From NEWTON

You don’t become a leader by promotion but by understanding. Only when you stop relying on authority and start listening do you realise that leadership isn’t about managing people, it’s about awakening them. We spoke with Assoc. Prof. Emil Velinov, guarantor of our MBA Strategic Leadership programme, about why being a manager is not enough and why the biggest transformations happen outside your comfort zone.

X-tream Management není kurz. Je to zrcadlo. A otázka, kterou si v něm musíte položit, zní: kdo jste, když přijdou těžké chvíle? Nejde o to přežít, ale pochopit, jak reagujete pod tlakem, jak vedete tým, když vám dochází síly, a jak překonáváte hranice, které jste si sami nastavili.

Stepping onto the grounds of Magdalen College feels like entering another world. The air is calm, the stone walls ancient, and everywhere you look you sense that for centuries, ideas born here have gone on to change the world. This year, twelve students and alumni from NEWTON University spent a week in this environment.

Už pátý ročník NEWTON Business Acceleratoru otevírá dveře dvanácti novým projektům, které spojuje odvaha, kreativita a chuť zkusit to jinak. Na startu stojí studenti, absolventi i začínající podnikatelé, kteří nečekají až přijde ideální chvíle.

Change doesn’t start in a spreadsheet — it starts in people. That was the message agreed upon by headteachers who gathered around one table at the third EduLeaders Club networking breakfast hosted by NEWTON University.

We all sometimes feel that our school could be even better. Better study spaces, more engaging events, more opportunities to connect with professionals. The Student Council is where ideas turn into reality. And now you can be part of it. It doesn’t matter whether you study at NEWTON or Sting, in Czech or in English – everyone can apply.

The first weeks at university can be quite a ride. One day you are looking for a classroom, the next you are trying to sort out enrolment, and in the evening you realise you have no idea where to get the lecture notes. Add to that a new city, lots of people and the feeling that everyone else knows more than you.

Starting university is always a bit of a leap into the unknown. It’s not just about making it to enrolment or checking your timetable. It’s about unfamiliar faces, a new pace, and big expectations. Those first days are mainly about whether you meet the people who will make the whole experience worthwhile. That’s why we invited our incoming first-year students to informal meet-ups before the official start of the academic year.

Imagine spending five days with people from ten different countries. They speak different languages, study different fields, and dream of different futures. Then you sit down with them at one table and start building a business that must hold up in front of an audience by the end of the week. No previous knowledge, no comfort zone. Just five days, a lot of energy, and a sharp deadline.