Venue
Prague University of Economics and Business
Address: Prague University of Economics and Business
W. Churchill Sq. 1938/4
130 67 Prague 3 – Žižkov
Czech Republic
WWW.VSE.CZ
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Transportation from the Prague Václav Havel Airport by public transport
Take bus No. 100 to the subway station Zličín, change to line B (the yellow line) to Florenc where you change to line C (red line) and go to station Hlavní nádraží. From Hlavní nádraží (The Prague Main Rail station) you take a pedestrian underpass to Italská street.
From the Prague Main Rail Station (Hlavní nádraží) There is a pedestrian underpass under the railway platforms leading to W. Churchill Square/Italská Street.
Transportation from the Bus Station Florenc (Autobusové nádraží Florenc) by public transport
Take bus No. 135 to W. Churchill Square (Náměstí Winstona Churchilla).
For more information on Prague’s public transport, please follow this link: http://www.dpp.cz/en/
About Prague
Source: tripadvisor.com
Prague is believed to be the “heart of Europe”, the “mother of cities”. Over the centuries, it has been referred to as the City of a Hundred Spires, Golden Prague and Magic Prague. Its architectural and spiritual richness and mystical attraction attract visitors from the whole world. You can find more about the city and Czechia on the CzechTourism website. To find a detailed map, you can go to www.mapy.cz.
Hotel booking
There are several hotels in the neighborhood of the University of Economics, Prague (VŠE), namely
There are many hotels in the city center, from which the university is accessible by walk (15–20 minutes) or by tram 5, 9, 15 and 26, as well as by subway (to Hlavní nádraží, line C – the red line).
Prague University of Economics and Business (VŠE)
http://www.vse.cz/english/
The Prague University of Economics and Business (VŠE) with its 14,000 students and a 67-year-old-history is the biggest public university of economics in the Czech Republic. The university is highly appraised both in the Czech Republic and abroad, is ranked by the Financial Times annually and has already been appraised for several years by the Eduniversal Ranking project as one of the best “business schools” in Central and Eastern Europe. VŠE is certified with the “ECTS label” and “DS Label” by the European Commission thanks to implementation of the ECTS credit system. The university currently cooperates with more than 250 partner universities on four different continents and with key players from the private sector in the Czech Republic. VŠE participates in several international networks, such as CEMS and PIM, and is a member of PRME initiative. Many significant Czech and foreign economists have obtained the university’s honoris causa title; these include, for instance, Nobel Prize winners Prof. Robert A. Mundell, Prof. Milton Friedman, or Prof. Gary S. Becker. Two Presidents of the Czech Republic, several prime ministers and many prominent Czech economists are alumni of the Prague University of Economics and Business.
Faculty of International Relations (FIR)
http://fir.vse.cz
The Faculty of International Relations (FIR) is one of the largest faculties at the Prague University of Economics and Business. There are two main directions in both teaching and research: International Business and International Politics and Diplomacy. Other programs, focusing on Business and Law, International Politics and Diplomacy or Tourism also play an inevitable role. The key distinctive feature of FIR is high level of internationalization at all stages with strong emphasis on language knowledge of students. FIR is the first faculty in the Czech Republic that has achieved accreditation of a study program by EFMD. Two master programs in International Business have been awarded with the EFMD Accredited label for the period of 5 years.
Faculty of Business Administration (FBA)
http://fba.vse.cz/
The Faculty of Business Administration of the Prague University of Economics and Business is among the most respected schools in the Central and Eastern Europe in the field of management. There are approximately 3,000 full-time students at the FBA. The School has the prestigious international EQUIS accreditation and its programmes are regularly placed in the Financial Times global business school rankings. Also the FBA´s MBA program is regularly placed as one of the top MBA programmes in Eastern Europe in the Eduniversal Best Masters & MBA’s ranking. FBA’s educational and research activities are intensively linked to the business sector based on partnership with over 100 companies, including BD Advisory, Unilever, PPL, APOGEO, Nestlé, Hilti, Plzeňský Prazdroj, Škoda Auto, Albert, Aspironix, Coca-Cola HBC, FINEP, Henkel, Hopi, L’Oréal, Procter & Gamble, Red Bull GmbH, and others.
University of Economics in Bratislava (UEBA)
http://euba.sk/?lang=en
The University of Economics in Bratislava (EUBA) is a leading public university in Slovakia with the largest education market share in the field of economics, business and management. EUBA is the first university in Slovakia that has achieved accreditation by the AACSB. It has extensive experience in the field of education and research. EUBA has more than 10 000 students at its 7 faculties. EUBA offers 61 study programs, more than 150 individual courses delivered in English, German and French and 15 international double and joint degree programs. Over 80 % of EUBA academic staffs hold a PhD. EUBA staff has been involved in several international projects supported by LLP, FP6, FP7, COST, South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme, Structural Funds of the EU as well as by EU programmes, H2020 and/or Erasmus+ including. EUBA cooperates with its international partners from the EU member states and with universities around the world (Brazil, Chile, Peru, Mexico, China, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, etc.).
Faculty of Commerce (FC)
https://of.euba.sk/en/
The Faculty of Commerce has had a long and firm place among other higher education institutions in Slovakia which offer economics education. The Faculty has been devoted to trade-related disciplines (marketing, international business, tourism, business law). The Faculty offers study programs at all levels of the university education as well as double degree program. Each year almost 1.200 students study at the faculty. It has more than 20.000 alumnies among which are guvernors of the Slovak National Bank, ministers, prime ministers, succesfull managers, and entrepreneurs. Internationalization of educational and research activities is one of the TOP10 faculty priorities. The Faculty cooperates with partner universities located mainly in Europe and Asia and with more than 70 national and/or international companies.
