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Become a buddy and help international students at Charles University

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

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

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

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.

CU FA and the Czech startup Moovez have developed a groundbreaking new method of language teaching inspired by children

The research team headed by dr. Kateřina Chládková from the Institute of Czech Language and Theory of Communication at CU FA, in close cooperation with Ing. Miroslav Pešta, head of the Moovez team, have developed a unique method of natural language teaching, which they are now implementing into the mobile app of the Moovez educational startup.

The Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures will host a guest lecture by Adalberto Müller: „Thinking with the forest: Cosmopetics in Brazil“

The lecture will take place on Wednesday, January 14, at 11:00 a.m. in Room 104 of the main building of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Náměstí Jana Palacha 2, Prague.

Agreement with the German Historical Institute in Warsaw launches cooperation in research into the history of Central and Eastern Europe

The Max Weber Foundation, represented by the German Historical Institute in Warsaw (Deutsches Historisches Institut Warschau; DHI) and the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, have signed a cooperation agreement.

The Faculty of Arts of Charles University wishes everyone a peaceful and happy 2026

Pour féliciter 2026

International conference on conspiracy theories and fostering democracy announces call for papers

The conference Engaging with Conspiracy Theories, Fostering Democracy: Dynamics, Drivers and Defenses will be held at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague on April 9 and 10, 2026.

Two fire evacuation drills to take place at the CU Faculty of Arts

The first drill takes place on Wednesday, 26. 11. 2025, at the Sweerts-Sporck Palace, starting at 10:00 AM. The second drill will take place a week later, on Wednesday, 3. 12. 2025, also starting at 10:00 AM, in the main CU FA building at Jan Palach Square.