METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY OF PRAGUE (CZECH REPUBLIC)
Home Page: http://www.mup.cz/aj/pha
THE CITY: PRAGUE
Prague is situated on the Vltava River in central Bohemia. The city proper is home to
about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of
over 1.9 million. Prague has been the political, cultural and economic centre of the Czech
state for more than 1,100 years. For many decades during the Gothic and Renaissance
eras, Prague was the permanent seat of two Holy Roman Emperors and thus was also the
capital of the Holy Roman Empire. The city has played a significant role in twentiethcentury history, in both World Wars, and the post-war Communist era.
Prague is home to a number of famous cultural attractions, many of which survived the
turmoil of the twentieth century. Since 1992, the extensive historic centre of Prague has
been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites, making the city one of the
most popular tourist destinations in Europe, receiving more than 4.1 million international
visitors annually, as of 2009.
Climate: The city of Prague experiences a continental climate with warm summers and
relatively cold winters.
Cost of Living: The cost of living in Prague is lower than in Western Europe and America.
Prague Tourist Website: http://www.praguewelcome.cz/en
THE UNIVERSITY
Metropolitan University Prague, o.p.s. is a public benefit corporation founded in 2001 that
ranks among the private universities with the longest tradition in the Czech Republic. The
institution receives substantial attention from university applicants. Recently, our university
has been accepting approximately 1000 new students every year, the total number of students
in the 2007/2008 academic year being 4000. The MUP offers its study programmes not only
in Prague but also in the regional branches in Plzeň, Liberec and Hradec Králové.
MUP has become a university for both the Czech Republic and the European Union, being the
only one in the Czech Republic that offers a complete tertiary education at the Bachelors,
Masters and Doctoral level in the specialisation of International Relations and European
Studies both in Czech and English.
Metropolitan University of Prague (Picture)
Fact Sheet for SIS exchange students
Hosting
Institution
Metropolitan University of Prague – MUP
http://www.mup.cz/aj/pha
Areas of possible
studies
SIS-MUP Exchange
Programme
coordinator
International Relations, European Studies
Exchange
Programme local
tutor
Teaching Language
FRANCESCO GIUMELI, Dubeska Street 900/10, 100 31 Praha
10, Czech Republic, tel +420274815044
Academic calendar
Web-link:
http://www.mup.cz/aj/pha/academic-calendar/212
Application Process
DEADLINES
For winter semester and whole year: June 15th.
For summer semester: November 30th.
ROBERTO BELLONI, Facoltà di Sociologia, tel. +39 0461 281422
e-mail: roberto.belloni@soc.unitn.it
English
See “Application Process - Erasmus” section:
http://www.mup.cz/aj/pha/erasmus-programme/215
Metropolitan University Prague
Mgr. Lenka Výborná
International Office
Dubečská 900/10
100 31 Praha 10
Czech Republic
e-mail: vyborna@mup.cz
University
Accommodation
The capacity of MUP accommodation facilities is reserved for
students with physical disabilities studying within the programme
of School without Barriers. Other applicants are recommended to
consult the following possibilities:
www.prague-student-agency.com
www.kolej.cz
www.spolubydlici.cz
www.suz.cvut.cz
kam.cuni.cz
suz.vse.cz
Language
Requirements
None. A good command of the English Language is highly
recommended though.
Available courses (in
English)
Web-link:
http://www.mup.cz/aj/pha/ires-mgr/220
Orientation
Programme
Not provided. See Students Guide:
http://www.mup.cz/new_files/StudentsGuide.pdf
MUP Courses fully recognized and highly recommended by the School of International
Studies in Trento:
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“Theory and History of International Relations 2”
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“International Economic Relations”;
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“Policy Making and Implementation in the EU 1”;
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“European Security: Foreign Policy and Culture”;
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“The EU: Freedom, Security and Law”
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“International Security Organisations 1”;
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“EU Policies and their legal Aspects 1”;
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“The Year the Wall came down: Europe in 1989”;
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“Advanced Theories of Conflict Resolution”;
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“Multiculturalism and International Relations”.
NB: please note that the availability of these courses may change throughout academic years
as well as the given ECTS credits.