The Centre for Ibero-American Studies (SIAS) was founded in 1967 at the Faculty of Art, Charles University in Prague as an interdisciplinary research center focused on of Latin America. The Centre offers specialized courses to master’s and doctoral students in the fields of history, ethnology, politology, linguistics, literature etc., our courses are focused on the history and culture of Ibero-American people and also on geography of Latin America.
Applicants must have completed undergraduate or master’s university studies; in the case of doctoral applicants, they can choose between distance or face-to-face study.
The academic staff is made up of five internal professors and several external collaborators from other centers of Charles University and other universities.
Head of Department
Simona Binková
Professor, Deputy
Josef Opatrný
Professor
Markéta Křížová
Academic Assistant and Secretary
Radek Buben
Academic Assistant
Monika Brenišínová