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PhD Positions in Modern History (2026/27)
The Institute of International Studies is opening several PhD positions in the Modern History doctoral programme (study language: English or Czech) for the 2026/27 academic year. The doctoral programme is fully open in terms of topics, regions, and methodologies within the field of modern and contemporary history (19th–21st century). Comparative and transnational perspectives are particularly encouraged, but not required. -
Registration for preparatory courses in Area Studies and Czech-German Studies has begun
Dear applicants, we would like to inform you about the ongoing registration for preparatory courses in Territorial Studies (full-time and distance learning) and Czech-German Studies, which will take place from January to March 2026. -
IMS FSV UK opens a PhD/junior researcher position within the project “Understanding and Experiencing Sexual Violence in the Late Habsburg Monarchy”
The Institute of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, is opening a junior researcher / PhD student (1.0 FTE) position within the research project “Understanding and Experiencing Sexual Violence in the Late Habsburg Monarchy,” a three-year project funded by the Czech Science Foundation (GAČR) and led by Prof. Ota Konrád (IMS, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University). The researcher will join a wider project team, including Dr. Tereza Juhászová. -
PhD student Lamiya Panahova published an article on the role of the EU in resolving the conflict in Karabakh
Doktorandka z Katedry ruských a východních studií Lamiya Panahova publikovala v odborném časopise Problems of Post-Communism článek s názvem Recognition of the EU’s Actorness in the Karabakh Peace Process by Azerbaijan. -
PhD student Ediz Hazir has published a study on French politico-religious imperialism
PhD student Ediz Hazir has published a new study entitled Politico-religious Imperialism: The Protectorate of the Roman Catholics and Holy Places in the Ottoman Empire, which examines religious protectorates as a key instrument of European rivalry in the Ottoman Empire. -
Doc. PhDr. Slavomír Horák, Ph.D. has published a chapter entitled "Karakalpaks: Entities with and without autonomy" in a new publication
Doc. PhDr. Slavomír Horák, Ph.D. contributed to the newly published book Ethnicity and Ethnic Minorities in Post-Soviet Eurasia with his chapter Karakalpaks: Entities with and without autonomy. In his chapter, he deals with one of the largest ethnic minorities in Uzbekistan, which was the only one that could identify itself as an entity with autonomous status, and focuses on how its identity has evolved over the last 30 years.
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SIMS
SIMS is an informal association of the IMS students. Its task is to solve students' problems, so as to bridge the imaginary gap between them and the instructors. Another activity of the SIMS is to organize traditional social and educational events for (not only) the IMS students. These events include, for example Welcome Party, Christmas Part, Karaoke Party, lectures on current topics or an Orientation Week for the first years of the Bachelor's degree studies.
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Study Programmes
High-quality education, young and creative academic team, an immense number of student activities, modern lecture rooms... these are just a few reasons why you should apply for one of our English language degree programmes and study at Faculty of Social Sciences in the very heart of historical city of Prague! Check our BA and MA study programmes now!
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Alumni
The Institute values its graduates and likes to meet them at the traditional reunion in Grébovka. This year's reunion took place on 28 May 2024 in the restaurant Pavilion Grébovka in Havlíčkovy sady. At the meeting we celebrated together the significant 30th anniversary of our institute. The graduates were welcomed by the director of the institute, doc. Tomáš Nigrin. The event was also attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský.
