The second-year BA student of social work at CU FA took first place in the competition of innovative projects with a positive impact on society. Her video podcast and non-profit organization Zkratky života (Shortcuts of Life) gives voice to socially excluded people and people living in poverty.
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The Faculty of Arts, Charles University, and Its Dean Received the President of the Senate’s Silver Commemorative Medal
Miloš Vystrčil awarded the President of the Senate’s Silver Commemorative Medal to Dean Eva Lehečková and the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, for the sense and care for the community. The award ceremony took place at the Wallenstein Palace in Prague on 29 September 2024.
Professor Ivana Čeňková Was Awarded the Prestigious Prix Danica Seleskovitch
The academic from the Institute of Translation Studies at CU FA received the prize on 27 April 2024 in Paris at the prominent school of interpreters and translators ESIT (Ecole supérieure d’interprètes et de traducteurs), part of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University.
Dr Jarmila Horáková Received Romanian Decoration
On 21 February 2024, a Romanianist from the Institute of Ethnology and Central European and Balkan Studies at CU FA received the Romanian state decoration in the rank of Officer from the Romanian Ambassador to the CR, Antoaneta Barta, awarded by the President of Romania, Klaus Werner Iohannis, for the promotion of Romanian language and culture in the CR.
Professor Emeritus of Charles University Bohumila Mouchová Educated Generations of Czech Classical Philologists and Improved the Teaching of Latin and Related Disciplines
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.
Prof Tomáš Halík Received Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk I. Class
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.
Vilém Mathesius Foundation Awarded Best English and American Studies Theses
On 26 October 2022, the Vilém Mathesius Awards for the best MA and BA theses were awarded to students of the Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures and the Department of English Language and ELT Methodology.
Daniel E. Freeman Has Received the Silver Medal of CU FA
On 17 October 2022, the American musicologist was awarded a silver medal by the Dean of CU FA for his research of eighteenth-century Czech musical culture and his significant contribution to the popularization of this field in the Anglophone world.
