Petr Jirsa
Hidden Stories
A social media content creator who shares fascinating stories from Czech history on his social media platform Česká stopa. Petr uploaded his first educational video on TikTok in the summer of 2022 with the motivation of bringing the rich Czech history closer to the Czech youth. And now, two years later, Petr is sharing stories about the richness of the Czech nation and the beauty of the Czech country with thousands of people every day. In the two years on social media, Petr´s Česká stopa reached over 30,000 followers on Instagram and more than 80,000 followers on TikTok.
Together with social media activity, Petr also focuses on his university education. Recently, he earned a bachelor´s degree in International Relations from the University of New York in Prague (UNYP) and the Empire State University. During his time at the university, Petr also actively participated in student life as the Vice-President of the UNYP Student Council. As he points out, his studies at UNYP motivated him to start and build his own social media platform, particularly because of the many inspirational, dedicated, and supportive people he met at the university.