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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Doktor Luboš Velek obdržel rakouské státní vyznamenání
On January 21, Dr. Luboš Velek received the Austrian state award Das Goldene Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich, which is awarded by the President of the Republic of Austria. The award recognized Luboš Velek's long-standing work in the Permanent Conference of Czech and Austrian Historians on Common Cultural Heritage, which acts as an advisory body to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and Austria. -
Michal Smetana received the Neuron Award for promising scientists
Michal Smetana received the Neuron Award for promising scientists 2025 in the field of social sciences. The Scientific Council praised his innovative approach to combining international relations, security studies, and political psychology, including the use of experimental methods from the natural sciences. -
President Petr Pavel presented appointment decrees to new professors, including Rudolf Kučera.
On Tuesday, December 16, President Petr Pavel presented appointment decrees to a total of 69 professors based on the recommendations of the scientific and artistic councils of universities. Two new professors received appointment decrees for the Faculty of Social Sciences, including Prof. Rudolf Kučera from IMS, who received his in the field of Modern History. -
New research article by doc. Adrian Brisku, Ph.D., in the YSU Journal of International Affairs
We are pleased to announce that Doc. Adrian Brisku, Ph.D., in collaboration with Dr. Klodiana Beshku, has published a new research article in the YSU Journal of International Affairs entitled A Tale of Two States: Explaining the Divergent Outcomes of the EU Soft-Transformative Power in Albania and Georgia. -
Summer Academic Internship Opportunity in Washington, D.C.
Are you interested in international politics or American politics? Would you like to study at George Mason University in Washington? Would you like to gain practical work experience? Would you like to spend two months living an active life with young people from all over the world? The Institute of International Studies, in cooperation with the Fund for American Studies (TFAS), offers students in the bachelor's and master's programs in Area Studies a unique opportunity to participate in a summer academic internship in Washington, D.C., from May 30 to July 25, 2026. -
RCMS in Washington for the ASEEES 57th Annual Convention
Four members of the Research Centre for Memory Studies (RCMS)— Tereza Juhászová, Ivana Koutníková, Ondřej Klípa, and Kateřina Králová — travelled to Washington, D.C. to take part in this year’s Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) Convention.
