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The 2021 Preparatory Semester on the PhD in Economics and Master in Economic Research program kicked off last week.

Read more: CERGE-EI Welcomes New Students to the Preparatory Semester

Only around 30% of pupils of primary schools enter apprenticeship education in the Czech Republic every year. Research usually does not state what pupils are interested in and how their composition changes over time, but rather how large a proportion of pupils go on to study apprenticeships.

Read more: IDEA Study: Social Status in Apprenticeships in the Czech Republic

It is with pleasure to invite everyone to join an online webinar, during which a new IDEA think tank interactive web tool “An EU comparison of 2015-2016 Academic Publication Output and its Citation Impact” will be introduced and explained how to use by one of its authors — Daniel Münich. The webinar will take place on Friday 30 April 2021 at 1 p.m.

Read more: IDEA Webinar: How Influential Are Scientific Publications Across European Countries and Disciplines?

Professor Štěpán Jurajda, who is also a member of the National Economic Council (NERV) and the Interdisciplinary Group for the Epidemiological Situation (MeSES), participated in a discussion last Sunday on the show “The Questions of Václav Moravec” on TV Channel ČT 1, together with other guests: former Prime Minister Vladimír Špidla and former Minister of Finance Ivan Pilný.

Read more: Calling for Help. Who Needs It the Most? Štěpán Jurajda in the Show The Questions of Václav Moravec

Libor Krkoška enrolled in the PhD in Economics program only two years after CERGE-EI was founded. Following his graduation, he was the first graduate from Eastern Europe hired by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s Chief Economist Office in 1997. Ever since then he has been an active employee of the ERBD for some 24 years, working in multiple positions all around the world.

Read more: People of CERGE-EI: Meet Our Alumni