Faculty of International Relations

Students could enjoy the benefits of the very successful cooperation with the company ŠKODA AUTO within the course International Marketing (2MO401/2MO431) also during the winter semester 2022/2023. Students worked throughout the semester in teams on projects assigned by ŠKODA AUTO and supervised by Ing. Markéta Lhotáková, Ph.D. and Andrea Escobar Ríos, Doctora en Ciencias.

Adam Kůs is a young student at the Faculty of International Relations in Prague who is currently working at CERN, a European organization for nuclear research. He holds a position in the Talent Acquisiton team and is responsible for Employer Branding, among other things. Adam brings insight and inspiration on how one of the world's most famous companies works and how HR is done in Switzerland.

How have food and drug prices changed over the last six months? Ing. Petr Král, Ph.D., Head of the Department of International Business, together with the editorial team of the journalistic broadcast called Černé ovce conducted a survey of prices in the Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia in 6 different supermarket chains and specialised drug stores.

The world is (re)changing. As a result of the ongoing power rebalance, the rules governing the global economy and politics are being rewritten. The resulting uncertainty is contributing to a redefinition of security risks as more and more state and non-state actors exploit cross-border linkages, such as the supply of key components and resources, to achieve their objectives. How should states, companies, and investors prepare for something like this? This was discussed by guests at the second ALTER ECOnomics Forum (22 November 2022), of which FIR was again a partner.