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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Public defence of the dissertation of Jakub Střelec
On Friday, 15 September 2023, the public defence of dissertation written by Jakub Střelec entitled "Homo Sapiens nebo Homo Brutalis? Psychiatrické vědění, násilí a kriminalita v poválečném Československu, západním Německu a Velké Británii (1945-1970)" will take place in Jinonice Campus. -
CfA: 4EU+ Plurality of Memories Fellowship
We are pleased to share a Call for Applications for the Annual Plurality of Memories: 4EU+ Fellowship at Charles University for post-docs and advanced Ph.D. students affiliated with any of the 4EU+ Alliance Universities. -
Summer regime of IMS and the faculty
On behalf of the Institute of International Studies, we would like to wish all of our students, faculty, alumni, and other supporters of the Institute a wonderful and peaceful summer. Below is a summary of changes in the opening hours of selected departments and libraries. -
Successful public defence of dissertation thesis and state doctoral examinations
On Friday, 23 June 2023, a successful public defence of dissertation written by Barbora Menclová took place. On Thursday 22 June and Friday 23 June, Klára Kosová and Ediz Hazir successfully passed the state doctoral examination. Congratulations to all of them! -
Public defence of the dissertation of Barbora Menclová
On Friday, 23 June 2023, the public defence of dissertation written by Barbora Menclová entitled "Mezi globálními ambicemi a ekonomickým pragmatismem: Českoslovenští experti v Angole a Mosambiku za studené války" will take place in Jinonice Campus. -
Guest lecture by a distinguished Ukrainian journalist Sonya Koshkina
Within the course The Zelensky Phenomenon: The Rise of Audience Democracy and Performative Politics In Ukraine, taught at IMS by Dr Valeria Korablyova, Head of Ukraine In A Changing Europe Research Centre, there was a guest lecture by a distinguished Ukrainian journalist Sonya Koshkina.
