PCU is full of people who are passionate about what they do. Students, lecturers, administrators, our senior managers and founders are proud of the institution that has been built since 2004 through careful attention to quality of teaching and learning, and dedication to working hard to achieve excellent results.
Jeff has an executive function as Vice President of Prague City University, supporting developments across the academic Schools. He contributes to building and implementing our long-term vision for the University, manages our British accreditation and programmes and he is co-chair of the Academic Council Executive (ACE).
Veronika is Dean of the School of Media & IT. Her main interest is cognitive science and mathematics, as well as life-long learning and self-development of adult learners. She teaches a range of modules that focus on mathematics and database design for technically-oriented classes, and professional and personal development for soft-skill-oriented classes. She is member of the Academic Council Executive (ACE).
President and CEO
Originally from Edmonton in Canada, Douglas Hajek completed secondary school in Italy and, after working in Canada and Japan, settled in Prague in 1990.
Doug holds an MBA in Higher Education Management from UCL Institute of Education, University of London (United Kingdom), and his undergraduate degree is a Joint Honours BA in History and Philosophy from McGill University in Montreal (Canada). Doug also attended the United World College of the Adriatic in Duino (Italy), where he completed his International Baccalaureate.
"I am committed to the idea that higher education should be a dialogue and conversation, a journey of discovery undertaken by lecturers and students together. The opportunity to experience university should be available throughout one's life course, and at its best, higher education can be a wonderful and transformative experience."
Prague City University was founded with the goal of creating an institution that promotes and enables these ideals, and Doug was responsible for Prague College's initial vision to develop a learning environment for three separate but related disciplines: business, art & design and computing. He led the project to attaining university status in the Czech Republic and oversaw the transformation of Prague College to Prague City University.
As Director and executive officer for Prague City University, Doug's responsibilities include:
Douglas holds primary responsibility for the strategic development of the college, and for the accreditation and development of our programmes with Teesside University and Pearson - BTEC. Doug also leads relations with the Czech Ministry of Education and partner universities, companies and other organisations around the world.
Douglas Hajek has been working in international education for over 30 years, first teaching in Japan and then Prague. He began managing education in 1991, when he founded a corporate training organization that provided up to one thousand professional education programmes annually for more than twelve years. At Prague City University, Douglas has taught business management, administration and information systems.
Other professional activities during his career include magazine and book publishing, design and art catalogue publishing, as well as cultural management. In this regard, he was co-founder and publisher of Yazzyk Magazine, the first literary and art magazine published in English in Prague after 1989 (link), as well as producer for the artist at the Czech Pavillion of the 48th Venice Biennale in 1999 and at dozens of exhibitions around the world.
Douglas is interested in all aspects of transnational education, and especially new developments in national and international systems of quality assurance and enhancement. Recent presentations and reports include:
MBA, UCL Institute of Education, University of London
BA (Joint Honours), McGill University, Montreal
International Baccalaureate, UWC Adriatic, Italy
Vice President - Academic Affairs
Jeffrey Buehler joined Prague College (now Prague City University) at its very beginning and was instrumental in each of the phases that have marked its development since 2004. In recognition of his crucial role in setting up the direction of the college and its environment and culture, he was given an Honorary Founder award at the graduation ceremony in 2009. He is currently Vice President and oversees academic development across the four Schools. He has lectured in in the MSc International Management programme at PCU.
Prior to joining the university, Jeff was deeply involved in the Czech and international art scenes. For five years he edited the contemporary art magazine Umělec International, helping to bring it to audiences around the world. He produced, edited or translated a number of books by renowned Czech artists and poets, including Martin Zet, David Černý, Jan Hísek, and Jiří Černický.
For nearly two years he worked with a team of curators and translators from the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague and publishing house Argo to publish the exclusive monograph of artist and graphic designer Ladislav Sutnar. He has published essays on contemporary art in newspapers and magazines around Europe.
Jeff holds a BA in English from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and a postgraduate MA in Applied Educational Leadership and Management with the Institute of Education, University of London.
MA, University of London, IOE
BA, University of Wisconsin
Rektor, Czech University Accreditation & Programmes (Akcent College VŠ) and Dean of the School of Education
Zdenek’s role at Prague College is Rektor of the Czech University Accreditation and Programmes and he also serves as the Dean of the School of Education.
Zdenek chaired the Department of General Linguistics at Charles University and served two terms in Charles University Senate. He also pursues his own professional and educational interests in general linguistics.
Zdeněk teaches courses in general linguistics focusing namely on language structure and issue of cognitive linguistics (undergraduate and graduate level) and tutors PhD linguistics students.
