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April 9, 2012
CEA Students Face Problems at AAU

 

With every new semester comes the swarm of students from overseas. While some students are excited with the new additions to Anglo-American University, some are not as pleased.

With every new semester comes the swarm of students from overseas. While some students are excited with the new additions to Anglo-American University, some are not as pleased.

November 23, 2011
AAU International Students Day

Student Council has a pleasure to invite you to the Second Annual International Students Day! On Facebook: http://on.fb.me/uUWNs5

Student Council has a pleasure to invite you to the Second Annual International Students Day!

Because AAU is so internationally diverse we should take the most advantage of this. We would like everyone to share their own culture with the rest of the AAU students in a fun and educational competition.
The event will take place on Wednesday, 23 November from 17:30 to 19:00

We invite all students to apply and present their countries.

November 6, 2011
Coping with Culture Shock

Despite being an international university in Prague, the Anglo-American University currently does not provide any counseling service to its international students who are bound to face emotional difficulties that go with living in a new country, perhaps away from their parents and friends. But do students that face these issues actually want such a service?

Despite being an international university in Prague, the Anglo-American University currently does not provide any counseling service to its international students who are bound to face emotional difficulties that go with living in a new country, perhaps away from their parents and friends. But do students that face these issues actually want such a service?

August 30, 2011
Student Council elections coming soon

From Sept. 28th til Oct. 2nd, students will be able to vote for twelve new members to run your SC this coming year. This time around, voting will take place in our Student Lounge (the old “new cafeteria”) throughout that week.

AAU’s student council has accomplished many things in the past two years: parties, movie nights, international student’s day, a Christmas charity event, ISIC school ID cards, cooperation with other schools, our first ever ball... the list goes on.

And with a new year upon us, student council elections are not far behind.

From Sept. 28th til Oct. 2nd, students will be able to vote for twelve new members to run your SC this coming year, and while old members may choose to run again, new candidates are welcome to run as well.

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
La Pasion: everybody dance

“I wanted it to personify the essence and spirit of a group,” she says. “Then I understood that passion is the word that describes us.”

Anglo-American University’s first dance team is seeking girls for whom dance is not just a word.

With the slogan “come and dance with us for fun and competitively,” the group aims to add something missing at AAU since its founding in 1990. This semester, law student Dajana Imenova got the idea of creating a dance crew when she first enrolled.

“Life is dance,” she says. “A good dance group is the face of the university.” In February Imenova won approval from the Student Council.

May 11, 2011
Nation2Nation Culture2Culture

“I come for the girls,” said Vitor Fernandes, an Erasmus student at VSE. “I go to an all-male university in Portugal, so I love being able to party with so many beautiful girls.”

AAU students looking to mix with other international students can do so every week during the semester through the Nation2Nation student parties.

Each week, students from a particular country or region prepare food, music and games from their culture. This semester saw Scandinavian-, Asian- and Latin-themed nights, among others.

May 8, 2011
Transeuropa festival opening party

Transeuropa festival opening party (May 6th) at 2.Patro where the festival events were introduced.

To see the photos on our flickr account follow this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/62640581@N06/show/

To find out more about the other events happening the following week: http://www.euroalter.com/festival/prague/

May 5, 2011
Opening Party/Zahajovací party

9 PM-12 AM

Kick off party at 2.Patro. Learn more about festival events while dancing to music by the best trans-european DJs.

Začátek Transeuropa festivalu v klubu a kulturním prostoru 2. Patro. Dozvíte se více informací o festivalovém týdnu, protancujete noc s nejlepšími transevropskými DJs.

Ve spolupráci s klubem 2. Patro

May 3, 2011
American students push indulgence to the edge

“Maybe I had a hangover or two, but so what? Partying at night is what it’s all about.”

Say a 17-year-old Czech student goes to a club with a bunch of his friends one Friday night. Though the drinking age is 18 here, the student walks in, makes a comment to the bouncer, the two share a smile and he and his buddies are in.

Now imagine this with a 17-year-old American testing his luck at a bar in the heart of New York. The bouncer takes one look, spots the fake ID, rips it in half and hands it back. So it will go for the next four years.

May 2, 2011
AAU professors see skipping a problem among students

For Anglo-American University professors, skipping has become an issue within their classes. There is a correlation between students who study abroad and their attendance in class at Anglo-American University. When students come to study abroad, many put their school priorities almost dead last.

For Anglo-American University professors, skipping has become an issue within their classes. There is a correlation between students who study abroad and their attendance in class at Anglo-American University. When students come to study abroad, many put their school priorities almost dead last.

May 2, 2011
Involvement in art gives students a broader perspective

“My internship has provided me with the answer to a nagging question: What exactly is a student of humanities supposed to do after finishing school?” 

Students at Anglo-American University are getting involved in the contemporary art community through Professor Karina Kottova’s Cultural Projects Planning class.

