Bernd Hallier (2011) 3
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS AND ACCREDITATIONS ECTS/DS Labels 2013-2016 Eduniversal Official Selection = 1000 best business schools worldwide Palms classification / level of international (awarded by the European Commission; quality labels related to the implementation of the ECTS system and of the Diploma Supplement) reputation: UNIVERSAL Business School (5 palms) top category Ranking by region: 2 nd Business School in Eastern Europe 2014 77 th place in European Business Schools Ranking 2014 of the Financial Times 4
MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS 5
6 FACULTIES OF VŠE Faculty of Finance and Accounting Faculty of International Relations Faculty of Business Administration Faculty of Informatics and Statistics Faculty of Economics Faculty of Management 6
STRUCTURE OF STUDIES PhD programmes 3/5 years, Czech/English 800 students Master programmes 2 years, Czech + 5 in English 7 000 students Bachelor programmes 3 years, taught in Czech + 1 in Russian + 3 in English 12 000 students 7
VŠE CAMPUSES Main Campus Prague, Žižkov Campus Prague, Jižní Město Campus Jindřichův Hradec, South Bohemia 8
RAJSKÁ BUILDING (MAIN CAMPUS) 9
SPORT ARENA TŘEBEŠÍN New sport arena since 2009 Sport courses for exchange students Basketball, Tennis, Fitness Bodybuilding, Fitness-Aerobics, Swimming 10
STUDENT ACTIVITIES & CLUBS Buddy System support for international students International organizations AIESEC Praha, AEGEE Praha, CEMS Club Prague and others Musica Oeconomica Pragensis student choir, chamber orchestra Gaudeamus folklore group Film Club 11
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Partnership with 220+ universities and business schools from all over the world: Europe (160+ partners) North America (23 partners) Latin America (13 partners) Australia & New Zealand (3 partners) Asia (19 partners) (www.gla.ac.uk) 12
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS II 500 international students 50-60 countries study at VŠE in international study programmes (programmes taught in English) 13
INTERNATIONAL MASTER PROGRAMMES IN ENGLISH exchange period included (study or internship) programme fee (1 800 EUR 3 600 EUR/year), scholarship for exchange period degree from VŠE/partner university/group of universities each programme has its own coordinator IDS - International and Diplomatic Studies CEMS MIM - International Management IB - International Business Central European Business Realities ISM - Information Systems Management QEA - Quantitative Economic Analysis 14
EXCHANGE PROGRAMME For students from VŠE partner universities 1-2 semesters, graduate & undergraduate level (up to the home university) 100+ courses in English / semester (International Economics, Finance & Accounting, Business & Management, etc.) Apply for a place through home institution Intensive Summer Language Course Orientation Week before classes start Buddy Programme Czech students help international students Accommodation for all exchange students in dormitories 15
INTENSIVE SUMMER LANGUAGE COURSE Studying Czech language and culture before coming to the Czech Republic for the semester abroad study Many cultural and social activities More information on ozs.vse.cz/en 16
http://www.vse.cz/english University of Economics, Prague Homepage 17
http://ozs.vse.cz/english International Studies Centre / International Office Website 18
Look forward to seeing you in Prague! 19