At the moment the study is online but at least from my point of view I can say that everyone tries to make it as smooth running as possible. I was pleasantly surprised by larger amount of team projects which is not that common anywhere at UCT. Such team projects can have a form of case studies or semester projects. At least some form of student cooperation is included in almost every subject which is helpful to fulfil our socialization needs. For example, I can mention the subject Project Management, where our team had opportunity to create social media profiles mainly for the Economic programmes at School of Business UCT. Overall, I think everyone imagined studying this semester in a different way.
What’s the difference between online learning at high school and at university?
Low tuition and living costs, high-quality education, and a safe and comfortable living environment allow me to study in Prague with peace of mind, and also reassure my parents. Rigorous and conscientious teachers and well-known school make my graduation diploma highly valuable. As the best engineering university in the Czech Republic, studying business here has really given me both business thinking and technical knowledge, and I am sure that the employment opportunities after graduation will also greatly increase.
After settling in, I started researching public universities and came across the UCT School of Business, which stood out as one of the best in the city. The admissions process was smooth, I was warmly welcomed and all my questions were thoroughly answered by the admissions officer.
Working on this project was an absolute pleasure and fed my desire to take charge and succeed. I have learned a terrific amount about leadership, team dynamics and alignment, project management and competition analysis on top of getting the chance to work on my decision making skills!
Since the year 2022 came to an end, I’ve been reflecting on my accomplishments. At the top of my list is graduating university, which was one of my main goals for this year.
UCT Prague offers a variety of challenging and diverse courses that provide students with the opportunity to learn and apply key concepts in real-world settings. One such course is project management, where students have the opportunity to plan and execute a project following official guidelines, providing valuable benefits for the entire school community. These hands-on learning experiences allow students to apply knowledge they learned in the classroom to real-world scenarios, strengthening their understanding of the subject matter and preparing them for successful careers.
Because I would like to enroll for my master’s degree abroad and study Entrepreneurship and Innovation, I have just confirmed my enthusiasm both for this area and for surrounding myself with amazing international people. I hope that through my future studies I will dive deeper into entrepreneurial thinking and gain more practice. My long-held ambition is to start my own business, and I am excited that we had the opportunity to build a network of many inspirational people because you never know when you can meet and work together again.
I had the opportunity to attend the Budapest Intensive Programme 2022. We spent one week in the capital city of Hungary, as the name suggests. The main goal was to improve our digital storytelling skills. We took fascinating seminars with Hungarian experts in fields such as marketing, advertising, and social media. I practiced how to lead a small project and deliver an outcome in a short time, which was a tourism promotional video.Shangzhou Xia BSc
Admission Representative
The four years of my engineering (B-Tech) focused on solving problems and on enhancing creativity. During this time, I studied a lot of technical subjects. It was combined with practical and theoretical knowledge.
I completed my B-Tech and started working for a company. Few years into a job I realised how important it is to have managerial skills if I wanted to excel in my career. After working full time for about 2.5 years, I decided to get a master’s degree but at the same time I did not want to waste everything I had studied previously. I wanted the best of engineering and the management world and after quite a lot of research I came across MSc Course provided by School of Business UCT Prague.
Moving to a new country where I did not know anyone was a very big decision, but I really wanted to pursue this course and discussed it with my family, and they supported my decision. I contacted the admission representative from international office and found them very helpful and friendly making the overall experience very smooth. They helped me every step of the way till the time I moved to Prague.
When I landed in Prague the admission representative was there to pick me up and helped me settle in the dormitory also becoming one of my first friends abroad. I was told while moving here that the language can be a barrier and I was a little frightened in the beginning but as I started meeting people, I found out that they are really very helpful and polite. In my 1.5 years of living in Prague I did not ever feel that language is a barrier here. The younger generation speaks English really well. Prague has one of the best Public transportation system I have witnessed which makes it really easy to move around. As students you also get many benefits as discounts in the University canteen, transportation pass and discounts in some food joints. Prague is extremely safe and is one of the best cities for a student in my experience and now I can say I have totally fallen in love with Prague.
The skills and knowledge gained during my B-Tech helped me with the subjects as many subjects used a mathematical approach. The teachers here at UCT treat us like colleagues which makes the students feel professional from the very beginning. The professors here have a very rich industrial background with years of experience. They use case studies to teach us which makes the classes interesting and even more practical.
I gained exposure to a diverse and international group of UCT classmates as well as their insights on the industries they have worked making a very dynamic classroom environment. The UCT School of Business prepared me for today’s job market. After completing my graduation I joined an American multinational company. I am so happy I made the right decision to join UCT, I would not have done it any other way.
Swati Kushwaha, graduate, Innovation Project Management (MSc)
Admission Representative, School of Business UCT Prague
