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May 5, 2012
Ready for Finals?

 

It is almost May. We all know what it means: final exams. Teachers remind you about them with strange smiles on their faces and you start to panic wondering how time passes by so fast when you need it the most. Most of us start the exam preparation ,hopefully, not the night before. In any case, some helpful tools can be very handy at the time of such critical situation as finals.

 

It is almost May. We all know what it means: final exams. Teachers remind you about them with strange smiles on their faces and you start to panic wondering how time passes by so fast when you need it the most. Most of us start the exam preparation ,hopefully, not the night before. In any case, some helpful tools can be very handy at the time of such critical situation as finals.

First of all, there are great TOOLS that help memorize and organize your knowledge:

April 19, 2012
AAU Establishes Committees for Accreditation

Students are given opportunity to improve school’s operation.

In efforts to improve operations at Anglo-American University, the school has decided to
establish committees of students, faculty and alumni to represent diverse perspectives. The
committees are a part of AAU’s application process to the Western Association of Schools and
Colleges, an American accreditation body.
“We are built on the American and British tradition, so we want to have a
stronger presence and better recognition in the U.S.,” said Katarina Svítková, AAU’s

April 6, 2012
Week of Charta 77

AAU was proud to support the Week of Charter 77 and its 35th anniversary in March, also dedicated to one of the most important Czech philosophers and dissidents, Jan Patočka.

Anglo-American University was proud to support the Week of Charter 77 and its 35th anniversary in March, also dedicated to one of the most important Czech philosophers, Jan Patočka.

February 2, 2012
Migration to Europe: Can It Work for Development?

The Czech Council on Foreign Relations and Anglo-American University requests the pleasure of your company at the opening reception of the poster exhibition at AAU's Art Space.

The Czech Council on Foreign Relations and Anglo-American University requests the pleasure of your company at the opening reception of the poster exhibition.

 

MIGRATION TO EUROPE

November 10, 2011
Reading and Discussion on Vaclav Havel by Eda Kriseova

School of Humanities and Social Science cordially invites you to take part in the reading and discussion on Vaclav Havel conducted by his former close associate EdaKriseová. 

School of Humanities and Social Science cordially invites you to take part in the reading and discussion on Vaclav Havel conducted by his former close associate EdaKriseová. 

October 24, 2011
Monster Ball 2011 - Prague TV Halloween Party

AAU students get 50 % off ticket prices at the city's biggest and best Halloween party on Thursday, October 27, when Prague TV's Monster Ball returns to the Retro Music Hall.

Taking advantage of Friday's public holiday, Prague TV throws the city's biggest and best Halloween party on Thursday, October 27, when the Monster Ball returns to the Retro Music Hall.

For this year's party, the live music comes courtesy of CCTV Allstars, an international Prague-based band who play an energetic blend of ska, folk, reggae and rock.

October 9, 2011
Finals week
October 9, 2011
Holiday
October 9, 2011
Last day of Fall classes
October 9, 2011
Mid-term Break
October 9, 2011
Mid-terms
October 9, 2011
Withdrawal from courses deadline
September 22, 2011
Boat Party: Good despite everything

Long entrance, bar and bathroom queues and Dance Radio can't spoil the party. Students stuck on a boat for 4,5 hours makes for good times eventually.

“Hello everyone!” The reminder about the Snow Boat Party sent out through Facebook started with these exact words. Considering how it turned out they really meant everyone. One might think a big crowd would mean a great party, but it didn't really work that way.

September 22, 2011
Pop-Tarts arrive in Prague

"My dad used to always bring me back some candy when he would travel to the States on business, and I fell in love with them right away" AAU alumni Marek Čermák told the Prague Post.

"My dad used to always bring me back some candy when he would travel to the States on business, and I fell in love with them right away" AAU alumni Marek Čermák told the Prague Post.

September 15, 2011
"I don't lie, steal, accept bribes, or cheat, so.."

AAU's Student Council elections are on. You can still vote until next Wednesday. Find out how to vote, why to vote and who to vote for.

Until Wednesday, September 21 you can still vote in the AAU Student Council elections. The voting will take place in the courtyard of AAU's building with ballots available to students between classes at the following times: 11:00-11:30, 14:15-14:45, and 17:30-18:00, except for Friday when the time will be limited to 8:30-9:00, and Tuesday, when, for technical reasons, there will be no voting.

Why vote?

September 12, 2011
AAU Student Council Elections

Student Council member elections at the reception in the main building.

Starting on Wednesday (September 14) elections for Student Council members will be held in the main AAU building either near the receptionist's desk or on the ground floor in the courtyard. The ballots will be available to students between classes at the following times: 11:00-11:30, 14:15-14:45, and 17:30-18:00, except for Friday when the time will be 8:30-9:00. The final day to vote is Wednesday, September 21. For technical reasons, voting may not be available on Tuesday, September 20. Come out and vote and show your support for your fellow students!

