VŠE Students Crowned as the Masters of Evropa

For the first time, the Masters of Evropa title goes to Prague University of Economics and Business. In the final of the third edition of the university pub quiz on Europe, the team Pivní eskalace beat nine other student teams from five Prague universities, ending two years of dominance by Charles University.

The final took place on Monday 2 November 2026 at Kampus Hybernská, a Charles University cultural and academic venue in central Prague. It brought together the ten best teams from Charles University, VŠE, the Czech Technical University, the Czech University of Life Sciences, and the University of Chemistry and Technology. The two strongest teams from each of the October university rounds qualified for the final.

The Road to the Final

Masters of Evropa is a pub-style quiz in which students test their knowledge of the European Union, how it works, and European history and culture. The VŠE round was held on 8 October at the Vencovský Club and was organised with the support of the Faculty of International Relations. It was there that Pivní eskalace secured its place in the final.

The Title Goes to VŠE

In the final, Pivní eskalace outperformed all the other student teams, and its members became the new Masters of Evropa. After two editions won by Charles University teams, the competition has new champions. Second place went to Masters of Nothing from the Czech University of Life Sciences, and third to COREPER 3 from Charles University.

The students also faced a special All Stars team of public figures and experts on European affairs. Its members included Alan Gibbons, Ambassador of Ireland to the Czech Republic, who joined as a special guest during Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU, and Milena Hrdinková, Chief Adviser of the Prime Minister for EU Affairs at the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic. They were joined by David Král and Eva Húsková of the Office of the Government, Jan Míča of the European Commission Representation in the Czech Republic, and Ondřej Houska, a journalist at the business daily Hospodářské noviny. The All Stars scored the most points, but by tradition they take part only symbolically, leaving the rankings to the student teams.