On 23 November 2022 Dr Katja Castryck-Naumann (GWZO Leipzig) will present her research called „Expertise and International Politics. Polish Economists in the UN Secretariat (1946 to the 1960s)“. The presentation will be followed by commentary of Dr Jan Surman (Masarykův ústav). The seminar take place both in room 001 (Filozofická fakulta, Nám. Jana Palacha 1/2, Praha) […]
We invite you to an international workshop Politically motivated violence in Southeastern Europe in the 20th century when: Tuesday, November 8, 11:00 where: Faculty of Arts (nám. J. Palacha 2, Prague 1), Historical cabinet (2nd floor, room no. 203) The research seminar will focus on various forms and concrete examples of politically motivated violence […]
Visiting Professor Lecture organized by Institute of World History, Faculty of Arts, Charles University Prof. Erik GOLDSTEIN (Boston University, United States of America) The Long Road to Pearl Harbor and Beyond: The Quest for Naval Mastery in the Pacific Held on: 2nd November 2022 Faculty of Arts, Charles University Náměstí J. Palacha […]
The Institute of World History, Faculty of Arts, Chares University invite you for the Visiting Proffesor Lecture of Robert Schmidtchen of University of Bayreuth, Germany, called “Hands off Iran!” The ambivalent Relationship between Iran and the German Democratic Republic The lecture will be held on 21st October, in room P301, at 10:50 a.m. […]
On 29 September, our PhD candidate Martin Šenk and Zuzana Smetanová won the MA and PhD student competion in honour of Jiřina Šiklová with the article called The sexuality of Alcuin of York and the methodological question of the study of “queer” sources of the Middle Ages. The article will be published in Faculty’s Journal Slovo […]
On 3 – 4 November 2022, the international conference “The League of Nations: The First Global Peacekeeping Organization in the Changing World – Interdependences and Reflexions” will take place. The conference is organized by the Institute of History of the Czech Academy of Science, the Department of Global History ať Facility od Arts at the […]
Serbian translation of Jan Pelikan’s book “Novými cestami. Kosovo v letech 1958-1969” The prestigious Belgrad’s publishing Služebnik glasnik published the Serbian translation of Jan Pelikán’s book „Novými cestami. Kosovo v letech 1958-1969“, whihc was originally published in FF UK Publishing in 2014. More information can be found here.
The Institute of World History hosted the lecture of Dr Therese Garstenauer from Universität Wien. The English delivered lecture was hybrid and was dedicated to Civil Servants, Gender, and Family in the late Habsburg Empire and the Austrian First Republic. The lecture took place on Friday 29 April 2022. The tradition and legal framework […]
The Institute of World History hosted a seminar by Professor Augustynowicz. The seminar handled the possibilities of exchange study at Universität Wien. The students were introduced both in English and German to the possibility to study at the eminent Austrian academic-pedagogic institution. The lecture took place on Thursday, 7 April, from 12.30.
The Institute of World History hosted the lecture of Dr. Mateusz Sokulski from the Institute of History, Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Silesia in Katowice. The English delivered lecture was on Yugoslav Relations with Eastern Bloc in the Cold War. The lecture took place on Moday 4 April 2022, from 12.30. Mateusz […]
The monograph written by an academic from the IECEBS at CU FA consists of eleven literary-historical studies and an appendix in the form of biographies of the authors. At the forefront of the studies is comparative research on Slovenian women authors in the Slovenian modern period, who have been either overlooked or under-researched in Slovenian literature.
From 15 to 17 November 2023, university students all over the Czech Republic are going to participate in a strike organized by the Universities for Climate initiative. Students of some faculties of Charles University will engage in this event as well. The goal of the strike is not to protest CU and its sustainability plan but to urge a social change necessary to solve the climate crisis.
Charles University has been recognised as one of the world’s premier institutions across all the disciplines it consistently offers in education and research, as found by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 by Subject released Thursday. The university excelled in the fields of arts & humanities, in which was ranked 151st – 175th.
An academic from the Department of East European Studies at CU FA will introduce his publication, A War Made in Russia (Polity Press, Cambridge), in room P131 (Great Auditorium), on 16 November 2023 at 5 pm. A public discussion follows the presentation.
Prof Bohumila Mouchová is a prominent figure of Czech classical philology, a translator of classical languages, and an internationally recognized scholar in Latin language and ancient historiography. On 19 October 2023, the Research Board CU awarded her the Gold Medal of the Charles University for her scholarly contribution, her fundamental role in developing Czech research on ancient antiquity, and her intensive lifelong teaching activity in all spheres.
On 28 October 2023, the anniversary of the founding of independent Czechoslovakia, the President of the Czech Republic awarded an academic from the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at CU FA with one of the highest orders in the Czech Republic. He was awarded for his outstanding contribution to the development of democracy, humanity, and human rights.
A graduate of the Faculty of Law, Charles University, and a student of history and political theories at CU FA, won the gold medal in pair with David Schweiner at the World Beach Volleyball Championships in Tlaxcala, Mexico. Both of them qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris next year.
The management of Charles University strongly condemns any form of injustice, violence or aggression. The main role of academia is not only to educate, but also to unite and prevent hatred. The University will never become a place where any kind of intolerance or even hatred is encouraged.
The Institute of Ethnology, Central European and Balkan Studies at CU FA co-organises the conference on 17 October 2023. The opening ceremony will take place at 9:00 am in the Patriotic Hall in Carolinum, where a new travelling exhibition will also be presented, and the rest of the conference will be held at the main building of CU FA.
