Institute
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE
The Institute of International Studies (IMS) is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University in Prague (FSV UK), which was established in 1990 to respond to the current needs of the society. The IMS was founded in 1994 as the youngest part of the FSV UK. Its current structure is the result of a long-term process characterized, among others, by the deliberate formation of a new field of study "Area Studies." It is also positively influenced by the rising and changing demand of students, i.e. by satisfying the increasingly urgent "social demand" of the missing field of area studies, which is so important for further development in the practice of the Czech foreign and domestic politics.
Graduates of the study fields which are taught at the IMS are characterized by a contextually, regionally and methodologically based knowledge of modern history and of the legal, political, economic and socio-cultural background in those regions which are the contents of the Institute's scientific and pedagogical work. Furthermore, they orientate themselves in the practical consequences of recent historical events and essential contemporary problems and are equipped with basic analytic-interpretive skills. The graduates of these fields find jobs in all types of governmental and non-governmental institutions that focus on the issues of the respective regions, both domestic and foreign, in their historical and contemporary context.
News
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TAČR - preliminary parameters of the competition in SIGMA - DC3
The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic has published the preliminary parameters of the 10th public competition of the TAČR in the SIGMA programme - sub-objective 3, Supporting the innovation potential of social sciences, humanities and arts (DC3 - SHUV). -
Personnel changes in the management of the Institute
From 1 October 2024, there will be personnel changes in the management of the Institute in the areas of accreditation, student affairs, and internationalisation. -
Press Release - Kick-off meeting SCRC
On 24 September 2024, a meeting of representatives of the parties involved in the newly established Supply Chain Resilience Center (SCRC) project took place at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University. -
Announcement of the GAUK 2025 competition
The Charles University Grant Agency (GAUK) has announced a call for 2025 -
Kateřina Králová has been elected as a member of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic
Prof. Kateřina Králová from KRVS has been elected as a member of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic. She was awarded as one of the most important Czech historians of the present time. -
CfP: Echoes of Conflict: Health Consequences of War and Violence Across Generations
IMS FSV UK in cooperation with the Research Alliance War and Society organize the international conference Echoes of Conflict: Health Consequences of War and Violence Across Generations. The conference will take place on 8-10 April 2025. The deadline for abstracts is 30 November 2024.