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The winter term 2026/2027 will begin on Tuesday 29 September
Please note that Monday 28 September is a Czech public holiday. Classes for the 2026/2027 winter term will therefore start a day later, on Tuesday 29 September.
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In their new book, Dr Karin Roginer Hofmeister and Dr Klára Kosová explore the relationship between memory and place
Jak se minulost utváří v prostorech, které obýváme, představujeme si a vytváříme? A jaký panuje vztah mezi pamětí a místem napříč materiálními, sociálními a kulturními krajinami? To ve své nové publikaci Mapping Memoryscapes: New Research Perspectives, která vyšla v nakladatelství Karolinum, zkoumají doktorky Klára Kosová a Karin Roginer Hofmeister. -
Call for Applications for the Position of Director of the Institute of International Studies
The Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University announces a selection procedure for the position of Director of the Institute of International Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University. -
As part of the SEED4EU+ ESCAPE project, a two-day workshop focused on Eurovision 2026 will take place at Hollar
Following last year’s Eurovision Song Contest, a workshop titled “Eurovision Song Contest in a Turbulent World: Prefiguring Trends, Mirroring Divides” will be held as part of the SEED4EU+ ESCAPE project on Monday, September 7, and Tuesday, September 8, at the Hollar Building. The workshop will examine Eurovision as a cultural, media, and institutional arena in which broader transformations in Europe and the world are reflected, presented, and negotiated. -
Lamiya Panahova successfully defended her dissertation
On Tuesday, July 28, doctoral student Lamiya Panahova successfully defended her dissertation in the Area Studies program. Her research focused on efforts to shape Azerbaijani identity through narratives guided by state policy and on how these identities are conveyed to students in local schools. -
Associate Professors Handl and Eberle have contributed a chapter to the new book "The 2025 German Federal Election"
In early August, Palgrave Macmillan Cham published The 2025 German Federal Election: A Polity Under Stress, an in-depth analysis of the 2025 German federal election.
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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 27 May 2026 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.
