On 6 December 2017, Professor Jan Čermák and the chairperson of the Scandinavian House in Prague Mgr. Michal Švec received the Order of the Finnish Lion from the Ambassador of Finland to the Czech Republic, HE Helena Tuuri.
News (2017)
The Largest Grant in the History of the Faculty of Arts – Half a Billion Crowns for the Project KREAS
The Faculty of Arts is to receive the largest grant in its history: half a billion crowns for the project KREAS, which had been proposed within the European Structural Funds, Operational Programme Research, Development and Education, the call “Excellent Research”.
Professor Alan Spence at the Faculty of Arts
The Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures is pleased to invite students, staff, and the general public to a lecture by the acclaimed Scottish poet, playwright, novelist and short-story writer Alan Spence.
First Czech Translation of Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s Cré na Cille (1949)
Dr Radvan Markus (Centre for Irish Studies, DALC) has translated one of the most acclaimed novels in Irish of all times – Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s Cré na Cille (1949) into Czech.
Czech Institute of Egyptology Discovers Ramses II’s Temple Near Cairo
Remains of a temple belonging to King Ramses II have been discovered southwest of Cairo.
Professor Tomáš Halík at the University of Notre Dame
In October, Professor Tomáš Halík held two symposia at the University of Notre Dame (Indiana, USA) as part of his project “The Theological Hermeneutics of Contemorary Society”.
The Czech Poet Bohuslav Reynek Translated into English by doc. Justin Quinn
Doc. Justin Quinn (Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures) has published the first-ever collection of poems by Bohuslav Reynek in English. The volume entitled The Well at Morning is available from the Karolinum publishing house.
Faculty of Arts Hosted Major Irish Language and Literature Conference
On 14 – 16 September 2017, scholars from Europe and North America gathered in Prague for an international Irish-language conference hosted by the Centre for Irish Studies, Faculty of Arts, Charles University.
CUFA Library Organises Seminar on Information Literacy
In the academic year 2017/18, CUFA Library organises an elective seminar focused on Information Literacy. The seminar is open to all students at Charles University. On completion, students will receive 4 credits.
Romanticism, nationalism and nationhood: Literary perspectives on politics
Centre for Political Philosophy, Ethics and Religion cordially invites you to round-table debate “Romanticism, nationalism and nationhood: Literary perspectives on politics” with Sir Drummond Bone (Professor of English Literature, Oxford) and Professor Martin Hilský.
