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Why study Economics and Finance at Charles University in Prague?
Our school teaches Economics and Finance both at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels with the aim of providing internationally highly competitive education in the beautiful city of Prague. The key features of our school are:
- Quantitative skills. We build upon 7 core Mathematics, Statistics and Econometrics courses on the undergraduate level.
- International environment. 88% of all Master's and 70% of all Bachelor's courses are in English. More than 1,500 international students from 83 countries have studied with us over the last 10 years.
- Stay abroad. We offer 50 Erasmus+ exchange agreements, plus study-abroad opportunities out of Europe, including Australia, China, and South Korea.
- Family size. 90 Bachelors, 80 Masters, and 5 PhDs graduate annually from our programs. Teaching as well as thesis writing is intensive and personal.
- Top lecturers. We combine strong academics with practitioners, especially in the finance courses.
- Hub of talent. We strive to develop the potential of the most ambitious students. Our alumni are highly successful on the job market and also receive numerous academic prizes and other accolades. The average wage premium of our graduates substantially exceeds the average wage premia of other schools in the country.
News
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Zuzana Havránková became a new Associate Editor of the Journal of Economic Surveys
Zuzana Havránková became a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Economic Surveys. Congratulations!
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World Development published an article on tax avoidance by Petr Janský
World Development, a leading academic journal in development studies and economics, just published a research article "Profit shifting of multinational corporations worldwide" by Petr Janský and Javier Garcia-Bernardo.
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Announcement of the loss of Professor Miloslav Vošvrda
It is with deep sorrow that we announce that on January 22, 2024 Prof. Ing. Miloslav Vošvrda, CSc., at the age of 80, passed away. Professor Vošvrda was our long-time colleague at the Institute of Economic Studies, member of the Scientific Council of the FSV UK and Head of the Econometrics Department at the Institute of Information Theory and Automation.
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Deadline for Master's Thesis Proposals is February 13, 2024
If you want to defend your thesis at the end of the Winter Semester 2024/2025, the topic of your thesis must be confirmed
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Online Open Doors for BA, MA and PhD studies
Are you interested in studying a BA or MA study program with us? Join us on 30 January 2024 at 2:00 p.m. CET for Online Open Doors with our admission experts and learn everything you need to know about admissions and studying at our faculty. Join us via ZOOM here.
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Psychological help and support for mental health after a tragic event
We are aware that this extreme and dire situation has severely affected not only the entire academic community of Charles University but the broader public and also shocked many people abroad. Therefore, we would like to share with our students and colleagues that Charles University is now offering all of its students and staff an extended spectrum of support in the form of psychological assistance at its counseling centres and outside of Charles University.