On Saturday, 23 June 2012, the graduation ceremony for students at University of New York in Prague (UNYP) took place in the representative spaces of Žofín Palace in Prague.

During the graduation ceremony, diplomas were awarded to 186 students (among them 65 Czechs and 24 Slovaks), both from UNYP and from its partner institutions.  The main speakers at this year’s graduation event included Professor Simon Jarvis, deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Greenwich in the United Kingdom, and Erik Best, journalist and publisher of the Fleet Sheet in the Czech Republic.

In the group of this year’s graduates, 77 students earned American bachelor’s degrees from Empire State College (ESC), which is part of the State University of New York (SUNY), and 24 earned European bachelor’s degrees from UNYP.  50 students MBA degrees from the Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch (IUKB) based in Switzerland and 5 earned MBA degrees awarded by UNYP.  A further 18 recipients of master’s degrees received diplomas from Philadelphia-based LaSalle University.  12 students received LL.M degrees from Britain’s University of Greenwich.

The school offers the best possible university education in the English language in Central Europe, with bachelor’s degrees in business administration, communications and mass media, IT management, international economic relations, English language and literature, psychology, finance and marketing.  UNYP offers master’s programs in clinical/counseling psychology, international and commercial law and professional communication and public relations, along with MBA degrees in finance and banking, entrepreneurship, human resources, information systems, management, marketing, project management and sustainability.