June 20, 2011
Dernisage - Lukas Houdek "THE ROMA"

"Dernisáž"is the closing reception of the photo exhibit THE ROMA by Lukáš Houdek, a part of a larger collection INvisibles (NEviditelní). The exhibition started at |art|SPACE, the art gallery of Anglo-American University, on May, 6 as part of Transeuropa, for the first time taking place in Prague as a part of the multi-national both cultural festival and political event. This time unlike the opening the visitors have a chance to talk to the artist himself.

May 26, 2011
AAU amends fees in wake of law student protest

Krautstengl, while not agreeing to any refunds, responded that there is a legal point of view but also one of “simple logic.” And - as the president pointed out - he is a mathematician.

Protests from a group of Anglo-American University law students over fees they call “rather questionable steps” have caused the school to reverse itself on two of the three issues they raised in an open letter in March.

The group of 10 students of the Comparative Law program, who submitted the letter to president Alan Krautstengl, met with him to discuss AAU’s handling of new textbook fees, foreign student tuition rules and its collection methods for students who owe fees.

May 23, 2011
First AAU ball a victory for students

Marek Vaculcík and his team carried out the big night, an event to remember not just for its grandeur. It was also an occasion for the students to show the school that they do have a say. “We want to be taken seriously as the representatives of students, and we also want to become recognizable and a major part of the school,” said Altyn Shekkaliyeva.

Despite a period of uncertainty and wrestling with school administration, the Student Council managed to launch Anglo-American University’s first ball in style in April in the grand 19th-century Narodni dum in Vinohrady.

May 21, 2011
Foibles and idiosyncrasies make AAU special

Among community barricades at an international school, language barriers are surely a key contributor. Especially when the national language seems to lack the use of vowels in words and the rolling effect of the hacek could make a non-native speaker lose their gum.

Anglo-American University attracts students and staff from all corners of the globe, which results in its quirky culture. Being a Canadian born with a Czech last name - and someone who is often mistaken for an American exchange student - I can school you on the top five issues I’ve observed going into my second semester. But I have also realized that it is these issues that make our school an experience different from any other.

- The CEA/degree-seeking student barrier:

May 11, 2011
Lecturers in Humanities and Social Sciences often know how to jam in class

Then there’s Pavla Jonsonnová, who teaches a course in Subcultures and is most probably the peak musician of all the AAU faculty.

Students of courses in the Humanities and Social Sciences school shouldn’t be too surprised to find their professors jamming on stage when they head out clubbing after class.

Talking to Anglo-American University professors often turns up by their great love for music. Some are jazz fanatics who would go anytime, anywhere by any means of transport to see a great gig. AAU professor John Brent confides he once canceled a U.S. history lecture because he was going hitchhiking to a Vienna jazz concert.

May 9, 2011
"The world after Osama" - Panel Discussion

You are cordially invited to a panel discussion on "The World after Osama."

You are cordially invited to a panel discussion on "The World after Osama."

  • Daud Khan (Acting Director Radio Mashaal RFE/RL)
  • Sadi Sganaah (Political Commentator, Glopolis)
  • Hrishab Sandilya (South Asia Commentator, AAU)

Moderation: Lukas Sedlacek (President OCAS)

Hosts:

  • OCAS Oxford and Cambridge Almuni Society Czech Republic
  • School of International Relations and Diplomacy at AAU
May 3, 2011
AAU delegates show firm resolution at Harvard Model UN

“We did quite well,” says Sandilya. “I wouldn’t say we were super successful but we did quite well.”

Anglo-American University was the only Czech University to send a delegation to the 57th Harvard Model United Nations Conference in Boston in February.

The group was larger and more successful than the one last year, with AAU students spending two weeks in the United States. Model UN conference aside, four of them met the Andorran ambassador at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.

April 30, 2011
The Free Screening of the film AUSSIG

AAU invites you to the Transeuropa festival pre-opening
event with a free screening of the black comedy “AUSSIG” followed by Q/A with director Tony Laue and lead actress Hana Vagnerova.

AAU invites you to the Transeuropa festival pre-opening
event with a free screening of the black comedy “AUSSIG” followed by Q/A with director Tony Laue and lead actress Hana Vagnerova.

April 22, 2011
Tuition discount confusion lingers

“We found out by accident,” said Julie Kolmanová and Kamila Hrebicková, also third year Humanities students at AAU. Kolmanová told ALW that she and her friends were told about the tuition discount through a friend who says that he read the information on a poster he saw around school.

There are continuing students from the 2009/2010 scholastic year that still don’t know about the 10 percent discount in tuition available to them for the current 2011 Spring semester. However, that does not mean it doesn’t exist. All you have to do is ask the Finance Office for your discount and they will gladly give it to you.