It took me more than six months to find my first part-time job in Czechia, despite having teaching qualifications and previous experience. Looking back, persistence, networking, and improving my Czech made the biggest difference. My advice is not to give up—opportunities may take time, but they do come.

Eve

I had been looking for a flexible job alongside my studies for a long time, and I no longer wanted to do work that had nothing to do with my field. I owe Masaryk University the opportunity to work as a student ambassador and a Science Slam coordinator. Thanks to these opportunities, I get to do what I enjoy and what is connected to my studies.

Tereza

I chose to study at the University of Economics, Prague (Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze – VŠE) for both my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Business Economics & Management because, coming from Mongolia - a post-socialist, developing country - I was seeking a strong academic foundation within a European context and wanted to understand how a post-Soviet society successfully transitioned into a functioning market economy within the European Union. Spending 16 years in Czechia allowed me not only to study, but to truly experience institutional and economic transformation in practice. Czech university education equipped me with systems thinking, strategic analysis, and practical management tools that helped me enter the selection processes of international firms such as Accenture and Deloitte. This perspective shaped my path as a university lecturer, lead expert, and facilitator for international development projects with UNDP, The Asia Foundation, WWF, and ADB, as well as a consultant in the private sector and mentor to young professionals and women entrepreneurs in Mongolia. I am also a co-initiator, co-translator, and co-editor of the Czech bestseller The End of Procrastination into Mongolian, further strengthening the bridge between our two countries.

Munkhtuya Tseveenbayar