About Summer Programs
Welcome to the UPCES Summer Program!
UPCES is an undergraduate liberal arts study abroad program at CERGE-EI and Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. In addition to the popular semester programs, UPCES has organized exceptional SUMMER PROGRAM that provides a rewarding opportunity to students, especially those who did not get a chance to experience studying abroad in 2020.
This unique program offers you a chance to see the world from an entirely new perspective. You'll have the opportunity to study new subjects, get a peep inside a new foreign language through interactive workshops, gain new insights, and immerse yourself in a European culture.
UPCES offers a personalized approach to study abroad. Our mission is to provide undergraduates with an unmatched six weeks abroad in Prague through dedicated instruciton, international integration, and excellent program support.
Summer Program at a Glance
- Location: Prague, Czech Republic
- Building: Schebek Palace
- University: Charles University Faculty of Humanities, CERGE-EI
- Director: Nicki Norris
- Dates: View our Academic Calendar
- Credits: 6 academic credits per program
- Course load: 2 courses per program
- Language of Instruction: All courses taught in English
- Eligibility: 3.0 GPA and four completed college semesters
- Housing: Student housing included in tuition
- Application: Online
We offer three programs each containing two courses.
1. THE FIGHT FOR TRUTH
A. The Holocaust as a Mirror and Magnifying Glass of the Recent Planetary Crisis
B. Propaganda and Society
2. PRAGUE AND CENTRAL EUROPE BETWEEN HISTORY AND FILM
A. Prague as a Living History
B. Film as a Mirror of History Ideology and Individual Freedom
3. POLITICS AND ECONOMICS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
A. European Integration and Politics of Belonging in Europe
B. Comperative Economics and Economics of Transition
