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Registration for the „Engaging with Conspiracy Theories, Fostering Democracy…“ international conference open

9. 3. 2026

The registration for the international conference “Engaging with Conspiracy Theories, Fostering Democracy: Dynamics, Drivers and Defences,”, organized within the framework of the TaCT-FoRSED EU HORIZON project, is open.

Leading Bohemist Masako Fidler wins CU FA Gold Medal

20. 2. 2026

The Faculty of Arts of Charles University awarded Prof. Masako Ueda Fidler, a Slavist and Bohemist from the prestigious Brown University, with a gold medal.

Your Right to Safety: Understanding Power, Consent and Professional Boundaries. Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with Dr Anna Bull

9. 2. 2026

The Center for Gender and Science, a research department at the Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, is organising an event on 12 February 2026 on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

Become a buddy and help international students at Charles University

5. 2. 2026

Would you like to gain international experience, improve your language skills, and help others at the same time? The Charles University Buddy Program offers students at the Faculty of Arts the opportunity to support international students.

Research symposium: Why Democracies Fail Differently: Autocratization and Resistance in Central America

2. 2. 2026

Democracies today are less likely to collapse through coups than to erode gradually from within.   How does contemporary autocratization unfold in Central America, and why does it take different forms across the region? What do leaders like Nayib Bukele and Daniel Ortega reveal about the consolidation of executive power – and where does resistance emerge?

Jan Koura’s study wins Article of the Year Award in the Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies

29. 1. 2026

The Vasileois Fouskas and Bülente Gökay Best Article of the Year Award for 2025 has been awarded to Jan Koura from the Institute of History for his article In the Service of the Eastern Bloc: Czechoslovak Intelligence and the Cyprus Conflict 1974–1989.

Charles University launches a new English-taught Bachelor’s programme in Psychology

13. 1. 2026

The Faculty of Arts, Charles University is launching a new Bachelor’s degree programme in Psychology, taught fully in English. This is the first fully accredited English-taught Bachelor’s programme in Psychology at a Czech public university, representing a significant milestone in the internationalisation of higher education in psychology in the Czech Republic.