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.
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Nominations for the Jan Palach Award and the Růžena Vacková Award Accepted by 20 March
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.
Displaced Persons due to the Armed Conflict in Ukraine Can Apply to Charles University without a Fee
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.
Career Day at Charles University to Help with Employment and Career Growth
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.
Ambitious “Resilience” Research Project Gets Underway
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 Beyond security: The role of conflict in building resilience (CoRe) is coordinated by the Faculty of Arts, Charles University.
Peter Mackay: A Single Overly Academic Syllable Can Sink a Poem
Senior Lecturer in the School of English at the University of St Andrews and poet writing in Scottish Gaelic Peter Mackay discusses his poetry, gaps in Scottish Studies, Mozart, and the strategic partnership between Charles University and the University of St Andrews. The interviewer is Czech scholar and translator from Gaelic Petra Johana Poncarová.
The Prestigious Journal of Archaeological Science Published an Article on the Research of Long Neolithic Mounds in the Vicinity of Říp Mountain
The co-authors of the article “Neolithic long barrows were built on the margins of settlement zones as revealed by elemental soil analysis at four sites in the Czech Republic” are Dr Martin Janovský and Dr Laszlo Ferenczi from the Department of Archaeology at CU FA.
“Opening” of the Faculty of Arts on 21 January 2024
On Monday, 21 January 2024, one month after the tragic incident at CU FA, we will gather as an academic community to remember and honor those we have lost. During this time, we will be granting limited access to the main building of CU FA, allowing students and lecturers to temporarily return.
Renewal of Academic Life at Faculty of Arts, Charles University, II.
We would like to thank all, who participated in the hugging of the faculty, for your support and courage. Every interaction with you convinces us of the tremendous strength and cohesion of our academic community. All of this gives us the energy, day after day, to rebuild and take back our academic life together.
MA and PhD Students Apply for University Consortium Training Modules by 31 January
The training modules focus on the relations between Russia, Europe, and the USA from historical, sociological, political, intercultural, and anthropological perspectives. CU FA students can apply only for the module taking place in Sofia, Bulgaria on 7–11 March 2024.
