Open Day

Do you want to study at a leading economics institute? Open Day, November 13th, 2014 from 1.30pm is a chance for masters and bachelor students to explore and learn more about CERGE-EI.

Come to explore our premises in the center of Prague, meet our  faculty members, get to know the students, and hear what alumni have to say about how CERGE-EI has enhanced their careers. 

Please fill out a short registration form to secure your place.

Travel costs reimbursed (up to 600 CZK) on a first come first served basis. We can also help you to find accommodation.

In addition to becoming familiar with CERGE-EI during Open Day, you are also invited to visit classes during the entire week to experience what studying at CERGE-EI is like.

At CERGE-EI everything is taught in English and students get a lot of support from our Academic Skills Center. If you would like to try this benefit out, now is your chance! E-mail your cover letter, letter of motivation, the abstract of your paper or a similar piece of work (max. 2 standard pages) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and the ASC staff will provide feedback on your writing! You may send your work by November 13^th.

Open Day program (room 8):

13:00 Registration begins

13:30 - 13:40 Welcome address and presentation of CERGE-EI by Michal Kejak, Director.

13:40 - 14:10 Graduate programs at CERGE-EI, Q&A
PhD in Economics presented by Jakub Steiner, Associate Professor.
MA in Applied Economics presented by Filip Matějka, Assistant Professor.
Visiting students presented by Zuzana Vanysacker, Head of Study Affairs Office.

14:10 – 14:30 Coffee Break

14:30 - 15:15 Open discussion with CERGE-EI alumni, students and faculty.

15:15 - 16:30 Coffee break and informal individual discussions + Tour of the library and building with a student representative (1. tour at 15:15, 2. tour at 16:00).

16:30 Micro Theory Research Seminar with Prof. Balázs Szentes, from the London School of Economics.

18:00 Beer Party 
You are cordially invited to the annual beer party of the CERGE-EI community (students, professors, alumni).

Classes open to visitors:

See our Course Book for PhD courses details.

1^st year PhD in Economics courses

• Statistics – Patrick Gaulé ( Tuesday 1.30-3.00pm, classroom 320).
• Microeconomics - Jan Zápal (Tuesday 8.30-10.00am and 10.30-12.00am, classroom 320).

2^nd year PhD in Economics courses

• Empirical Methods – Patrick Gaulé (Tuesday 8.30-10.00am and Wednesday 10.30am-12.00 noon, classroom 3).
• Academic Writing – Paul Whitaker (Monday and Tuesday 10.30am-12.00noon, classroom 117).
• Financial Markets – Fabio Michelucci (Monday and Tuesday 1.30-3.00pm, classroom 3).
• Industrial Organization – Kresimir Žigić (Wednesday 1.30-3.00pm, classroom 3).
• Energy Economics – Silvester van Koten (Wednesday 3.00-4.30pm and Friday 1.30-3.00pm, classroom 3).
• Macro Topics I. - Byeongju Jeong (Tuesday 3.00-4.30pm, classroom 3).
• Econometrics III. - Michal Kejak (Thursday and Friday 10.30am-12.00noon, classroom 3).

MA in Applied Economics program:

• Applied Microeconomic Analysis – Michal Bauer (Monday 10.45am-12.45pm, classroom 403).
• Quantitative Methods 1 - Jan Hanousek (Tuesday and Wednesday 10.45am - 12.15noon, classroom 403).
• Macroeconomic Policy Analysis - Aliya Algozhina (Tuesday 9.00-10.30am, classroom 403)

If you are interested in visiting any of the above classes, please let us know at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.