Traditional garden party caps end of school term

Author: Marcela Uhlíková
Photo: Michal Novotný
Wednesday, 26 June 2024 16:41

Friends of Charles University this week attended the 20th annual university garden party, traditionally held on 24 June. The well-established festivity, held under the auspices of the Czech Senate, took place at Wallenstein Garden.

UN Refugee Agency signs co-op memorandum with CU

Author: Charles University
Photo: Michal Novotný
Wednesday, 19 June 2024 13:56

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Wednesday, 19 June 2024, signed a new Cooperation Agreement with Charles University and the school‘s Faculty of Law. The agreement is intended to further develop existing cooperation.

Future of artificial intelligence explored at 4EU+ AI Days

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Photo: Michal Novotný
Friday, 14 June 2024 13:39

On Friday, Charles University wrapped up a fascinating two-day event, bringing together researchers, policymakers, educators, PhD students and administrative staff within the 4EU+ Alliance to explore the ever-growing impact of AI.

CU & security: Creating a safety culture is very important

Author: Jiří Novák and Jan Velinger
Photo: Vladimír Šigut
Tuesday, 04 June 2024 17:07

Almost six months have passed since tragedy struck the Faculty of Arts at Charles University, claiming 14 lives. Forum discussed key steps since taken with the head of the Central Crisis Staff of CU, Otomar Sláma, and security expert Zdeněk Kalvach.

Conf. on joint study programmes delivers with flying colours

Author: Jan Velinger, Charles University
Photo: Jan Kolský
Monday, 20 May 2024 13:14

On Friday, Charles University hosted a highly successful, much-awaited conference entitled “Building Excellence in International Joint Study Programmes”. Under the auspices of Rector Milena Králíčková, the meeting of int'l experts went off without a hitch.

Robust feedback at the core of annual IAB meeting

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Photo: Jan Kolský
Thursday, 16 May 2024 22:17

Members of the International Advisory Board at CU gathered for their annual meeting in Prague this week to discuss developments at the university over the last year and to discuss plans moving forward. The role of the IAB, as the name suggests, is largely to help.

4EU+ Alliance fine-tunes road map for 2025 - 2035

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Photo: Jan Kolský
Thursday, 25 April 2024 18:14

Representatives of the eight prestigious universities that make up the 4EU+ Alliance met over two days at CU this week to chart the course for the coming decade. CU, as one of the founding members, was a fitting venue for a meeting on the newest goals.

Int'l Women's Day marked at Kampus Hybernská

Author: Jitka Jiřičková
Photo: Jan Kolský
Monday, 11 March 2024 09:43

Ever wondered how women in top positions handle their jobs and what they prioritise in terms of their teams or why so many find the time to pursue sports in their free time? This year the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport marked International Women's Day. 

Ukrainian scientists continue valuable work at CU

Photo: CU archive
Friday, 23 February 2024 20:25

It has been almost two years since the Russian attack on Ukraine began at dawn on 24 February 2022. Ahead of the sombre anniversary, Forum reports on the work of Ukrainian scientists and scholars at Charles University.

Expert: If Ukraine falls, why would the Russians stop there?

Author: Helena Zdráhalová
Photo: Vladimír Šigut, Jan Šír
Friday, 23 February 2024 10:57

Jan Šír from the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University has long focused on political and security developments in the post-Soviet republics. In his view, it is now primarily up to the West whether it will tolerate Putin's Russia's agression.

A chance to do extraordinary research

Author: Marcela Uhlíková, Jan Velinger
Photo: Jan Kolský
Wednesday, 17 January 2024 11:15

For the eighth year in a row, promising young scientists at Charles University have received financial support from their alma mater to carry out groundbreaking research. Through Primus funding. The number of this year's recipients stands at twenty.

Commemoration participants embrace Faculty of Arts

Author: Pavla Hubálková
Photo: Vladimír Šigut
Friday, 05 January 2024 09:24

Thousands of people, including many students and staff, took part in a commemorative event at Charles University on Thursday, 4 January – fourteen days after an unprecedented tragedy unfolded at the Faculty of Arts.

Update on the tragedy at the Faculty of Arts of CU

Author: Forum
Photo: Charles University, Vladimír Šigut
Friday, 22 December 2023 17:30

As was reported in the international and domestic media, an unprecedented tragedy unfolded at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague in the afternoon hours of Thursday 21 December. Fourteen people lost their lives and dozens more were injured.

Supply chain the focus of Czech-Taiwanese university centre

Author: Charles University, Jan Velinger
Photo: Michal Novotný
Friday, 24 November 2023 16:51

Charles University on Friday jointly launched a new Supply Chain Resilience Center together with the National Chengchi University in Taiwan. The centre is part of a multifaceted project that will research the stability of supply chains and more.

Essay Prize winner to join team at BIG

Author: Jan Velinger, Charles University
Photo: Hynek Glos, Matěj Prášil personal archive
Monday, 20 November 2023 13:10

Charles University and the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics (BIG) have announced the winner of 2023 Essay Prize. Following a competitive selection process, Matěj Prášil from the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University emerged the winner and will spend six months in Brussels.

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