Igor Prusa
Kotlarska 26, Brno
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Lecturer
University of Vienna
01.2025 - Current
Course Title: Scandals in Japan
Department of East Asian Studies
Lecturer
Ambis University Prague
01.2019 - Current
Course Title: Mass Communication Theory
Department Of Marketing and Tourism
Lecturer
Metropolitan University Prague
01.2018 - Current
Course Title: Media & Communication Theory
Department of Media Studies
Lecturer
University of Zurich
01.2020 - 01.2021
Course Title: History of Japanese Popular Culture
Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies
Lecturer
Masaryk University Brno
01.2018 - 01.2019
Course Title: History of Japanese Popular Culture
Department of Japanese Studies
Postdoctoral Fellow
The Academy of Sciences
01.2017 - 01.2019
Research Title: Scandal in Japan
East Asia Department
Lecturer
Tokyo Metropolitan University
01.2016 - 01.2017
Course Title: Introduction to Contemporary Japan
TMU International Center
Lecturer
Japan-Czech Friendship Association
01.2010 - 01.2017
Course Title: Czech Language, Culture and Society
JFCA Meguro HQ
Translator and Interpreter
Toyota
01.2004 - 01.2008
Job Title: Translations from/to Japanese, English, and Czech
TPCA Automobile
Education
Ph.D. - Interdisciplinary Information Studies
The University of Tokyo
05-2017
Ph.D. - Media Studies
Charles University Prague
01-2009
Master of Arts - Japanese And German Philology
Palacky University Olomouc
06-2005
Accomplishments
2008: Japanese Language Certificate (The University of Tokyo)
2008: Japanese Government Ph.D Scholarship (Monbusho)
2008: 1st prize in Jack Daniels Music Contest (Prague)
2002: Japanese Government M.A. Scholarship (Monbusho)
2000: 1st prize in Japanese Language Speech Contest (Prague)
1996: German Language State Exam Certificate (Prague)
Hobbies
Composing and performing music; playing guitar (both classical and electric)
Additional Information
Readers/Referrees:
- Joy Hendry (Prof. Emerita of Japanese Studies, Oxford Brookes University)
- Roger Goodman (Prof. of Japanese Studies, University of Oxford
- Jason Karlin (Prof. of Japanese Studies, The University of Tokyo)
- Jan Jirak (Prof. of Media Studies, Metropolitan University Prague
Languages
Czech
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Japanese
Native or Bilingual
German
Full Professional
Timeline
Lecturer
University of Vienna
01.2025 - Current
Lecturer
University of Zurich
01.2020 - 01.2021
Lecturer
Ambis University Prague
01.2019 - Current
Lecturer
Metropolitan University Prague
01.2018 - Current
Lecturer
Masaryk University Brno
01.2018 - 01.2019
Postdoctoral Fellow
The Academy of Sciences
01.2017 - 01.2019
Lecturer
Tokyo Metropolitan University
01.2016 - 01.2017
Lecturer
Japan-Czech Friendship Association
01.2010 - 01.2017
Translator and Interpreter
Toyota
01.2004 - 01.2008
Ph.D. - Interdisciplinary Information Studies
The University of Tokyo
Ph.D. - Media Studies
Charles University Prague
Master of Arts - Japanese And German Philology
Palacky University Olomouc
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