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📡 Digital Ethnography: A New Era in Workplace Research

Digital ethnography is becoming a key methodological approach in organizational studies, especially in an era of hybrid and virtual workplaces. As Orel and Dahles (2025) argue, a method originally rooted in anthropology now offers powerful insights into work dynamics, organizational culture, and power relations within digital environments. Their editorial highlights several innovative approaches, including enactive […]

📡 Digital Ethnography: A New Era in Workplace Research

Startup Night 8: Inspiration and Networking Across Prague Universities

The eighth edition of Startup Night brought together nearly two hundred students, young entrepreneurs, and company representatives for an evening full of energy, ideas, and informal conversations at Zenwork Palác ARA. The program featured a pitch session, speed networking, and a workshop on building and scaling applications led by Martin Mazanec. Among the VIP guests […]

Startup Night 8: Inspiration and Networking Across Prague Universities

Course Enterprise in Praxis: Meeting with Martin Strnad, Head of Legal at FTV Prima

As part of the course 3PO546 Enterprise in Praxis, we had the privilege of welcoming Martin Strnad, an attorney with more than seventeen years of professional experience. Over the course of his career, he has worked in in‑house positions at global technology companies as well as in leading Czech law firms, where he specialized in […]

Course Enterprise in Praxis: Meeting with Martin Strnad, Head of Legal at FTV Prima

Business and Finance Without Illusions: Alumni of the Entrepreneurship Minor Back at VSE

As part of the course 3PO542 Foundation of Business, we welcomed two inspiring guests from Česká spořitelna – Ondřej Vaněk and Marta Hejlová, alumni of our Entrepreneurship – Startups and Innovation minor. Their lecture gave students a direct look into how banks approach business financing, from startups to established companies. Through practical examples from winemaking, […]

Business and Finance Without Illusions: Alumni of the Entrepreneurship Minor Back at VSE

Students Experienced Social Enterprises First-Hand

During November 2025, students of the courses 3PO301 Social Entrepreneurship and 3PO550 Social Innovation had the opportunity to visit two social enterprise cafés in Prague. The first was Kavárna Stará škola in Smíchov, operated by the organization Elpida, which supports seniors in living an active and fulfilling life. In addition to the café, Elpida runs […]

Students Experienced Social Enterprises First-Hand

Guest in 3PO310: Radmila Pinkavová Jirkovská – From Corporate to Digital Nomadism

Our recent guest in 3PO310: Freelancing and Digital Nomadism was Radmila Pinkavová Jirkovská, mentor, coach, and freelancer, who after twenty years at TV NOVA (7 years as Editor-in-Chief and 13 years as HR Director) left the corporate world and set off on a journey around the globe. She spent a year as a digital nomad, […]

Guest in 3PO310: Radmila Pinkavová Jirkovská – From Corporate to Digital Nomadism

Guest Speaker in 3PO310: Jaroslav Lhota on Nomadism and Travel

In the course 3PO310: Freelancing and Digital Nomadism, we welcomed Jaroslav Lhota, a Czech traveler and co-founder of the travel agency Adventura.cz, which he has successfully operated for 36 years. Jaroslav brought authentic stories from his journeys and shared practical advice for life on the road. He emphasized not only the romantic side of travel […]

Guest Speaker in 3PO310: Jaroslav Lhota on Nomadism and Travel

Guest in 3PO310: Šárka Pelikánová on Business and Taxes in the World of Freelancing

As part of the course 3PO310: Freelancing and Digital Nomadism, we had the pleasure of welcoming Šárka Pelikánová, owner of the accounting and tax firm CEG.cz. Šárka founded her company at the age of 23 and today leads a team of 15 people, including her mother. She gained experience not only in the Czech Republic […]

Guest in 3PO310: Šárka Pelikánová on Business and Taxes in the World of Freelancing

Financial Management as the Entrepreneur’s Compass

As part of the 3PO101 Introduction to Entrepreneurship course, students had the opportunity to welcome Václav Nedvídek, founder of My Value Officer. His lecture focused on what it truly means to manage a business “by the numbers” – with a clear plan and the ability to make informed decisions. Students learned how a financial plan […]

Financial Management as the Entrepreneur’s Compass

Martin Vohánka: Technology, Democracy, and Human Connection

The guest of the course 3PO544: Managing the Growth of New Business was Martin Vohánka, founder of Eurowag and an active philanthropist. In his compelling talk, he shared not only his entrepreneurial journey but also deeper reflections on the role of technology, democracy, and human interaction in today’s society. Using a range of examples, he […]

Martin Vohánka: Technology, Democracy, and Human Connection