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Jewish Studies: New MA Programme at the Faculty of Arts

This academic year, the students have the opportunity to apply for the MA programme Jewish Studies, which will focus on Jewish culture in Early Modern and Modern period, and on Jewish topics in the Czech Lands.

Exhibition “Without Borders: Art in the Ore Mountains Between the Gothic and the Renaissance”

More than two hundred works of art allow the visitors to look back at a period whose impact can be still seen in the contemporary outlook and organisation of North Bohemian towns.

Faculty of Arts Commemorates the 47th Anniversary of the Self-Immolation of Jan Palach

On Saturday 16 January 2016, the Faculty of Arts is going to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the self-immolation of Jan Palach.

EBSCO’s Collaboration with the FA Press Enriches EBSCO eBooks in the Humanities

EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has partnered with Faculty of Arts Press (Charles University in Prague), a Czech university publisher, to make their e-books accessible via EBSCO eBooks™.

Promoting Cooperation Between the Faculty of Arts and the Vietnam National University

Dr Pham Quang Minh (Vice Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi) met with Dr Eva Voldřichová Beránková (Vice Dean for International Relations, Faculty of Arts) to discuss future cooperation.

Interdisciplinary Archaeometallurgical Project Brought First Results

The Egyptological Museum of the Leipzig University has opened the exhibition Gegossene Götter (Cast Gods) which includes the first results of the project in which the Czech Institute of Egyptology takes part.

International Conference Devoted to the Czech Writer and Translator Jan Zábrana

On the 6th and 7th November 2015, an international conference devoted to Jan Zábrana, an outstanding Czech writer and translator of the second half of the 20th century, was hosted by the Institute of Translation Studies.

Professor Tomáš Halík Appointed Vice President of the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy

Since 2011, Professor Halík has been taking part in an international research project organised by the Council, and since the beginning of 2015, he has been a regular member of the Council.

Professor Jan Čermák Received the Minister of Education Award

Professor Jan Čermák Received the Minister of Education Award for the outstanding outcomes of his research.

Professor Hilský Received the Most Prestigious Czech Research Award

Martin Hilský, professor of English literature and renowned Shakespearean scholar, received the prestigious National Award Česká hlava 2015 for his outstanding, sustained contribution to Czech research.