The course provides students with experience in art, education and management fields. Kottova requires students to get involved with practical work in the community with an individual cultural project.

April 21, 2011
Students mix culture in the classroom

Almost 200 CEA students enrolled into Anglo-American University this spring. With a normal student size 500, the mixing of students from different cultures within such small class sizes can be a challenge.

Mason Truluck unknowingly began to take advantage of her study abroad experience on the first day of class. She missed the day when her class divided up groups for presentations, leaving her to be a part of a multicultural group. She accepted the challenge. “This group project forces me to step outside of my comfort zone,” Truluck said.

April 12, 2011
Cooperation with CEA brings challenges to some classes

How much will AAU have to change its academic standards to better suit those CEA requires?

Anglo-American University’s students can look forward to seeing more exchange students from the U.S due to a special global partnership agreement Anglo-American University has in place with the Arizona-based CEA study abroad program.

AAU’s full-time students have yet to find out what this really means for their academic future, but the influx is not always welcome by locals, it seems.

April 12, 2011
Health coverage not always clearcut for foreign students

After a night of drinking at the Mecca club, Block’s roommate threw himself against window, which gave way, leaving a four-inch gash on his arm and wrist. A cab was quickly hailed and took the pair to the nearest hospital.

On her fourth day in Prague Kelly Mytinger, an international student who came to study at Anglo-American University without the assistance of a program provider, found herself with an ear and sinus infection.

As she struggled to communicate this information to the receptionist at Fakultni Thomayerova Hospital in February, Mytinger took in her surroundings. Dingy. Sketchy. Doubts of whether she was at a credible hospital ran through her congested head as she stood confused at the counter of what her research told her was an English-speaking institution.

March 23, 2011
The best fried cheese sandwich

As a native New Yorker, I’m no stranger to street food. I constantly joke that the ubiquity of street food in Prague is what made me decide to study here for the semester, and to be honest, I’m hardly joking.

My number one priority when I arrived in Prague was to find the best spot for fried cheese sandwiches.

As a native New Yorker, I’m no stranger to street food. I constantly joke that the ubiquity of street food in Prague is what made me decide to study here for the semester, and to be honest, I’m hardly joking.

My number one priority when I arrived in Prague was to find the best spot for fried cheese sandwiches. This traditional Prague staple consists of a thick slab of fried Edam cheese on a bun, sometimes topped with lettuce and either tartar sauce or mayo.

February 6, 2011
AAC still says 'No Thanks' to Thanksgiving

"I understand and I support [a Thanksgiving feast/celebration]," Krautstengl said, "but it should be organized by the students" and should includes everyone. He added that he is all for "promoting relations between cultures." 

November 15, 2006

The New Anglo-American College in Prague does not officially observe the holidays of non-Czech students by allowing them days off from school. This includes all English and American holidays, even though the college is named after these countries. This is particularly upsetting to some as Thanksgiving, a major secular, American holiday, rapidly approaches, leaving students stuck in class, wishing for a home cooked holiday delight. 

February 6, 2011
AAU Student Council takes office almost unnoticed

Despite this apathy, now they have 11 new representatives - chosen in chaotic elections and in control of a 180,000 Kc budget.

October 22, 2010

February 6, 2011
CEA offers a third way for Western students

What's clear for now is that, inside that two room office in the courtyard, CEA is continually looking to improve the study abroad experience for their students. 

November 15, 2006

February 6, 2011
Ferreting out online student travel deals

A little Internet savvy allows them to compare sites and modes of transportation and then tell their friends - all with a click of a button.

April 30, 2010

February 6, 2011
Foreign students face cultural barriers

Classrooms can be split with American students on one side and Europeans on the other.

April 30, 2010

February 6, 2011
Gimme shelter: the race for housing

"There just wasn't anyone who could help," said McDonough. After searching through the AAC website, she said, she did find that the school provides assistance, but her inquiry email was unreturned.

November 15, 2006

February 6, 2011
Imagine: Rachel Arena reaches out with folk and jazz

She traveled to Prague to find more inspiration and really find herself, she says. "I needed a revival in my life that's why I came here. All this inspiration exploding into my music, writing about Prague and the world."

November 15, 2006

February 6, 2011
Scabies infestation challenges US students

A group of at least 56 U.S. students at Anglo-American University discovered a disturbing answer this semester to what was causing weeks of itching and scratching. What appeared to be tiny mosquito-like bites, but with extreme discomfort, were in reality the result of a relentless parasitic creature.

November 26, 2009

A group of at least 56 U.S. students at Anglo-American University discovered a disturbing answer this semester to what was causing weeks of itching and scratching. What appeared to be tiny mosquito-like bites, but with extreme discomfort, were in reality the result of a relentless parasitic creature.

February 6, 2011
Study abroad at AAC demystified

"I am pleased that I decided to go through a study abroad program here in Prague."

April 3, 2006