All libraries at CU FA will be closed on dean’s day on Thursday 28 March and during public holidays on Friday 29 March and Monday 1 April. Libraries will reopen on Tuesday 2 April.
All libraries at CU FA will be closed on dean’s day on Thursday 28 March and during public holidays on Friday 29 March and Monday 1 April. Libraries will reopen on Tuesday 2 April.
From 12 February, books and other documents from all libraries at the CU FA main building are visible in the UKAŽ discovery service. You can request books starting today and pick them up next week.
Dear users, please pay attention to the information about the restoration of library operations at the main CU FA building from 19 Februrary.
Charles University or individual faculties purchase a large number of bibliographic and full-text databases with the support of the CzechELib project. See the overview list of databases that can be used in 2024.
For 2024 we have several databases newly available. In this post you can find information about Oxford Music Online, Thesaurus Linguae Latinae, Online Egyptological Bibliography (OEB), Thesaurus Linguae Graecae and Oxford Bibliographies in Chinese Studies.
We currently have active trial access to four eResources. Specifically, the scite_ tool, the Policy Commons: Global Think Tanks database and Korean databases KRpia and DBpia. More information on each eResource can be found in this post.
Dear readers, due to the tragic events of December 21, 2023 in the main building of the Faculty of Arts, the faculty management has decided to make the following changes in the operation of libraries and library services (please click on this post to view the full text).
As mentioned in the previous post, the libraries on the main building still remain closed. From January 3, laptops and loans from the main building can be returned to the Celetná Library, which will have extended opening hours (temporarily) (Monday–Thursday: 9 am – 6 pm, Friday: 9 am – 2 pm.)
Due to the recent tragic events, a dean’s leave was announced until January 2, 2024. Therefore, ALL libraries in ALL buildings will be closed until and including January 2, 2024.
Libraries located in Celetná, Šporkův palác and Na příkopě will reopen for readers on January 3, 2024.
However, all libraries in the main building will remain closed until further notice.
Personal belongings left in the premises of the main building of the Faculty of Arts on J. Palach Square will be distributed (against signature after verification of identity) today, i.e. on Saturday, December 23, 2023 in the building of the Faculty of Law of Charles University, nám. Curieových 7, from 8.30 a.m. to 8 p.m. For organizational reasons, please pick it up (if possible) during today. For more information open this post.
Under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Hana Vymazalová from the Czech Institute of Egyptology at CU FA, Dr Sue Kelly is working on a project “The Impact of Political and Climate Change on Women’s Agency: A Social Power Analysis.” It aims to comprehensively analyze women’s lives, exploring their social, economic, and political agency.
On 19–23 March 2024, Campus Hybernská will be transformed into a space based on Kafka’s topology in his prose and diaries and a laboratory searching for the essence of Kafka’s genius. Stage readings, panel discussions, educational workshops, pop-up galleries, site-specific performances, and musical performances will all aim to bring Kafka’s unique mythology to life.
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.
This lecture provides a comprehensive overview of practical aspects of Czech law relevant to students. You will learn about visa and residency permit procedures in the Czech Republic, employment opportunities, distinctions between employment and business activities, and various types of contracts applicable in the Czech Republic. It will take place online from 4:00 pm.
Emmanuel Macron placed a bouquet with the French tricolour in front of the main building of CU FA on 5 March 2024 for the victims of the tragedy that took place at the CU FA last December. President Macron was accompanied by his Czech counterpart Petr Pavel.
Both awards are intended for students, graduates and alumni of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. The awards are given for work completed while studying in the calendar year 2023. Proposals can be submitted by all members of the academic community.
Based on the Rector’s Measure No. 5/2024 of 19 February 2024, applicants who have been granted temporary protection in the Czech Republic due to the armed conflict in Ukraine are exempt from the administrative fee for the admission procedure and the fee for the recognition of diplomas.
The event is taking place on 13 March 2024 in Kampus Hybernská and is intended for all students and recent graduates of Charles University, regardless of their faculty or study programme. It supplements the concept of career fairs organized by the individual faculties where specific employers usually present their opportunities.
Charles University recently hosted a conference in the Patriotic Hall outlining the scope and direction of a major research project that received half a billion crowns in funding last year. The colossal project named <i>Beyond security: The role of conflict in building resilience</i> (CoRe) is coordinated by the Faculty of Arts, Charles University.