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Jakub Váchal

Our scholarship holder 2009 – 2013

University

Newcastle University

Field of study

Ekonomie a management

Open Gate graduate in 2009

I originally come from the heart of Moravia – from the city of Olomouc. From a very young age, I was always one hundred percent sure what I wanted to be. Whether it was the career of a painter, a lawyer, or a soldier, there was no other choice for me at that particular time. I grew up, completed OPEN GATE Boarding School, and realized a strange thing. The older I get, the less I know where my journey through life will take me. OPEN GATE has opened a vast number of opportunities, for which I am very grateful to the Educa Foundation, which enabled me to study at the school, and to the school itself. I have chosen a direction which I currently find the most attractive – studying abroad. After a demanding admission process, I was admitted to Newcastle University in the United Kingdom, where my major subject is management and marketing. Out of gratitude, I will add right now that I would not be able to attend this school either, without support from The Kellner Family Foundation.

Driven by my obsession with British culture and language, and also by my appetite to always discover new things and new people, and also by my longing for education, I am now setting out for a place some two thousand kilometers from my home. I think that this decision is the best illustration of my personality and interests. I like to spend my leisure time with friends, engaging in sports, any sports, or enjoying a pleasant garden over a glass of beer. At school, my strongest interest is geared towards subjects such as political geography, economics, and other social sciences. Perhaps my favorite hobby, which I am still not able to pursue as much as I would like to, is driving fast cars and motorcycles.

Secondary

Open Gate Grammar School, Czech Republic, graduated in 2009

Tertiary

Newcastle University, Management and Marketing, UK, started 2009
One-year internship at Warner Bros. HQ in London, 2011/2012.

Goals

Complete university studies, obtain a good job in an international company, and set up my own company.

Interests

Friends, tennis, football, cars

My articles and what has been written about me

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Universities

02/25/2015

„Last semester of study – the end of student life?!“

The Christmas holidays are already over and there is again the examination period.

Universities

07/01/2013

Last weeks in Newcastle

The final year results were made available last midnight and I had the chance to see how well I did. I started getting messages from my course mates telling me about their results and rushing me to look at mine.

Universities

03/08/2013

The time is running out

I barely had a chance to settle in and the first semester of my final year is gone. With hardly any free time it was almost impossible to get bored and days and months flew by as if they didn’t want me to fully enjoy this last year in Newcastle.

Universities

11/19/2012

The best year begins

As I mentioned in one of my previous entries, despite my internship being very interesting and enriching, last few months of it made me think that I am more and more looking forward to being back at university. Now, after being back for a month I definitely think that the last year of my undergraduate studies will be the best. Starting with the academic side through the sport one and finally the social one, study life at university has many advantages over having a job.

Universities

08/25/2012

Recommendation

The recommendation letter I received from my manager after finishing the internship. To whom it may concern, I would like to recommend Jakub Váchal as a candidate for a position with your organisation. In his position as Eastern European Sales Intern, Jakub was employed in our office – Warner Bros. European Entertainment from 2011-2012.

Universities

04/10/2012

Last months ahead

The nine months at work are over and I am approaching the final phase of my internship. Not much has changed over the last few months, perhaps except that I am more assured at work in every way and can do everything much faster and more efficiently than when I first started.

Universities

12/03/2011

Back in England – with a difference this time

When I joined Warner Bros.’ European headquarters for a year-long internship almost five months ago, my biggest wish was that my position would entail more than just making coffee for my superiors and photocopying documents. Happily, I can say that my wish was more than granted – and somebody even makes coffee for me every morning!

Universities

07/15/2011

Replacing studies with a job for one year

I barely noticed, and my second year of university studies was over. And quite successfully, I can say now that the exhausting wait for the results is over. While I didn’t attain the level that I had attained in my first year, the much greater difficulty of the tests, essays and papers during the year make me believe that I fared very well nonetheless.

Universities

03/15/2011

I had a bit of luck

The first semester of year 2 has ended and I can relax for a while now following the challenging exams. The second year has really set the standard for required work higher than the first year, so I can’t say that I am getting bored here in England. Yet, hard work and patience have paid off, and eventually I also had the bit of luck I needed.

Universities

11/12/2010

Beginning of the second year

I was more than happy to come back to Newcastle this September to begin my second year at the university. I managed to finish last year with a great average of 80 % and I was given a price for the best stage 1 student on my course.

Universities

06/21/2010

And the first year is over

Due to the unexpected inconvenience caused by the eruption of a volcano on Iceland, I got to Newcastle after the spring holidays 10 days later than I had planned, and so I had to start with my review for exams quickly and intensively.

Universities

02/10/2010

End of the first term

Well, it’s over now. The first exam period of my university studies ended when I put my pen down on the desk when I finished the accounting exam. I don’t yet know whether or not I was successful, but I dare say that I should pass.

Universities

10/05/2009

The end of my never-ending holidays

It originally felt like holidays that would never end. On the 20th of May I celebrated my graduation from secondary-school studies, and further celebrations did not take too long to come. I succeeded in passing language exams required by the Newcastle University for admission, my friends were also admitted to universities, and my sister was admitted to a secondary school. I often did not know what day it was – there were holidays and I did not care much about anything else.

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