in the early 1950s, the young havel entered a four-year apprenticeship as a chemical laboratory assistant. he took evening classes at the same time and completed secondary education in 1954. none of the colleges or universities with humanities programs would accept havel for political reasons. so, he chose to study at the faculty of economics of czech technical university in prague. he dropped out after two years. in 1964, havel married olga šplíchalová. his mother was against the marriage.