We cordially invite everyone interested to the 8th annual German studies conference PRAGESTT, which is held on 23th and 24th March 2018. This student conference offers an opportunity for fellow students from various European universities to present their research in the fields of German language and literature, translation studies and didactics.
News
Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University Comes to CUFA to a Discussion on the Political Roles of Universities
The Centre for Philosophy, Ethics and Religion invites everyone interested to a high-profile academic discussion about the political role of universities. The discussion will be held on 21 March at the New Scene of the National Theatre, with participation of Louise Richardson, Péter Balázs, Stefan Collini, and Tomáš Halík.
Job offer for Administrative Position – East and Central European Studies
The Faculty of Arts International Relations Office is seeking an outstanding administrator. Applications by 21 March 2018.
Boris Nemtsov Academic Centre for the Study of Russia Launched
The centre is going to provide a platform for experts, cooperate with other research and academic institutions, and organise public lectures, summers schools, research seminars and conferences.
CEFRES 2018 Campaign for PhD Fellowships is Open
CEFRES offers year-long fellowships at the center to 2nd year and above PhD students from France and the Visegrad countries (Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic).
CfP: Changes, Crises and Crucial Moments. 5th conference on the Middle Ages in Britain
The conference, designed as a meeting space for students and beginning researchers of Medieval Britain from across the Humanities, is the fifth in a series after Prague 2012, Giessen 2013, Bonn 2014, and Prague 2016. We invite both full papers and work in progress reports on all aspects of medieval literature, language and culture.
Doc. Michal Pullmann Becomes the New Dean of CUFA
Doc. Michal Pullmann is a CUFA alumnus, having studied History and Sociology. Since 2010, he has been Director of the Department of Economic and Social History, CUFA, where he made his habilitation in 2014 with a thesis on The End of the Experiment. Reconstruction and Fall of Communism in Czechoslovakia.
Boris Nemtsov Academic Centre for the Study of Russia Established at CUFA
On 17 January, Mirjam Friend, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, and Zhanna Nemtsova, founder of the Boris Nemtsov Fund, signed a contract establishing the Boris Nemtsov Academic Centre for the Study of Russia at the Faculty of Arts.
Postgraduate and Post-doctorate Colloquium on Low Countries Studies
The Centre for Dutch language and Culture organizes the sixth postgraduate and post-doctorate colloquium on 7 – 10 March 2018 with the generous support of the Dutch Language Union, Charles University, the Flemish representation, and the Embassy of The Netherlands
Fundraiser for the Mosul University Library Continues Until 31 January
Let’s help the Library! (Pomozme knihovně!) is a charitable fundraiser organized in order to aid the restoration of the Mosul University library. The fundraiser is organised by the Faculty of Arts in cooperation with People in Need. As of 15 January, the fundraiser has managed to collect 201 567 CZK.
