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Japanese Music Sounded Through the University Japanese Music Sounded Through the University 11. 4. 2025 Author: Michal Kolmaš Metropolitan University Prague hosted a captivating Japanese cultural event featuring a live performance of traditional music and dance. The performers including some notable cultural figures from Japan such as Mayumi Ono and Eiren Nishikawa introduced the audience to the elegant and refined world of buyō dance and traditional Japanese instruments, including six kotos and a shamisen. Their performance combined grace, precision, and deep cultural symbolism, leaving a strong impression on all attendees.
Korean Everyday Life Through the Eyes of an Erasmus Student at Soongsil University in Seoul Korean Everyday Life Through the Eyes of an Erasmus Student at Soongsil University in Seoul 8. 4. 2025 Author: Sofia Sliacka My Erasmus stay in South Korea and my first impressions so far have been among the most intense and enriching experiences I've had during this period. Every day here, I discover something new – from history to high-tech daily life – and I’m constantly fascinated by how organized and thoughtfully planned everything is. For example, the ability to rent a power bank in the subway using a QR code and return it at a completely different location. Everything is fast, efficient, and it’s clear how much Koreans value systematic progress.
More Than Just Language Study in Taiwan More Than Just Language Study in Taiwan 28. 3. 2025 Author: Tamara Petriková Students of Metropolitan University Prague were given the unique opportunity to participate in a three-month language stay in Taiwan, specifically at National Chengchi University in the capital city, Taipei.
Prague City Guide Tour 2025 Prague City Guide Tour 2025 19. 3. 2025 Authors: Zlata Pidperyho and Anna Piliuhina On the 7th and 15th of March 2025, we held our traditional Prague city tour for the summer semester Erasmus students.
Internship at the Consulate in Hong Kong is the Best Experience, Says an Asian Studies Student Internship at the Consulate in Hong Kong is the Best Experience, Says an Asian Studies Student 17. 3. 2025 Author: Klára Krautwurstová Klára Krautwurstová, a master’s student in Asian Studies, sends her greetings from her internship at the Czech Consulate in Hong Kong and encourages others: go for it too!
Transnational Training, Education, and Knowledge Exchange in Revolutionary Cuba Transnational Training, Education, and Knowledge Exchange in Revolutionary Cuba 11. 3. 2025 Author: editors Dr. Katerina Brezinova, a head of the Iberoamerian Center of Metrpolitan University Prague, is just back from the University of Cambridge’s Newnham College. Along with Tanya Harmer from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Emily Snyder from University of Cambridge, Dr. Brezinova has organized there a two-day international conference: "Transnational Training, Education, and Knowledge Exchange in Revolutionary Cuba." (March 7-8, 2025)
Indian Ambassador Visits MUP to Discuss Closer Cooperation Indian Ambassador Visits MUP to Discuss Closer Cooperation 25. 2. 2025 Author: Michal Kolmaš Indian Ambassador Raveesh Kumar paid a ceremonial visit to Metropolitan University Prague (MUP). During a meeting with the university’s rector and representatives of the Department of Asian Studies, he highlighted the department as one of the few in the Czech Republic focusing on India and outlined possible avenues for future collaboration.
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Japanese Music Sounded Through the University Japanese Music Sounded Through the University 11. 4. 2025 Author: Michal Kolmaš Metropolitan University Prague hosted a captivating Japanese cultural event featuring a live performance of traditional music and dance. The performers including some notable cultural figures from Japan such as Mayumi Ono and Eiren Nishikawa introduced the audience to the elegant and refined world of buyō dance and traditional Japanese instruments, including six kotos and a shamisen. Their performance combined grace, precision, and deep cultural symbolism, leaving a strong impression on all attendees. Korean Everyday Life Through the Eyes of an Erasmus Student at Soongsil University in Seoul Korean Everyday Life Through the Eyes of an Erasmus Student at Soongsil University in Seoul 8. 4. 2025 Author: Sofia Sliacka My Erasmus stay in South Korea and my first impressions so far have been among the most intense and enriching experiences I've had during this period. Every day here, I discover something new – from history to high-tech daily life – and I’m constantly fascinated by how organized and thoughtfully planned everything is. For example, the ability to rent a power bank in the subway using a QR code and return it at a completely different location. Everything is fast, efficient, and it’s clear how much Koreans value systematic progress. More Than Just Language Study in Taiwan More Than Just Language Study in Taiwan 28. 3. 2025 Author: Tamara Petriková Students of Metropolitan University Prague were given the unique opportunity to participate in a three-month language stay in Taiwan, specifically at National Chengchi University in the capital city, Taipei.
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