Anglo-American University (AAU)

Anglo-American University, founded in 1990, is the oldest private institution of higher education in the Czech Republic. It prides itself on providing a personalized, distinctive university education in English, stemming from best American and British academic traditions that form future leaders, citizens of the world and high profile individuals ready to get globally engaged in world matters.

Since its founding Anglo-American University has become a center of academic excellence where students from more than 60 countries all over the world come to pursue their academic study.

Located in beautiful baroque palaces in Prague's historic Malá Strana, Anglo-American University has become a center of academic excellence where students from all over the world come to pursue academic study in an environment that encourages intellectual curiosity, leadership, cooperation and respect for cultural and national diversity.

AAU prides itself on having a core international faculty trained at fine universities worldwide, including the Ivy League.

Anglo-American University is divided into five schools:

School of Business Administration

The School of Business Administration provides up-to-date theoretical knowledge in economics and management with a strong emphasis on practical applications to real business world situations.

School of International Relations and Diplomacy

The School of International Relations & Diplomacy covers the areas of international relations, international economy, international law, conflict studies, diplomatic history and diplomatic protocol.

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

The School of Humanities & Social Sciences incorporates a wide range of subjects including politics, psychology, sociology, art, literature and media studies.

School of Journalism

The School of Journalism is now accepting students for its new BA program in Journalism & Communications, which commences Fall semester 2010.

This program will place a strong emphasis on teaching Multimedia skills with required courses like New Media-Digital Tools, Documentary & Digital Photography, Broadcast News & Video Production, and Visual Culture.

John H. Carey II School of Law

The Comparative Law program at Anglo-American University emphasizes equally the fundamentals of Civil law and Anglo-American law based on common law principles.