On the 21st of June, 2019 the University of New York in Prague held their graduation ceremony at Palác Žofín on the beautiful island, Slovanský ostrov. The ceremony was opened by H. E. Stephen B. King, US Ambassador to the Czech Republic, followed by an inspirational speech by PhDr. Jindřich Fryč, State Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic. “The education our graduates have received will be their passport to future success and one of the most valuable assets in their lives and I am so proud of all of them,” said Sotiris Foutsis, UNYP General Manager.
UNYP Graduation Ceremony took place on Slovanský ostrov
The event honored nearly 200 graduates from over 40 countries
H. E. Stephen B. King, the U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic
From left: Sotiris Foutsis, UNYP General Manager; Sheila Marie Aird, Director of European Programs, SUNY Empire State College; Nikki Shrimpton, Interim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, SUNY Empire State College; Ilias Foutsis, UNYP President; and Athanassios Pantazopoulos, UNYP Director of LL.M. Program
Jindřich Fryč, State Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic
From left: Sheila Marie Aird, Director of European Programs, SUNY Empire State College; Nikki Shrimpton, Interim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, SUNY Empire State College;
H. E. Stephen B. King, the U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Repub- lic; and Sotiris Foutsis, UNYP General Manager
From left: Ilias Foutsis, UNYP President; H. E. Stephen B. King, the U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic; and Jindřich Fryč, State Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic
From left: H. E. Efthymios Efthymiades, Ambassador of Greece to the Czech Republic; Sotiris Foutsis, UNYP General Manager; and Jindřich Fryč, State Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic
From left: Ilias Foutsis, UNYP President; Jindřich Fryč, State Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic; Eva Anderová, UNYP Vice President for Public Affairs; and Jan Fischer, former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
Sheila Marie Aird, Director of European Programs, SUNY Empire State College, with graduates
UNYP Graduates in the Great Hall of the Žofín Palace
Earl of St Andrews, Chancellor of University of Bolton
Ilias Foutsis, UNYP President
Graduation Ceremony
UNYP students graduate
The Great Hall of the Žofín Palace