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Brexit Effects

July 12, 2016, Author: Jan Švejnar

Britain:

Political crisis – the Conservatives have to deal with the discontent of the anti-Brexit public (demand for a new referendum) and at the same time negotiate the exit – they would like to do it slowly after selectin new leadership, but they are pushed by many in the EU 27 to do it fast; British public administration will be overwhelmed for months and even years with these negotiations; the Europeans will want the UK out fast and on tough terms, which is not conducive to a favorable negotiated outcome for the UK; The Scotts and Northern Irish may want to be in the EU and hence organize a referendum of their own. All this will be a source of major uncertainty if not a government crisis.

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Public lecture: The Knowledge Capital of Nations

June 7, 2016   On the importance of educational achievement for economic prosperity, policies fostering school accountability and autonomy, and the role of vocational education. Key note speaker: Professor Ludger Woessmann, University of Munich

SEE OUR VIDEO FROM THE LECTURE!

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Seminar: Smart specialization (RIS3)

 Seminar and a panel discussion „Smart specialization: From academic concept to European policy and Czech practice

A video from the seminar is now available in this article.

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Comparison of the Quality of Academic Publication Output

This study aims at comparing the research output of Czech institutions on an international level. The authors (Štěpán Jurajda, Stanislav Kozubek, Daniel Münich and Samuel Škoda) have compared the publication output of entire scientific fields in the Czech Republic to the same fields in other countries, basing the comparison on artcles published in the years 2010-2014 and included in the Web of Science (WoS) database.

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Daniel Münich in Radio Prague about unemployment

Daniel Münich spoke about the current level of unemployment in the interview for the English speaking section of the Czech public radio RADIO PRAGUE