The Czech-American Fulbright Commission plays a key role in fostering academic exchange, bringing international scholars to Czech institutions, and contributing to cross-cultural dialogue. Scholar Djurdja Padejski spent the last year at Charles University.

For over 30 years, Olga Kotková has lived among the Old Masters. Now, a major exhibition she curated -Women Artists 1300–1900 - is one of the most important events of the season at the National Gallery's Waldstein Riding School in Prague.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Charles University on Monday as part of his official visit to the Czech Republic. He took part in a discussion with students, focusing on how graduates may contribute to the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.

It was a formative experience that opened a gateway into another world. Shortly before the Velvet Revolution, when he was a boy, his parents brought home a samizdat translation of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. It had a huge impact.

Experts from the Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies have shared insights and the results of a key study on post-trauma aid. Cooperation between CU and NKVTS was initiated following the tragic events of 21 December 2023.

Věra Jourová is a new vice-rector at Charles University. In her first interview in this role since leaving the European Commission, the former EU official discusses the importance of CU making its voice properly heard in science, research, and education policy.

“When I was in Ukraine, I came to realise that 'ordinary' human honesty is what saves lives,” says Milan Švrčina, a graduate of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. Švrčina was an active member of the International Legion in Ukraine. 

“I just wanted to see what it’s like up there. I was curious,” explains Eva Perglerová, a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen at Charles University, where she now teaches. It’s this curiosity that fueled her drive to climb the world’s highest peaks.