University of Economics,

Prague

Vysoká škola ekonomická

v Praze (VŠE)

November 2011

ozs@vse.cz

• Leading Czech higher education institution in the fields of

Management and Economics :

• approx. 20 000 students,

• approx. 700 members of academic staff.

• 1st Business School in Eastern

European Zone 2008-2011

(5 Eduniversal Palmes for the high grade of

internationalization; votation of representatives

of 1000 best business schools worldwide)

• ECTS/DS Labels

(awarded in 2009 by the European

Commission, valid until 2013, quality

labels related to the implementation of

the ECTS system and of the Diploma

Supplement)

• Public university

established in 1953

• VŠE graduates

occupy many

important positions

both in the private and

the public sector

(including the President of

the Czech Republic)

Václav KLAUS

President of the Czech Republic

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)

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 and Public Administration

• Faculty of Management

Structure of studies (Student numbers indicated below are approximate)

Bachelor programmes – 3 years, taught in Czech

12 000 students

Master programmes – 2 years, Czech + 6 in English

7 000 students

PhD programmes – 3/5 years, Czech/English

800 students

VŠE Campuses

Campus Prague, Jižní Město

Main Campus Prague, Žižkov

Campus Jindřichův Hradec, South Bohemia

Rajská Building (Main campus)

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

International Relations (1)

Partnership with 170+ universities and business

schools from all over the world

• Europe (110+ partners)

• North America (21 partners)

• Latin America (13 partners)

• Australia & New Zealand (3 partners)

• Asia (16 partners)

Every semester

400-500 international students

from 50-60 countries

study at VŠE in

programmes taught in English

International Relations (2)

Programmes in English (1)

Non-degree programmes (1-2 semesters):

• Exchange Programme (undergraduate/graduate,

200+ students/semester)

• CESP / Central and East European Studies Program

(undergraduate, for freemovers, 70 students/semester)

Programmes in English (2) Master programmes (2-year):

• International Business – Central European

Business Realities (IB, Double degree)

• Finance and Accounting for Common Europe

(FINAC, Joint degree)

• Economics of Globalisation and European

Integration (EGEI, Erasmus Mundus, 1-year)

Programmes in English (3) Master programmes (2-year):

• International and Diplomatic Relations (IDS)

• International Management / CEMS MIM

(IM, Joint degree)

• Economic and Regional Studies of Latin America

(CLAS, Double degree)

Doctoral programmes (3-5 years):

• Multiple fields of study

Membership in International

Networks

http://www.vse.cz/english

University of Economics, Prague Homepage

http://ozs.vse.cz/english

International Studies Centre / International Office Website

Exchange Programme (1)

• For students from VŠE partner universities

• 1-2 semesters, Graduate & Undergraduate

level (up to the home university)

• 100+ courses in English /semester

(Economics, Finance & Accounting,

Business & Management, Law, Politics, etc.)

Exchange Programme (2)

• Orientation Week before classes start

• Buddy Programme – Czech students help

international students

• Accommodation for all exchange students

in dormitories

Look forward to seeing you in Prague!

The Prague Castle

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