Faculty profile
Foreword from the Dean
The Faculty of International Relations is fundamentally based on internationalization. It creates an international environment for students, preparing them for their careers in international companies and institutions. For academics, it brings proven and innovative approaches and experiences in teaching abroad according to international accreditation standards. It enables researchers to participate in international scientific networks and structures, fostering mutual inspiration. The goal is the continuous development of a nationally and internationally competitive faculty capable of attracting the interest of both domestic and international students and top-notch domestic and international academics and researchers who see FMV as a prestigious employer. It’s crucial to keep in mind that the job market is undergoing significant dynamics due to technological changes: our graduates will apply their ability to lead change through knowledge, foresee and measure the consequences of their actions (working with data, giving and receiving feedback), critical thinking, innovation, and perspective. The aim is to provide students with a modern, interactive, and personalized education that allows them to unleash their full potential. Students are expected to take more responsibility for their education. Teachers and their high professional competence will become guides and mentors, which require new teaching methods and skills.
doc. Ing. Martina Jiránková, Ph.D.
Dean of the Faculty of International Relations
The Faculty of International Relations (FIR) is one of the largest faculties at the Prague University of Economics and Business. There are two main directions in both teaching and research: International Business and International Politics and Diplomacy. Other programs, focusing on Business and Law, International Politics and Diplomacy or Tourism also play an inevitable role. The key distinctive feature of FIR is high level of internationalization at all stages with strong emphasis on language knowledge of students.
The mission of the Faculty of International Relations is to develop education and knowledge in the field of international economic and political relations and to provide internationally recognized study programs based on critical thinking and openness, personal and societal responsibility and commitment to lifelong learning.
Vision of the Faculty of International Relations – it is the best education and research institution in the field of international economic and political relations in the Czech Republic and through its strategy of internalization and internationally verified process of quality assurance and enhancement it is an internationally recognized institution, which belongs among top three best ranked schools within the region of Central and Eastern Europe.
Graduates of both the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes find jobs in business, particularly in multinational corporations that greatly appreciate their exceptionally high standard of both language skills and economic and managerial skills. Graduates’ proficiency is given by interdisciplinary nature of the instruction provided by UEP.
A large number of the Faculty’s Bachelors and Masters can take advantage of opportunities to study abroad. Since the early nineties the Faculty has been practicing a credit-based system of study, and it has developed and put in place the necessary mechanism for enabling the exchange of students’ transfer and accumulation of credits as provided for by ECTS (the European Credit Transfer System). With the exception of some postgraduate programmes, summer universities and the life-long education programmes, the course of study at the UEP is free of charge.