Institute Of Economic Studies, Faculty Of Social Sciences, Charles University company information, Employees & Contact Information

The Institute of Economic Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University is a leading economics and finance school in the Czech Republic with a strong research record, an active alumni network, and both international and professional recognition. The Institute offers both undergraduate and post-graduate programs with the aim of providing internationally highly competitive education in the beautiful city of Prague. For international students, we offer tuition-based programs Bachelor in Economics and Finance, Master in Economics and Finance, Corporate Strategy and Finance and Ph.D. in Economics. The Bachelor’s Degree program at the Institute is widely regarded as an excellent economics and finance degree in the Czech Republic, and also in the European terms. The program contains a strong quantitative core in mathematics, statistics, and econometrics. Graduates of the program successfully proceed to graduate programs in economics or finance at high-profile institutions, e.g. Columbia, Princeton, Oxford, Cambridge, LSE or University of Zürich. Our Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in economics and finance are recognized by the CFA Institute University Recognition Program. All graduates are also eligible for exemption of ACCA Papers F1-F3. The atmosphere at the Institute is genuinely international. We have Erasmus+ exchange agreements with over 60 high-level European universities and educational institutions worldwide. Also, we annually host 100 exchange students and 100 international students out of 700 students overall. Our graduates are employed in a variety of companies and industries in Central Europe and worldwide, mainly in consulting companies, banks, central banks and international institutions, energy companies, private equity, investment, and pension funds, insurance companies, public sector and academia. Many graduates also proceed to advanced studies at prestigious universities, either for doctoral programs or for business degrees.