University of Economics, Prague

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University of Economics, Prague
Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze

Established	1919
Type	Public
Rector	Prof. Richard Hindls, CSc.
Staff	1,150
Students	15,500
Location	Prague, Czech Republic
Address	Nám. W. Churchilla 4, 130 67 Praha 3, Czech Republic, Europe
Telephone	+420 224 095 111
Nickname	VŠE
Affiliations	ERASMUS, CEMS
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.

1 History
2 Faculties
3 Campuses
4 Selected alumni
5 External links

[edit] History

In 1919 Vysoká škola obchodní (The Commercial College) was established as a department of Czech Technical University in Prague specializing in wholesale trade, banking and the organization of industrial companies. Then in 1949 the Vysoká škola politických a hospodářských věd (University of Political and Economic Sciences) was established but was renamed to Vysoká škola ekonomická in 1953.

[edit] Faculties

Faculty of Finance and Accounting (Fakulta financí a účetnictví) [1]
Faculty of International Relations (Fakulta mezinárodních vztahů) [2]
Faculty of Business Administration (Fakulta podnikohospodářská) [3]
Faculty of Informatics and Statistics (Fakulta informatiky a statistiky) [4]

Nicknamed "The Four", the Faculty of Informatics and Statistics has a faculty of 100, with about 1,800 students.

Faculty of Economics and Public Administration (Fakulta národohospodářská) [5]
Faculty of Management Jindrichuv Hradec (Fakulta managementu v Jindřichově Hradci) [6]

[edit] Campuses

Prague - Žižkov (main campus) - shared by all faculties except Faculty of Management, 50°05′01″N, 14°26′28″E
Prague - Jižní město - shared by all faculties except Faculty of Management, 50°01′13″N, 14°29′34″E
Jindřichův Hradec (dislocated campus - outside of Prague) - Faculty of Management, 49°08′56″N, 15°00′22″E