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Welcome Day for International Degree Students 2021

We are pleased to invite all international Bachelor´s, Master´s and Doctoral degree programmes students beginning their studies at Charles University in the academic year 2021/2022 to our Welcome Day.

Portuguese Section at CU FA Participates in Czech-Portuguese Project “100 František/Jorge Listopad”

The extensive bilingual project takes place until December 2021. It aims to commemorate the diverse creations by František Listopad – a Czech writer, poet, literary and film critic, director, and pedagogue – who was born precisely 100 years ago.

Kang-i Sun Chang’s Memories of “White Terror” in Taiwan

The Czech translation of the autobiography Cesta bílým terorem (Journey Through the White Terror) by Kang-i Sun Chang, a world-renown sinologist, has been published. The book recalls the period of persecutions in post-war Taiwan by giving the account of stormy family history with a preface by Prof Olga Lomová from CU FA.

Charles University Has Launched a Modern Library Platform ALMA as the First in the Czech Republic

After almost two years and eight months of intensive implementation, Central Libray of Charles University has launched a modern library platform Alma. It unifies all previous library systems and significantly simplifies and quickens the use of offered services.

New Issue of Litteraria Pragensia: Migration and Intercultural Communication

The latest issue of the journal Litteraria Pragensia: Studies in Literature and Culture, “Migration and Intercultural Communication”, edited by Martin Procházka and Petra Johana Poncarová (Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures), has been published. The whole issue is available in the open access mode. Contents: Martin Procházka: Migration and Intercultural Communication: An Introduction William O’Reilly: […]

Svoboda 1945: Liberation Has Been Released: The First Game Ever about Collectivization

Svoboda 1945: Liberation is a follow up to the award-winning Attentat 1942 (IGF finalist, A MAZE winner, Apple Design finalist). Discover the secret history of your own family in a captivating story about reconciliation with the dark past in a game brought by an independent Prague-based studio Charles Games.

PhDr. Miroslav Jindra Passed Away

The Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures at CU FA announces with great sorrow that one of the most significant Czech translators from English, Miroslav Jindra, passed away at the age of 91.

Competition for Student Essays in Gender / Queer / LGBT+ studies

The Center for Gender Studies, Faculty of Arts, has announced a competition for MA and PhD students in honour of the late sociologist Jiřina Šiklová.

Greek Publishing House Alexandria Has Published a Book by Historian Jan Koura from CU FA

The Greek translation of a book by Dr Koura from the Institute of World History at CU FA “Divided Island: Cold War and the Cyprus Dispute in Years 1960-1974” has been published in an Athenian publishing house in May 2021.

64th Summer School of Slavonic Studies Begins in Prague

Ninety Students of Czech studies from thirty-six countries are headed for the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. They will undergo an intensive study programme of Czech and get acquainted with Czech culture and history.