Dear colleagues, We would like to inform you that the Ph.D. Candidates Initiative of the FA CU is being established. If you are interested in taking part or just in following the initiative’s activities, we happily invite you to get in touch or to sign up to our newsletter (see below). We would like to […]
We are happy to announce the publication of the next issue of IAP, the 48th edition, the second issue of which focuses on the revolutionary year 1968. In this issue you will find three studies dedicated to the echoes of that year in Mexico, written by renowned experts Bern Haunsberger, Karol Derwich and our long-time collaborators Lukáš Perutka and Luz Araceli González Uresti. Beyond the topic at hand, the IAP includes a study on the topic of OEA operations and democracy in LA.
The collective monograph, edited by Juan Pro, Monika Brenišínová and Elena Ansótegui, is now available from Iberoamericana Vervuert. The monograph explores the link between America and utopia through twelve essays and twelve different perspectives. The wide range of topics deals with the development of utopian ideas and myths from the conquest and colonization of the […]
We cordially invite all those interested in issues related to monasteries to an international workshop, organized in cooperation with SIAS, CEFRES and ÚDU AV ČR, entitled (Trans) missions: Monasteries as Sites of Cultural Transfers. The workshop will be held on 25 and 26 September 2017 in Spork Palace (Hybernská 3) in room 303. For more information […]
Professor Mariana Llanos, a distinguished political scientist from Argentina, discusses her long journey from the University of Oxford to the elite GIGA Institute in Hamburg, Germany, and Charles University in Prague, where she became the ERA Chair holder, in this exclusive Forum magazine interview.
On 22 May, the Charles University Faculty of Arts (CU FA) hosted the kick-off meeting of the ERA-AREAS project, supported by the prestigious ERA Chair scheme under the Horizon Europe programme. The five-year project aims to establish the Centre for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CEMAS).
On 7 April 2025, on occasion of the anniversary of the founding of Charles University, Mgr. Robert Roreitner from the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at CU FA has received an award for a series of four extensive and tightly interconnected studies, published in the prestigious philosophical magazines.
A study stay of four Ukrainian interpreting teachers from Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University in Ivano-Frankivsk took place at the Institute of Translation at CU FA from 7–11 April 2025.
The Faculty of Arts, Charles University, has prepared a facility for its PhD students where they can work on their dissertation projects. The room P002 dedicated to PhD students is located on the left on the ground floor of the main building.
The Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University (FTVS UK), cordially invites you to take part in the 11th run of Motions Brings Me Joy and Warmth (Hřeje mě pohyb). It will take place at the athletic stadium of the FTVS UK (Veleslavín, Prague, José Martího 31) on Tuesday, 15 April 2025, from 2:00 to 6:00 pm.
A seven-part documentary series, an insightful monograph full of fascinating case studies, an exhibition at the Kampa Museum, and even a feature film. This is Identita (or Identity), a project that highlights both the past history and present of Czech graphic design. It was created by design experts Filip Blažek and Linda Kudrnovská, graduates of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University.
As a part of the HR Award initiative, Charles University is actively involved in promoting research and academic development through international partnerships. These activities encourage collaboration in research projects, the mobility of academics, and support for postdocs, which contributes to the development of research and education at CU.
Transition from hunting-gathering to food-production represented a global turning point in human history. New results from archaeological and anthropological research in the Middle Nile Valley show that this innovation was brought to the area by new human groups that arrived in the 6th and 5th millennia BC.
