Prague City University
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| Motto | The British University in Prague |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 2004 |
| President | Douglas Hajek |
| Students | 600 |
| Location | , 50°4′42.8″N 14°26′23.88″E / 50.078556°N 14.4399667°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Teesside University Pearson plc |
| Website | www |
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Prague City University was an English-language private university in the Vinohrady district of Prague, Czech Republic, which operated from 2004 until 2025.[1] It was known as Prague College until 2021. The university's two campuses were both located in the Prague 1 district.[2]
History
Prague College was established in 2004. The director and co-founder of the university was Canadian Douglas Hajek, who had been working in education in the Czech Republic since 1992.[3]
The institution was renamed as Prague City University in 2021. The university consisted of three schools (Business, Art & Design, Media & IT) teaching approximately 550 students, and a research centre. About 35% of the students were Czech, and the rest were international students.[4]
The university has ceased operations as of August 2025.[5]
Academics
The university was accredited by British bodies, including Teesside University,[6] and Pearson Education. It was also recognised by the Czech Ministry of Education as a branch of a foreign university in the Czech Republic.[7][8]
The university introduced its first qualifications in international business and web design in 2004.[1][3] In 2005, it introduced Higher National Diplomas (HNDs) in cooperation with Edexcel, in business, graphic design, interactive media and computing. The first Bachelor's degree, a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Management, was introduced in 2008 in cooperation with Teesside University in the United Kingdom. 2009 saw the introduction of a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design, and the foundation of the research centre. In 2010, a Master of Science in International Management and a BA (Hons) in Fine Art (Experimental Media) were added to the curriculum. They were followed by a BSc (Hons) in Computing and a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design (2011), an MSc in Computing, professional and foundation diplomas in Business and Computing (2012) and a BA (Hons) in Applied Accounting and Business Finance (2013).[9]
References
- ^ a b "Awards, recognitions and milestones". Prague College. Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
- ^ "PCU - New campuses".
- ^ a b "Rozhovor s Douglasem F. Hajekem, ředitelem Prague College". EduCity. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ Bardsley, Daniel (February 2013). "Head of college aiming for a multinational atmosphere". The Prague Post.
- ^ www
.praguecityuniversity .cz - ^ "Collaborative partners". Teesside University. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ "Prague College First Independent Foreign University to Be Registered with MSMT". Prague.TV. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Registr vysokých škol a uskutečňovaných studijních programů". regvssp.msmt.cz. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ "Interview with Douglas Hajek – Prague College". Prague.tv.
External links
- Prague City University website
- Ministry of Education list of approved foreign universities in the Czech Republic
- Teesside University list of external collaborative partners
- A star Future
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