As the SIRD School Coordinator, Zach works with exchange and transfer students by assisting with any of their needs in the office, but he is also available to help degree seeking students as well. He also can advise students on life in Prague if needed, as he has gone through the same path as them.

Lukášek graduated from the following institutions:

Lukášek started his career in the International Law Department of the Ministry of Defence and later became an advisor for three ministers of Czech government. He worked in top management positions for key Czech state institutions and corporations and was responsible for strategy, strategy development, international relations and management of property holdings.

Additionally, Lukášek was a member of the statutory and control bodies of many strategic important joint-stock companies. As the head of a negotiation team, he made a significant contribution of 5% stake acquisition in the Transalpine pipeline companies from Shell Deutschland in 2012 for the Czech state. This extraordinary transaction resulted in a significant strengthening of the energy security of the Czech Republic. He designed the concept and was co-founder of International Association of Oil Transporters (IAOT) and was the first executive director and member of the board of directors.

In the academic and research area, in 2001, Lukášek received the Dean’s award for the best Ph.D. thesis at the Faculty of ����tv Relations, Prague University of Economics and Business. He was a member of the editorial board of the International Politics Journal and vice-chairman of the Scientific and Pedagogical Council of the Institute of Economics at Charles University. Lukášek has published multiple materials oriented to international law, energy security, foreign policy, and geopolitics and is a member of the Czech Society for International Law.

Additionally, he lectured for the Jan Masaryk Centre for International Studies at the Faculty of ����tv Relations, Prague University of Economics and Business and at the Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University.

Publications:

Energetická bezpečnost České republiky. Hrubý, Z.-Lukášek, L. a kol. Karolinum Praha 2015. ISBN: 978-80-246-2974-2

The Visegrad Group. Verlag Dr. Kovač Hamburg 2012. ISSN 2192-1881;

Visegrádská skupina a její vývoj v letech 1991-2004. Karolinum Praha 2011. ISBN 978-80-246-1859-3;

Mezinárodní právo v komentovaných dokumentech. Karolinum Praha 2011. ISBN 978-80-246-1898-2.

Fenomén mezinárodního terorismu ve světle současného mezinárodního práva. Dokumenty (1. část) Západočeská univerzita Plzeň 2000. ISBN 80-7082-690-8;

Fenomén mezinárodního terorismu ve světle současného mezinárodního práva. Dokumenty (2. část).  Západočeská univerzita Plzeň 2000. ISBN 80-7082-690-8;

Komentované dokumenty ke studiu mezinárodního práva veřejného – I. díl. VŠE Praha 2001. ISBN 80-245-0193-7;

Komentované dokumenty ke studiu mezinárodního práva veřejného – II. díl. VŠE Praha 2001. ISBN 80-245-0194-5;

Vývoj lidské dimenze (ochrany lidských práv a základních svobod) v komentovaných dokumentech – 1. díl. VŠE Praha 2003. ISBN 80-245-0528-2;

Vývoj lidské dimenze (ochrany lidských práv a základních svobod) v komentovaných dokumentech – 2. díl. VŠE Praha 2003. ISBN 80-245-0529-0;

Specializations:

international law, international relations and diplomacy, energy policy, energy security, Visegrad Group, strategy consultancy and management

Courses:

Energy Security in ����tv Relations

Public International Law

International Organizations

International Law in International Policy

Before joining the team at Anglo-American University, she gained valuable experience in various administrative and managerial roles, both in her hometown of Prague and during her four-year stint in London.

Magdaléna is also an experienced English-to-Czech translator, with a portfolio that includes several literary works. She holds a master’s degree in Anglophone studies from Metropolitan University Prague and a bachelor’s degree in English language education from Masaryk University.

When not in the office, Magdaléna can be found either reading or pursuing a variety of creative hobbies, such as painting or sewing—although her endeavors may yield mixed results.

Post-Structuralism, Film Analysis, Identity, ����tv Relations, Central European Politics

Zuzana has previously worked in education and event management at international conferences and majored in diplomacy and international relations with a focus on the UK in the Czech Republic and France. She finds work in an academic environment meaningful and personally rewarding. Outside of the university, Zuzana is mostly passionate about mountains and books, her preference for either depending on the weather.