Jakub Kouřil
Club Chairman

Jakub Kouřil

14 years old Gymnázium Opatov, Prague 4× award-winning

About Me

I'm a student at an eight-year secondary grammar school with an interest in finance, economics, and financial literacy, more specifically banking, monetary policy, investing, and current economic events. I've been involved in economic and financial competitions for a long time, achieving results at both the national and European levels.

I love learning new things, and what I enjoy most is putting theory into practice. That's why I founded the Opatov Finance Club. I'm also always looking for other opportunities to experience finance beyond competitions and textbooks.

Experience

Internship at the Česká spořitelna Foundation

I completed an internship at the Česká spořitelna Foundation, where I got an inside look at how one of the largest foundations in the Czech Republic supporting financial education operates.

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Achievements

Winner of the Financial Literacy Competition

Out of 100,000+ participants across the Czech Republic, my team and I took first place in the national final. The competition tests budgeting, personal finance, and real-world money decisions.

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1st Place in the Czech National Final of the European Money Quiz

A record 430 classes and 7,500+ students across the Czech Republic competed in the national round. I won the final and went on to represent the Czech Republic at the European level.

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Top 5 in Europe at the European Money Quiz

More than 70,000 students from 30 countries competed. I represented the Czech Republic in the European final and finished 5th, in a competition testing financial literacy, economic thinking, and the ability to solve expert-level questions under time pressure.

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10th Place in the Economics Olympiad

I placed 10th in the Economics Olympiad, which tests knowledge of economics, the ability to work with data, understand connections, and think within a broader economic context.

Education

Gymnázium Opatov, Prague

2023 – present

Summer School of Economics and Investing

2026

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Certificates and Courses

Negotiation and Mediation Skills

U.S. Embassy in Prague · April 15, 2026

I completed a negotiation course organized by the U.S. Embassy at the American Center in Prague.

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