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Historian Timothy Garton Ash to receive an honorary doctorate degree based on the proposal by CU FA
The honorary doctorate will recognize not only more than thirty years of academic and journalistic work of Professor Garton Ash, but also his social attitudes, which are an inspiring and important voice for Central and Eastern Europe’s future direction, especially in the difficult period the regions are going through.
Invitation to the Launch of the Horizon Europe Project COLUMN
You are kindly invited to two unique academic events marking the launch of the COLUMN project (Colonial Past of Universities: Materiality and New Forms of Cooperation): a lecture by Prof. Loretta Feris and the premiere screening of the documentary film UnRest.
Public lecture: Robert Funk – Chile at Crossroads: Actors and Contexts of the 2025 Election
Renowned political scientist Robert L. Funk from the University of Chile will explore the leading candidates, the key issues shaping the campaigns, and what is at stake for Chilean democracy.
Paul Chaisty will lead a course on area studies for researchers at the CU FA
Prof. Paul Chaisty, a leading researcher in area studies and political science specializing in Russia and Ukraine, is offering a block seminar entitled Area Studies for Researchers: Opportunities, Challenges, and Controversies at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, for the 2025/2026 academic year.
Call for candidates: Researcher in Comparative Area Studies (Postdoctoral level)
The Faculty of Arts, Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic) is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in comparative area studies. As part of the project funded by Horizon Europe (ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies, ERA-AREAS), this post holder will participate in the newly created Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS).
Call for candidates: Research Group Leader in Comparative Area Studies
The Faculty of Arts, Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic) is seeking a research group leader in comparative area studies. As part of the project funded by Horizon Europe (ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies, ERA-AREAS), this post holder will be responsible for coordinating a newly created Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS).
This year’s only ERC Advanced Grant in the Czech Republic goes to the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. It was awarded to the historian Kateřina Čapková
Only one project from the Czech Republic has succeeded in the most prestigious European ERC Advanced Grant competition this year: the research of historian Kateřina Čapková from the Department of Middle Eastern Studies.
Charles University successfully defends prestigious HR Excellence in Research Award
Charles University is proud to announce that it has – as the first university in the Czech Republic – successfully defended the prestigious HR Excellence in Research Award (HR Award), granted by the European Commission.
Police intervened at CU FA, the faculty is safe
Updated 12 June, 12:00 | On Wednesday, after noon, the Police of the Czech Republic intervened in the main building of the Faculty of Arts of Charles University (náměstí Jana Palacha 1/2, Prague 1) – they were securing persons because of suspicious, potentially risky statements on social networks. There is no danger, everyone is fine. The event is over, the situation is under control, we are communicating with the Police. The building is open and in operation without restrictions.
