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| University of Economics, Prague | |
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| Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze | |
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| Established | 1919 |
| Type | Public |
| Rector | Prof. Richard Hindls, CSc. |
| Staff | 1,150 |
| Students | 15,500 |
| Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Nickname | VŠE |
| Affiliations | ERASMUS, CEMS , PIM |
| Website | www.vse.cz |
The University of Economics, Prague, (Czech: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, abbreviated VŠE) is a university located in Prague, Czech Republic.
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History
In 1919 Vysoká škola obchodní (the Commercial College) was established as a department of the Czech Technical University in Prague. It specialized in wholesale trade, banking and the organization of industrial companies. In 1949 the Vysoká škola politických a hospodářských věd (University of Political and Economic Sciences) was established, which was finally renamed to the University of Economics in 1953. [1]
Faculties
- 1. Faculty of Finance and Accounting (Fakulta financí a účetnictví)
- 2. Faculty of International Relations (Fakulta mezinárodních vztahů)
- 3. Faculty of Business Administration (Fakulta podnikohospodářská)
- 4. Faculty of Informatics and Statistics (Fakulta informatiky a statistiky)
- 5. Faculty of Economics and Public Administration (Národohospodářská fakulta)
- 6. Faculty of Management Jindrichuv Hradec (Fakulta managementu v Jindřichově Hradci)
The university is located at three campuses. Its main campus is in Prague at Žižkov. A secondary campus is found in Jižní město. The Faculty of Management is the only faculty located separately from the others, at its own campus outside Prague in Jindřichův Hradec.
Selected alumni
- Petr Kellner, investor, businessman (one of the worldwide USD billionaires, compiled yearly by Forbes magazine), owner of PPF company[2]
- Václav Klaus, president of The Czech Republic (2003-2008), former honorary chairman of The Civic-Democratic Party
- Josef Tošovský, prime minister of The Czech Republic (1997-1998), governor of the Czech National Bank (1989-1992 and 1993-2000)
- Zdeněk Tůma, governor of the Czech National Bank (2000-2012)
- Miloš Zeman, prime minister of The Czech Republic 1998-2002
- Martin Jahn, Czech politician and economist
- Jiří Paroubek, prime minister of The Czech Republic (2005-2006), chairman of Czech Social Democratic Party
- Josef Zieleniec, Member of the European Parliament
- Jana Bobošíková, Member of the European Parliament
- Valtr Komárek, economist
- Ivan Mládek, singer
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