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• Ukraine
• Roberta Metsola
• European Parliament
• European values
• Presidency of the Council of the EU

• Hynek Glos

In a fortnight, Czechs will take up the presidency of the Council of the EU, prompting an official visit to Prague by the president of the EP, Roberta Metsola. She was the main guest in a debate at Charles University on the future of Europe.

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• Milena Králíčková
• Lenka Rovná
• 4EU+ Alliance
• conference
• university networks

• Hynek Glos

Charles University, in conjunction with the French Embassy, the Education Ministry, DZS and Erasmus+, has just hosted a conference on the importance of university alliances. More and more, alliances are gaining recognition as crucial for universities in Europe.

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• international relations
• Chile
• IberoAmerican week
• strategic partnerships
• foreign ministry

• Jaromír Soukup
• Shutterstock, CU archives

Following broader interest from a number of faculties, late last year Universidad de Chile, the region's leading public university, became a key partner of Charles University. Both schools are dedicated to deepening further cooperation in the coming years. What has already been achieved and what is in the pipeline?

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• research
• awards
• Carolinum
• Donatio programme

• Pavla Hubálková
• Vladimír Šigut

Charles University, founded on 7 April 1348, is celebrating its 674th birthday. On this occasion, the university awarded five scientists Donatio Universitatis Carolinae prizes. They are worth a financial reward of one million crowns.

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• Milena Králíčková
• Videos
• history
• rector
• Carolinum
• inauguration

• Marcela Uhlíková
• Vladimír Šigut, Martin Pinkas

The inauguration of Professor Milena Králíčková, the new Rector of Charles University, took place on 3 March 2022 at the historic Carolinum. She succeeds Professor Tomáš Zima who served for two consecutive terms. The new rector's term of office will last until 31 January 2026.

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• war
• European Union
• Ukraine
• security studies
• sanctions
• Emil Aslan

• CU archive, Shutterstock

It was only last week that Vladimir Putin ordered Russian forces to invade Ukraine yet already the conflict feels months old. Since, there has been fierce resistance from the Ukrainians. Forum spoke to Professor Emil Aslan, an expert in Security Studies at Charles University.

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• solidarity
• security
• Ukraine
• official helplines
• invasion

• Helena Zdráhalová
• Kampus Hybernská

“They are fighting for our freedom here as well,” was the message sent by the Faculty of Arts’ Dr. Radomyr Mokryk, currently in Lviv. He was one of the panellists at a student event held at Kampus Hybernská. The happening took place a day after Russian military forces attacked Ukraine.

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• Carolinum
• Charles University
• university management
• board members
• meeting

• Marcela Uhlíková, Martin Rychlík
• Vladimír Šigut

Charles University, Professor Milena Králíčková, met for the first time in the historic Carolinum’. Králíčková was elected to head Charles University by the Academic Senate in October 2021 and then appointed by the Czech head of state at the end of January. The very first meeting addressed a number of specific points and challenges.

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• climate change
• innovation
• European Commission
• European Union
• digitization

• Hynek Glos, Michal Novotný

She has been called a dragon slayer and the world’s most famous regulator, but also a democrat dedicated to fairness in markets paving the way for innovation: Danish politician Margrethe Vestager, the EC's executive vice-president for digital transformation. Vestager was a keynote speaker on Monday at the Faculty of Law.

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• Science
• Videos
• women of CU
• conference
• Carolinum

• Pavla Hubálková
• Vladimír Šigut

Last Thursday, Charles University hosted the long-awaited Women in Science seminar, examining conditions of female experts in the Czech scientific and research environments. Invited speakers discussed both opportunities and barriers and as well as what needs to change.

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• Science
• coronavirus threat
• fake news
• Kampus Hybernská
• debate

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Experts vs. “experts” - Scientists in the Media was the title of an online panel discussion on Thursday hosted by Kampus Hybernská. Four invited speakers – two well-known science journalists and two scientists, discussed the difficulties of their fields and where they overlapped, as well as the damage caused by some experts spreading denial.

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• students
• history
• photos
• 17 November
• freedom

• Martin Rychlík, Forum CZ
• V. Šigut, M. Novotný, M. Pinkas

Czechs have been marking 17 November, commemorating the courage of students and citizens who stood up to two different totalitarian regimes: against the Nazi oppressors in 1939 and the Communists 50 years later. Students, teachers and representatives of Charles University all took part.

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• Milena Králíčková
• Videos
• photos
• rector
• elections

• Jitka Jiřičková
• Vladimír Šigut

For the first time in its centuries-long history, Charles University will be led by a woman. Friday's election, which saw voting by CU’s Academic Senate, was won by the incumbent vice-rector for education, Milena Králíčková, who finished comfortably ahead of the only other candidate, Michal Stehlík, the former dean of the Faculty of Arts.

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• Science
• research
• innovation
• Neuron Endowment Fund
• Neuron Awards

• Luboš Wišniewski, Forum archive

Ten Czech scientists, in two main categories, received Neuron Awards on Tuesday at a gala ceremony at Prague’s National Museum. Three received the award for their lifelong contribution to science, while seven awards went to young researchers. Eight recipients have ties with, or work at, Charles University.

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• solidarity
• Carolinum
• sustainability
• Prague Declaration
• university networks

• Martin Pinkas

Charles University hosted the representatives of key European university networks on Friday, at a special meeting aimed at tackling challenges faced by institutions of higher learning. The meeting took place the Patriotic Hall in the Carolinum, and was opened by Rector Tomáš Zima.

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