Prague City University

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Prague City University
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MottoThe British University in Prague
Type Private
Established2004
President Douglas Hajek
Students600
Location
Prague
,
Czech Republic

50°4′42.8″N14°26′23.88″E / 50.078556°N 14.4399667°E / 50.078556; 14.4399667
Campus Urban
Affiliations Teesside University
Pearson plc
Website www.praguecityuniversity.cz
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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]

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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

  1. 1 2 "Awards, recognitions and milestones". Prague College. Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
  2. ↑ "PCU - New campuses".
  3. 1 2 "Rozhovor s Douglasem F. Hajekem, ředitelem Prague College". EduCity. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  4. ↑ Bardsley, Daniel (February 2013). "Head of college aiming for a multinational atmosphere". The Prague Post.
  5. ↑ www.praguecityuniversity.cz
  6. ↑ "Collaborative partners". Teesside University. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  7. ↑ "Prague College First Independent Foreign University to Be Registered with MSMT". Prague.TV. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Registr vysokých škol a uskutečňovaných studijních programů". regvssp.msmt.cz. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  9. ↑ "Interview with Douglas Hajek – Prague College". Prague.tv.
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