Travel influencer and author

One of the biggest Czech travel influencers. Zuzka advises people on how to travel economically and what to watch out for abroad. In 2023, she published her first book about travelling. She took her first trip abroad when she was nine months old and she has visited over fifty other countries since then. She has a degree in economics and management.

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Study advisor for international students, Windesheim UAS

Erna Balk is an experienced study advisor for international students. She works for Windesheim since 2016 and helps students to find the right study programme for them. Her motto is: The best for the student.

Marketing Manager and Student Support, New Westminister Schools

Born in Vancouver and based in New Westminster, Sara discovered her passion for international education at 15 while studying in Japan. With deep, close family ties in Europe, global connection is central to her life. As Marketing Manager, she supports partners worldwide and values being part of each student’s transformative journey.

Manager of the Scholarship programme, Bakala Foundation

Karolína has spent most of her career helping students fulfill their dreams of studying abroad. Through educational projects and international cooperation, she has come to lead the Scholarship program at Bakala Foundation. She believes that studying abroad is an invaluable experience that requires, above all, personal initiative and a desire to venture into the unknown.

Principal and director, Inforum Education Australia

Simon graduated as a teacher and taught English in the UK, Portugal, Turkey and Japan before returning to Australia in 2004. He started Inforum with his wife, Jun in 2007, on the Gold Coast, where they’ve had over 10,000 students come and study.

Expert on university studies abroad

Graduate of master’s studies at the London School of Economics and expert on universities abroad. For 11 years, Sabina has been leading the CZECH-US Study Abroad program, where she helps students with admissions and transfers to foreign universities so that they can turn their dream of high-quality, meaningful education into reality.

Co-founder, Czech-us

Přemysl Piskač co-founded the CZECH-US agency, where he is in charge of a wide range of cultural exchange programs. He lectures to students at a number of high schools and universities and motivates them to travel and discover the world and themselves.

Physical education teacher and the author of the Travel Holder diary

Tereza imparts the love of movement to high school students in her daily job. After work, she dedicates herself to the Travel Holder – an interactive diary adapted for trips abroad. She began creating it based on the experiences she gained in Norway and Italy, where she traveled for Erasmus during her studies at the Faculty of Education at Charles University.

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Nutritionist and traveler

Marek loves movement – whether locally or globally. He mainly devotes himself to parkour, weight training and basketball. He sees travel as one of the best investments in himself.
He has always dreamed of exploring the world and is incredibly grateful that nowadays it is not at all impossible for anyone.

Student and mentor for Ireland

Filip už třetím rokem studuje Business Management a Marketing na Technologické univerzitě v irském Dublinu. Jako mentor Czech-us pomáhá českým a slovenským studentům s výjezdem do Irska a úspěšným nástupem na VŠ.

Student and mentor

Markéta holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is currently studying her Master’s degree in Behaviour Change at Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands. She is also a mentor for Czech and Slovak students who dare to discover themselves and the world in the Netherlands.

Veteran of work programs in Germany, banker and creative

Jan has had a total of 4 summer work experiences in Germany. He worked there as a waiter and an animator and also gained experience in team management. In addition to his summer jobs, he works in a bank, is involved in acting, modeling and, last but not least, is learning Italian. He loves coffee and sweets, enjoys photography, filming, traveling and art.

Mentor, cafe owner and passionate traveler

After finishing high school, Barbora began studying at a university in Denmark. She spent a year in Portugal on Erasmus, where she completed her studies with a marketing internship in a local company. She also tried studying at a university in Prague, but left it to continue studying film, theater and German in Dublin, Ireland. She extended her studies with a gap year to learn German, which is why she currently lives in Regensburg. Since October 2025, she has also been a mentor for those interested in studying in Denmark.

Student and traveller

An eighth-grade grammar school student who believes that life is more than just a textbook. According to her, intelligence is diverse – from academic to social – and develops most outside the comfort zone. As a genuine extrovert, she is not afraid to go headfirst into everything. Her motto is: “Get out of your comfort zone, that’s the biggest flex.”

Student and mentor

Eliška is bachelor in Human Nutrition, having graduated from the Atlantic Technological University in Slig. During her studies, she served as Chairperson of the International Society, International Student Ambassador and also as a volunteer at ExWell Medical, where she exercised seniors with chronic conditions. In her lecture, she shares a practical, authentic perspective on studying and living in Ireland.