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

  • C4DHI Annual workshop

    On 3 and 4 June, the annual workshop of the Centre for Digital Humanities Integration took place at IMS. The workshop was attended by colleagues from Babeș-Bolyai University, Eötvös Loránd University, University of Groningen, HES-SO Valais-Wallis and University of West Bohemia.

    Announcements 18. 6. 2024 - Klára Smitková

  • Elena Danescu: “History of a European idea a the origins of Economic and Monetary Union”

    We would like to cordially invite you to a short film screenings and a lecture titled “History of a European idea a the origins of Economic and Monetary Union” with our honorary guest Elena Danescu. The event takes place on Monday, June 10 at 11:00 in the room B330.

    Announcements 5. 6. 2024 - Klára Smitková

  • Special issues of Journal of Modern European History

    A special issue of the Journal of Modern European History entitled "Mass Atrocities in Southeast Europe: History and Memory of World War II and its Aftermath" was published in May. The issue was co-edited by Kateřina Králová.

    Announcements 22. 5. 2024 - Klára Smitková

  • 4EU+ workshop: Working with Wartime Testimonies: Practical Workshop in Digital Humanities

    You are cordially invited to the Working with Wartime Testimonies: Practical Workshop in Digital Humanities, which will take place next Friday and Saturday, 24 and 25 May, with the support of the 4EU+ Alliance. The event is organised by the IMS Research Centres, War & Society Alliance and CEFRES.

    Announcements 16. 5. 2024 - Klára Smitková

  • CfP: Prague Visual History and Digital Humanities Conference 2025

    Malach Center for Visual History is celebrating fifteen years since its opening, and it will commemorate this anniversary with a second edition of the Prague Visual History and Digital Humanities Conference (PRAVIDCO 2025), that is co-organized by IMS and its research centres (C4DHI and RCMS).

    Announcements 16. 5. 2024 - Klára Smitková

  • TFAS Summer School 2024

    Call for the selection of 4 students to participate at TFAS Summer School: students will pay only the participation fee. All other expenses will be covered by TFAS, including student housing, specified meals, academic materials, and special events. Deadline for applications: 24. 5. 2024

    Announcements 15. 5. 2024 - Klára Smitková