About VŠE

Prague University of Economics and Business (in Czech: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze – VŠE), founded in 1953, is the largest public university of economics in the Czech Republic. VŠE has six faculties offering applicants a broad spectrum of bachelor, master, PhD and MBA study programs. Five faculties are located in the centre of Prague – the Faculty of Finance and Accounting, the Faculty of International Relations, the Faculty of Business Administration, the Faculty of Informatics and Statistics and the Faculty of Economics. The Faculty of Management is located in the town of Jindřichův Hradec. Studies at VŠE meet the requirements of the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS). There are about 14,000 students at VŠE. The classes taught at VŠE are guaranteed and provided by more than 600 qualified academics and business experts.

The university currently cooperates with more than 250 partner universities worldwide. Approximately 1,000 students go abroad annually, and even more international students come to VŠE. VŠE holds the AACSB accreditation and is a member of numerous international organizations and networks, such as the international strategic alliance CEMS (Global Alliance in Management Education), PIM (Partnership in International Management) or the PRME Initiative (Principles for Responsible Management Education). Many significant Czech and foreign economists have obtained the university’s honoris causa title, for instance, the Nobel Prize winners Prof Robert A. Mundell, Prof Milton Friedman, or Prof Gary S. Becker.