ABOUT – NEWTON UNIVERSITY
Project partner
Newton University (NU) is a prestigious private university founded in 2004 and based in the Czech Republic, specialising in teaching management, psychology and economics. The university is accredited by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and all degrees awarded are recognised throughout the EU. The university offers a wide range of accredited undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programmes using modern equipment and technology. In terms of numbers, NU has around 50 staff members and 200 external staff members, who are primarily lecturers at the school. The number of students in 2023 exceeded the two thousand five hundred mark. Compared to other universities, NU lays great emphasis on the link between theory and practice, which is reflected not only in the selection of qualified lecturers with many years of experience in the field, but also in the amount of work experience that students undertake during their time at the school. NU also focuses on supporting and developing the careers of its students, either through the Careers Centre or through the Newton Business Accelerator, where students are supported through, for example, investment or know-how transfer. NU also owns Newton TV, which provides in-house production of high-quality video spots and broadcasts. NU’s ambition is to become a recognised and successful European level University. This ambition has then manifested itself in the form of opening a branch abroad, specifically in Bratislava, Slovakia. NU is also actively involved in the Erasmus+ Programme through Key Actions 1 and 2. NU has partnerships with 35 universities from 14 countries within the Erasmus+ member and associate countries. It also has partnerships with 9 universities from 7 non-Erasmus+ countries. NU has a broad team of internal and external experts who can contribute their qualities to the successful creation, progress and completion of the project.
Newton University team:
Margareta Křížová
Margareta Křížová is the head of the Newton University Business Accelerator, which offers students idea incubation and business acceleration programs. As part of the accelerator, students have access to practical workshops that focus on business plan development, financial planning, marketing strategy, and investment readiness. The accelerator also provides networking opportunities and inspiration from seasoned entrepreneurs who cooperate with the accelerator as mentors. Margareta has more than 25 years of business advisory experience, primarily in the areas of business strategy, business and financial
planning, and M&A. She has also been an investor in the Czech licence of Shark Tank, which aired on Czech Television. In addition, she has written a book for startup entrepreneurs and is a frequent speaker at startup and entrepreneurship events.
Jan Orava
Jan Orava has been working as a project manager in the international department since 2009. He is responsible for the smooth implementation of EU projects and other projects directly linked to internationalisation. Jan also has management experience from business related projects funded by the EU (Interreg – PROINCOR, THINGS+, FP7 – EMMIA) or from projects connected with the European Space Agency (SIS-SREM, AUDROS).
Jiří Peřina
Jiří Peřina has management experience from various Erasmus projects (MUDIPLAT, aLIFEca, K-PASS, TRIREME blueprint). As a project manager, he is experienced in coordinating and executing the administrative side of the project, reporting of the project management, communication between partners and preparation of various documents necessary for the smooth running of the project.
