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Are you interested in contemporary economics? Would you like to study at an economics institute which is ranked among the top 2% in the world according to SSRN? Join us for our Open Day on 6 March, 2015 from 13:00 and learn more about CERGE-EI and the programs we offer – PhD in Economics, MA in Applied Economics and Visiting Students programs. You will also have a chance to visit Career Services workshop, participate in an economic experiment and enjoy a beer party with faculty, students and alumni in the evening.

For the entire week starting 2 March, you can visit classes to experience what studying at CERGE-EI is like. Our Academic Skills Center is ready to give you feedback on your English writing. Find out more about what is offered during Open Day and see detailed program.

To register, please fill out a short registration form.

Congratulations to Andrea Šandorová, Milan Lupač and Jindřich Gallo who have advanced to the Czech Republic’s final round for this year’s CFA Research Challenge! The team of students from our MA in Applied Economics program is led by Jiří Trešl, PhD who is teaching a new course in Applied Investment Analysis at CERGE-EI.

Mr Trešl says: "The students wrote an excellent equity research report which incorporates all state of the art financial knowledge. This is an outstanding group of young individuals who are fun to work with." Jiří Trešl teaches real-world financial modelling skills at Professional Knowledge Applied (pkA), an educational service company aiming to provide top-quality online education in Applied Finance.

Good luck to Andrea, Milan and Jindřich in the final round on 28^th January!

CERGE-EI is proud and excited to join the Coursera Learning Hub network. In February 2015, we will open R Programming in support of the online course from John Hopkins University. 

Read more: CERGE-EI Opens First Coursera Learning Hub

The highlights of the year 2014 by Michal Kejak, Director of CERGE-EI (Download PDF).

Read more: CERGE-EI News at the Turn of the Year

We are pleased to announce that Štěpán Jurajda has been appointed Professor by Charles University. The ceremony of appointing new professors will be held on December 18, 2014 in the historic Great Assembly Hall of the Karolinum, Ovocný trh 3-5, Prague 1.

Read more: Štěpán Jurajda Appointed Professor by Charles University