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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Adrian Brisku at the YSU Conference on Politics and International Affairs
In October 2025, Adrian Brisku from the Department of Russian and European Studies at IMS attended a conference on politics and international relations at Yerevan State University (YSU). -
Institute of International Studies (FSV UK) launches new Master’s programme in Transnational History
The Institute of International Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, has received accreditation for a new Master’s programme in Transnational History — the first of its kind at Charles University. The programme will commence in the academic year 2026/27. -
Invitation to a lecture on The Legacy of Communism in Greece and Post-Communist Countries
The Research Center for Memory Studies (IMS FSV UK) cordially invites you to a lecture by Greek professor Vlasidis Vlasios on The Legacy of Communism in Greece and Post-Communist Countries.
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Ceremonial presentation of the certificate in Digital Humanities
On Wednesday, September 21, a certificate award ceremony was held at Digital Humanities. Two successful graduates were honored. We congratulate all course participants and wish the new students good luck. -
Successful Dissertation Defense by Modern History PhD Candidate Tereza Juhászová
Yesterday, on September 15, 2025, Tereza Juhászová, PhD candidate in Modern History, successfully defended her dissertation with the highest distinction (Summa Cum Laude). Her thesis, entitled “Navigating Turbulent Times: A Microhistory of a Multilingual Small Town in Mid-20th Century Slovakia”, was prepared within a cotutelle program between our Institute and the University of Regensburg, under the supervision of Prof. Kateřina Králová and Prof. Ulf Brunnbauer. The defense committee was chaired by Prof. Guido Hausmann, with Prof. Pavel Kolář and Prof. Chad Bryant serving as reviewers. -
Prof. dr. Detlef Brandes, dr. h. c.
On Tuesday, 2 September, Prof. Dr. Detlef Brandes, Dr. h. c. (1941–2025), a prominent German historian, founding member of the joint Czech-German and Slovak-German Commission and long-time director of the Institute for the History of Germans in Eastern Europe at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf, died in Berlin after a long illness.
