News

Since 2011, Professor Halík has been taking part in an international research project organised by the Council, and since the beginning of 2015, he has been a regular member of the Council.

Professor Jan Čermák Received the Minister of Education Award for the outstanding outcomes of his research.

Martin Hilský, professor of English literature and renowned Shakespearean scholar, received the prestigious National Award Česká hlava 2015 for his outstanding, sustained contribution to Czech research.

On 15 – 17 November, the University of Notre Dame held a Templeton conference about Professor Halík’s contribution to contemporary philosophy of religion.

On 17 November 2015, at the International Students’ Day, students of Charles University were demeaned and the significant national holiday was abused for the promotion of specific political aims.

The academic community of the Faculty of Arts is shaken by the the news about the terrorist attacks on 13 November 2015 in Paris. We want to express our deep sympathy with the survivors and those who have lost their loved ones.

The library of the Department of Theoretical and Computational Linguistics is now open to all readers of the FA library.

A research team, consisting of Czech, Uzbek, and French participants, was exploring the settlement of the Jáz I culture in Uzbekistan. The expedition yielded several remarkable findings.

On 5 – 6 November, the 11th Conference of Young Slavicists will be held under the auspices of the Department of East European Studies. The theme of the conference is “The Slavs: Concord and Conflict”.

Jan Palach Square as a space for neighbourly meetings, art and living culture – this is the concept of the festival Open Square organised by four institutions: Faculty of Arts; Czech Philharmonic; Museum of Decorative Arts; and the Prague Institute of Planning and Development.