Prague College

The lecturers on our Masters programme are experienced professionals from industry and business, and also hold high academic qualifications. They have significant teaching, mentoring and coaching experience and are leaders in their organisations and fields. Their role is to coach and guide you through the programme, as you develop the confidence and experience of mastering the material.

 

Stefano holds doctorates in both Mathematics and Philosophy. He earned his degrees from Charles University, the Institute of Mathematics of the Academy of Sciences and the Amedeo Avogadro University, in Vercelli, Italy respectively. His MA in Science Communication was completed at COREP - Centre for Education and Permanent Research - of the Polytechnic University of Turin. 

Stefano was a visiting scholar at Columbia University in New York City and the Isaac Newton Institute in Cambridge.

He founded the Prague College Research Centre in 2008 and is currently exploring with his staff such diverse topics as the history of programming languages, exploring links between art and mathematics in cooperation with the design school, and looking at game theory and its application to philosophy and business management.

Stefano helps to ensure that the research activities of students and staff, and especially the Bachelors and Masters dissertations, are intrinsically connected to the our key areas of inquiry in Business, IT and Art & Design.

His main academic interests are related to mathematics, philosophy, physics and their history and application across disciplines.

Stefano's profile:
http://student.praguecollege.cz/StefanoCavagnetto

 

Bruce Gahir combines experience in financial systems management and working in international institutions together with his teaching experience in economics and business studies.

After graduating from London University, Bruce first worked in the international banking environment before diverting to the study of philosophy and teaching economics, IT and business.

At Prague College Bruce Gahir lectures in Information Systems, Business Ethics and Finance.

 

Qualifications:

London University, Queen Mary College
MSc Applied Mathematics
 
Birkbeck College, University of London
MPhil, Philosophy (Business Ethics)
BA (Hons) Philosophy

London University, Bedford College
BSc (Hons) Mathematics/Physics

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
CIMA Qualification

UK Department of Education - Qualified Teacher Status
PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate in Education

Haris Vassiliades' professional career covers many years of experience in high level marketing and market research projects for Fortune 500 companies across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. In Prague Haris continues to develop his career in marketing at one of the world’s leading consumer research institutions while lecturing in Marketing at Prague College.

Qualifications:

University of Sunderland, United Kingdom
MBA, International Marketing

University of Helsinki, Finland
Diploma, International Business

The Open University, United Kingdom
BA, Psychology

Cyprus College, Cyprus
BBA, Marketing

 

Jorge Vacca came to the Czech Republic in 2001 from Columbia and has established himself as an outstanding manager across various industries in the region.

Jorge finished his Masters in Business Administration at DePaul University in Chicago and has completed professional development programmes in finance management, Prince 2 project management and  Lean Six Sigma.

Jorge currently holds an executive management role with the world's premier global delivery network and lectures on the MSc International Management programme at Prague College

 

Jana currently works as an advisor to business owners, mainly in the fields of strategic management and communication.

 

From 2007 – 2010 she worked as advisor to the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and was a Supervisory Board Member of both the Czech Export Bank and the Export Guarantee & Insurance Corporation. She worked to ensure funding, promotion and due diligence on large scale international projects that involved the export of Czech products and services abroad. As trends, laws and governments change, Jana was also responsible for the planning and strategy of keeping Czech exporting laws and regulations current and relevant. Additionally, in her capacity as Advisor to the Deputy Minister, Jana and the export promotion department proposed and implemented most of the Czech financial crisis solution and management documents.

 

Jana also authored the first plan for the strategic promotion of the Czech Republic abroad from 2003-06, when she worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2007 Jana was made Director of Export Promotion for the Ministry of Industry & Trade. In this role she was responsible for the strategy of promotion of Czech trade and exhibitions internationally, including implementation of the branding strategy of the Czech Republic, managing development aid of the Czech Republic in the field of industry and trade, as well as the management of economic diplomacy; i.e. filling of economic councilor posts at Czech embassies around the world.

Felipe Martinez received both his postgraduate and bachelors degrees in Industrial Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia. He is now completing his PhD in Management at the University of Economics in Prague with his dissertation on Organizational Architecture.

Felipe has developed his business knowledge and experience in Colombia, Argentina, India and the Czech Republic through numerous consulting projects. He has lectured and trained at universities and companies in Argentina, Columbia, Italy and the Czech Republic.

Felipe Martinez lectures at Prague College in Managing Across Cultures on the MSc International Management programme.