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Week of Science and Technology 2015

22 October, 2015

The Week of Science and Technology, organized by the Czech Academy of Sciences (1-15 November 2015), is the most extensive science festival in the Czech Republic. The program offers more than 500 events all over the Czech Republic. For more information visit www.tydenvedy.cz

CERGE-EI offers the following public events:

1) Open House
You are invited to visit the historic premises of Schebek palace – the seat of CERGE-EI.  Register for our Open House to enjoy a guided tour.

Location: Politických vězňů 7, Prague 1
Date: 10-11 November, 2015
Time: 9:00 - 10:00am and 5:30 – 6:30pm

Register by filling in a simple registration form, or by e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone 224 005 269.

2) Public Lecture "Ukraine: A Tragedy of Errors"
Andrei Kirilenko (Visiting Professor of Finance, Imperial College Business School, London) will give a public lecture.

After over 20 years of incompetent governance, Ukraine is facing an existential threat. But incumbent interest groups are trying to revive the old extractive economic model. Why? Because it offers well developed and understood channels to extract resources from the many and distribute them as rents to the few. It seems that the IMF is willing to go along with reviving the old model. But this time the Fund has put itself at exceptionally high risk. What can be done to stop Ukraine returning to this dangerous path?

Location: Politických vězňů 7, Prague 1
Date: 12 November, 2015
Time: 4:30pm

Register by filling in a simple registration form.

3) Public Lecture "Economics for Life"
CERGE-EI researcher Filip Pertold will give a general lecture on why is economics important for people's lives and will show some real-life examples where economics as a science is crucial.

Location: Large lecture hall (room 206), The Czech Academy of Sciences, Národní 3, Prague
Date: 3 November, 2015
Time: 9:00am

Send us an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to reserve a seat (the lecture will be in Czech).