The University of Economics, Prague (Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze) is the leading university in the field of management and economics in the Czech Republic. The University of Economics, Prague has six faculties - five in Prague and one in Jindřichův Hradec in South Bohemia. These include: the Faculty of Finance and Accounting, the Faculty of International Relations, the Faculty of Business Administration, the Faculty of Statistics and Informatics and the Faculty of Economics and Public Administration. The faculty based in Jindřichův Hradec is specialized in management. VŠE is composed of about 15 500 students who are served by more than 650 academic staff as well as about 500 non-academic staff.

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How to get there

From metro line A:

Náměstí Míru Station – bus No. 135 (direction Florenc) – Náměstí Winstona Churchilla Station (3rd stop)

Můstek Station – tram No. 9 (direction Spojovací) –Husinecká Station (3rd stop)

From metro line B:

Florenc Station – bus No. 135 (direction Želivského) - Náměstí Winstona Churchilla Station (1st stop)

Náměstí Republiky Station – trams No. 5 (direction Olšanské hřbitovy) & No. 26 (direction Nádraží Hostivař) – Husinecká Station (2nd stop)

Můstek Station – tram No. 9 (direction Spojovací) –Husinecká Station (3rd stop)

From metro line C:

Hlavní nádraží Station – trams No. 5 (direction Olšanské hřbitovy) & No. 9 (direction Spojovací) & No. 26 (direction Nádraží Hostivař) – Husinecká Station (1st stop)

Florenc Station - bus No. 135 (direction Želivského) - Náměstí Winstona Churchilla Station (1st stop)

History of the University of Economics Prague

1919	The Commercial College (VŠO) was founded as an independent department of the Czech Technical University. It had specializations in Wholesale Trade, Banking and the Organization of Industrial Companies.
1929	The VŠO was reorganized and incorporated into the Czech Technical University. The study course was also lengthened to four years.
1934	The VŠO gained the right to award the Doctor of Commercial Sciences degree (RCDr).
1939-45	Along with all other universities the VŠO was closed down by the Nazis.
1949	The University of Political and Economic Sciences was founded containing the faculties of Economics, Politics and Diplomacy and Social Sciences.
1953	The University of Economics (VŠE) was established consisting of five faculties: General Economics, Finance and Credit, Statistics, Production Economics and Commerce.
1990-91	Following the "Velvet Revolution" the VŠE experienced a general reorganization.
1998	The VŠE became a full member of CEMS (Community of European Management Schools).
1999	The VŠE became a full member of PIM (Partnership in International Management).