Our Phd alumnus, Viliam Druska, is Senior Director of Regulatory Economics at Ooredoo in Doha, Qatar. After starting out in a technical field, he transitioned to economics during the region’s shift to a market economy and went on to build a career in telecommunications. In this interview, Viliam shares the key choices behind his journey, explains what regulatory economics looks like in practice, and reflects on why balancing short- and long-term incentives matters for investment. Continue reading Meet Our Alumni: Regulation, Competition, and the Digital Economy
Category Archives: Alumni Give Back
Investing in Excellence: Five Years After the Alumni Excellence Fellowship
The Student Support Fund was created to attract talented students to CERGE-EI and enable them to focus fully on their studies. In 2019, two students became the first recipients of the Alumni Excellence Fellowship—one of them was Maksim, who is now completing the PhD program and entering the international academic job market.
Five years later, we look back at what the Fellowship meant for him, how it shaped his development at CERGE-EI, and why alumni support continues to play a crucial role for future generations.
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Investing in Excellence: An Interview with Jiří, a former Alumni Excellence Fellowship recipient
Jiří has been awarded the Alumni Excellence Fellowship for academic year 2021/2022. Continue reading Investing in Excellence: An Interview with Jiří, a former Alumni Excellence Fellowship recipient
Investing in Excellence: An Interview with Tereza, a former Alumni Excellence Fellowship recipient
Tereza has been awarded the Alumni Excellence Fellowship for two academic years (2022/2023 and 2023/2024) for her outstanding academic performance. Continue reading Investing in Excellence: An Interview with Tereza, a former Alumni Excellence Fellowship recipient
Investing in Excellence: An Interview with Jose, the New Alumni Excellence Fellowship Recipient
Jose Gomez Castro, a second-year PhD student from Mexico, has recently been awarded the Alumni Excellence Fellowship for his excellent academic performance. Continue reading Investing in Excellence: An Interview with Jose, the New Alumni Excellence Fellowship Recipient
In Need of Support Funds to Keep the Competitive Edge
Our PhD in Economics graduate from 2003, David Vávra, founder and managing partner of OGResearch, is until today strongly connected to CERGE-EI. He was one of the initiators to establish the CERGE-EI Student Support Fund, and as of 2020, sits on the Board of Nadace CERGE-EI as its Chair. What was it like for him as a student? What is his vision as Board Chair at Nadace CERGE-EI? Read an interview with David to learn more about his contributions to the CERGE-EI community and his career achievements.
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