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SpecialThe symbolic and practical implications of the Schengen expansion
On December 21 the Czech Republic made another significant step in becoming
a fully-fledged member of the European Union. At midnight, Czechs, along
with nine other new EU member states, abolished their border controls and
become part of the border-free Schengen area. Almost two decades after the
fall of the Iron Curtain, the final barrier separating the former Eastern
and Western bloc has been lifted. On the day of the country’s accession
to the Schengen zone, I spoke to Ivo Slosarcik, lecturer of European and
international law at Charles University. I started by asking him how the
country’s entry to Schengen is going to affect people’s lives:
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Current AffairsCzechs have new chances to study abroad
Studying abroad has been increasingly popular ever since 1989, and now with
EU membership bringing lower tuition fees, even more Czechs consider
studying abroad. The International Fair for Languages, Education and
Cultures, Expolingua offered the Prague public an overview of different
international educational possibilities in terms of studying at
university, language learning, cultural experience and working abroad.
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One on OneHana Rambouskova - on the Fulbright Program in the Czech Republic
In 1991 Czechoslovakia first signed an agreement with Washington
establishing a Fulbright Commission in Prague - guaranteeing the
possibility for Czech lecturers and students to win scholarships to U.S.
universities - as well as providing for outstanding American students and
teachers to study and work in the Czech Republic. Hana Rambouskova is the
Commission's Program Coordinator in Prague. Recently she sat down with
Radio Prague to tell us about the Fulbright program and its importance
here.
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Current AffairsBritish universities keen to attract talented Czech students
One of the most tangible benefits of joining the European Union is that it
is now much easier for Czechs to study abroad. This is a very attractive
prospect not just for young Czechs - keen to gain qualifications, learn
languages and see the world - but also for West European universities
themselves. In the competitive environment of today's academic world
universities are always on the look-out for good students. That was what
brought a small team from the University of Salford in the north of
England to Prague this week. They held a series of public seminars to
inform Czech teenagers and their parents about the opportunities on offer.
David Vaughan caught up with Andrew Finch from the international office of
the University of Salford, who told him why they had come.
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Business NewsPassivity, not labour restrictions, will likely stem Czech 'brain drain' to West
Prague's Charles University is the oldest in the whole of Central Europe —
having been founded in 1348 by Charles IV— so, even allowing for outbreaks
of war and the bubonic plague, the venerable institution has been handing
out diplomas for some 650 years. But what makes the "Class of
2004" unique is that this years' freshly minted graduates will also
be citizens of the European Union, with the right to seek work in all 25
member states of the expanded EU, although most of the original 15 have
imposed some restrictions.
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Talking PointGraduating to the EU: a meeting with students from Prague's Jaroslav Seifert High School
Hello and welcome to Talking Point. We're coming to you from Jaroslav
Seifert High School in Prague and my guests are: David, Petra, Michal,
Petr, Veronika, and Stepan. We're gathered here because of course at this
moment the Czech Republic has acceded to the European Union. We're here to
discuss the students' views, what they expect.
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