Zdeněk holds a CSc. degree in General Linguistics (Charles University) and MA degrees in Czech Studies, Aesthetics and Mathematics (Charles University). He is an Associate Professor in General Linguistics.
He has been a visiting Associate Professor with the University of Virginia and held a Senior Fulbright Scholarship in the US and a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship in Bellagio, Italy.
Zdeněk’s research tackles issues of language understanding, interlingual interface and linguistics methodology.
Czech:
Rektor Akcent College. Zdeněk působil jako vedoucí katedry lingvistika na Karlově univerzitě a byl členem Senátu Karlovy univerzity po dvě volební období. Vedle toho se věnuje vědecké a pedagogické činnosti.
Zdeněk učí kurzu se zaměřením na struktury jazyka a kognitivní otázky jazykové komunikace, a to jak v rámci bakalářského, tak magisterského studia. Je konzultantem doktorského studia lingvistiky na Kalově univerzitě.
Zdeněk je CSc. v obecné lingvistice (Karlova univerzita), magisterských diplomů v bohemistice, estetice (Filozofická fakulta Karlovy Univerzita) a matematice (Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta Karlovy univerzity). Je docentem obecné jazykovědy.
Působil jako hostující docent na University of Virginia v US, jako Senior Fulbright Scholarv US a jako Rockefeller Foundation Fellow v Belagiu v Itálii.
Zdeňkova badatelské činnost se zaměřuje na problematiku porozumění jazykové komunikaci, na problematiku přechodu mezi jazyky a na otázky metodologie lingvistiky.
CSc. – General Linguistics, Charles University
PhDr. – Comparative Literature, Charles University
MA – Mathematics, Charles University
MA – Czech Studies & Aesthetics, Charles University
Dean of School of Art & Design
A member of the Senior Management Group since 2010, George brings his experience as a professional photographer and educator to his role as Dean of the School of Art and Design.
MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University
BA, James Madison University
Dean of School of Business
As Dean of the School of Business and Programme Leader of MSc International Management, Stefano develops key academic, professional and strategic partnerships while sharing his passion for teaching and pursuing his own professional and educational interests in mathematics, ethics, behavioural finance and business management.
Stefano teaches Finance, Business Ethics, Statistics, Programming and Management Research at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Stefano holds a PhD in Mathematics (Charles University, Institute of Mathematics of the Academy of Science of Czech Republic) and is a Doctor in Philosophy of Amedeo Avogadro University, in Vercelli, Italy. Stefano also holds a professional MA in Science Communication (COREP - Centre for Education and Permanent Research - of the Polytechnic-University of Turin). Stefano has been visiting scholar at Columbia University in New York City and Visiting Fellow at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge.
He has been a guest lecturer at Columbia University in New York, and at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge. At Prague College Stefano also runs the Centre for Research and Interdisciplinary Studies (CRIS).
Stefano’s research lies at the boundary of philosophy, mathematics and finance. A part of his research focuses on Business Ethics, Corporate Governance and CSR, with a special interest in decision-making models and ethical decision making. A second area of research focuses on Portfolio Theory, CAPM, algorithmic trading and efficiency of financial markets, and the epistemic foundation of classic financial theory. A third area of research is focused on behavioural finance and alternative existing theories of modern finance, with particular attention devoted to fractal pricing models in the study of volatility.
In 2008 Stefano founded the Prague College Research Centre, now CRIS (Centre for Research and Interdisciplinary Studies) and he is currently exploring with his staff such diverse topics as the area where finance meets philosophy and psychology. Stefano is chief editor of the college's academic journal, the CRIS Bulletin.
PhD, Charles University
Dr, Amedeo Avogadro University
MA, Polytechnic University of Turin & University of Turin
Dean of School of Media & IT
Dr Douchova has been with PCU since 2008, starting as an associate lecturer. In 2009, she became a principal lecturer in the School of IT and Computing, in 2011 she was the recipient of the Prague City University “Excellence in Teaching” award, since 2012 she was the Programme Leader for BSc (Hons) Computing, and currently she leads the School of Media and IT.
Veronika studied Mathematics and Geometry at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, and Logic at the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, both at Charles University. After gaining her MSc. in Mathematics, she continued in graduate studies in Applied Mathematics, finishing her Ph.D. in cognitive science at the department of logic under the supervision of Prof. Jaroslav Nesetril. She is proud to have an Erdos number of 2.
Veronika has more than twenty years' teaching experience. She previously taught at the Czech Technical University (Applied Mathematics and Geometry for Engineers and Architects), in the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (Discrete Mathematics for IT) and in the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy (Logic). She is an enthusiastic teacher who believes in inner motivation.
Veronika says: "I much prefer the environment of an international school, where students are considered partners in learning."
Selected Publications
PhD, Charles University
MSc, Charles University
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