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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
Nickname:	VŠE
Affiliations:	ERASMUS, CEMS , PIM
Website:	www.vse.cz

Old building of the University.

One of the newer buildings of the University.

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 Selected alumni
4 References
5 External links

[edit] 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 in a similar guise to L.S.E..^[1]

[edit] 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)

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

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 ( 50°05′01″N, 14°26′28″E). A secondary campus is found in Jižní město ( 50°01′13″N, 14°29′34″E). The Faculty of Management is the only faculty located separately from the others, at its own campus outside Prague in Jindřichův Hradec ( 49°08′56″N, 15°00′22″E).