2010
November, 10, 2010
Guest Lecture by an Award-Winning Architect
Thomas Bitnar, AIA, RIBA, CKA, Leed Green Associate
"Selected Projects 1973 - 2010: CZ, USA, Germany"
Thomas Bitnar has had thirty-seven years of extensive experience in architecture and urban design, has been an architecture educator for nineteen years and is a twenty-year member of the American Institute of Architects. He received his Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and was awarded a B.A. and an M.S. in Architecture from CVUT, Czech Technical University School of Architecture and Town Planning and an M.S. in Architecture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague.
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October 20, 2010
Talk by Cyril Svoboda, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic:
“Implications of the Lisbon Treaty for the Czech Republic”
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October 11, 2010
The Prague Wanderer covers UNYP Symposium. Read a report by Cassidy Heavens, NYU in Prague student here
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October 8, 2010
UNYP 2010 SYMPOSIUM
MEETING CRISIS WITH WISDOM: CHARTING OUR WAY FORWARD IN POLITICS, BUSINESS, FINANCE, LAW & EDUCATION
PROGRAM pdf
Welcome and introductory remarks
Dr. Andreas Antonopoulos, UNYP Rector; Dr.Evelyn Wells, Empire State College
Event moderator: Dr. David Starr-Glass – Empire State College
1st panel: LAW
Rule of Law principles: applicable for improved practices in diverse fields/process drives results
Moderator: Anna Higgs, LL.M, J.D. – University of New York in Prague
Dr. Max Hilaire – Empire State College; Morgan State University video
William Cohn, J.D. – University of New York in Prague
Zdeněk Kühn, Ph.D., LL.M., S.J.D. – NYU in Prague; Charles University Law School video
2nd Panel: BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Rethinking economic theory and business practice: towards transparency, sustainability and ethical practices
Moderator: William Pattison – University of New York in Prague
Dr. Eric Zencey – Empire State College video
David Muir – University of New York in Prague video
Alex Raiman – UNYP alumnus; Impact o.s. video
Radim Bureš – Transparency International video
Keynote address – Dr. Jiří Pehe, Director, New York University in Prague video
3rd panel: POLITICS
Towards accountability: rooting out corruption and expanding the public sphere
Moderator: John Strong – University of New York in Prague
Martin Jan Stránský – The New Presence and Přítomnost video
Monika MacDonagh-Pajerová – NYU in Prague; YES for Europe video
Benjamin Cunningham – The Prague Post video
Robert Basch – Director, Open Society Institute video
4th panel: EDUCATION
Imparting wisdom: teaching sound values and practices to build a culture that is knowledgeable, caring and sustainable
Moderator: Shaana Aljoe – University of New York in Prague
Dr. Charles Webel – University of New York in Prague video
Tess Slavičková – University of New York in Prague video
Jan Felt – UNYP alumnus; Mather Public Relations video
Ph.D. Eva Janebova – Charles University video
Concluding remarks/summing-up video – William Cohn; Dr. Jiří Pehe Symposium Resolution pdf
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March 19, 2010
HOW IS LITERATURE IN EAST-CENTRAL EUROPE AND RUSSIA FARING AFTER 1989?
PIDEC Annual Conference
Program:
9.00-11.30 am
Panel 1: East-Central European and Russian Literature
Moderator: Igor Pomerantsev (RFE/RL)
Panelists
Michael Kunichika (Russian Studies, New York University)
Cristina Vatulescu (Comparative Literature, New York University)
Eliot Borenstein (Russian and Slavic Studies, New York University)
12:00-2:00pm
Panel 2: Czech Literature
Moderator: Jiří Pehe (NYU in Prague)
Panelists
Clarice Cloutier (Charles University and NYU in Prague)
Tomáš Vrba (NYU in Prague)
Peter Zusi (University College London)
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March 10, 2010
Guest lecture: “Central And Eastern Europe After 1989: HAS MARRIAGE GONE OUT OF STYLE?”
by
Zdena Novotna, M.A.
Ms. Novotna has academic background in sociology with main focus on issues related to family, marriage, gender roles, culture, changing social trends and norms. She received M.A. in Applied Sociology and Public Policy from Anglo-American University in Prague,and is currently working on PhD program at the Faculty of Philosophy, Charles University, Prague.
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March 8, 2010
Screening of the award-winning documentary film
"FORGOTTEN TRANSPORTS" followed by a discussion with the movie director Lukáš Přibyl
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February 23, 2010
Guest lecture: "USING THE WEB AS A PLATFORM FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY" by Ilan Sztulman - Deputy Director of Public Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, and Former Deputy Manager, Information and Internet Department, Communication Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Israel
Mr. Sztulman covered following topics:
- Google – the threat and the opportunity –Using Google's tools as an information source for Political and Diplomatic campaigns
- The revolution of Social Media today and its practical use for Diplomatic and political purposes
- Practical examples from the Israeli Public Diplomacy experience
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February 3 - 28, 2010
Exhibition: "NEIGHBORS WHO DISAPPEARED" project at NYU in Prague
About the project:
The Education and Culture Centre of the Jewish Museum in Prague (ECC JMP) in collaboration with its project partner Forgotten NGO, with a support of the Terezín Memorial, Hidden Child, Czech Federation of Jewish Communities, invite anyone interested to participate in a unique project called “Neighbours Who Disappeared”. This project is a social phenomenon of the Czech Republic. In the light of strong assimilation of the Jewish population till 1939 and following radical change and in the shade of the period 1945-1989, which did not care of the gradual devastation of historic sights and religious life, the path on vanishing traces of local Jewish settlement might for young people become a find of special context. The goal of the project is to offer the students aged 12 – 18 new questions on the basis of first-hand information within a certain lokality and a period of World War II. . These questions are regarding the fate of people who were part of life in Czech and Moravian municipalities and who suddenly disappeared from the close neighborhoods of past generations. For more information see www.zmizeli-sousede.cz
