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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Speccial Issue of Nationalities papers - "Beyond the National Museum Paradigm"
Special Issue on Beyond the National Museum Paradigm out now! Go and check a special issue of Nationalities Papers edited by our Maria Asavei and Kateřina Králová from Department of Russian and East European Studies. -
Opening of new IMS Research Centres
We are pleased to announce that as of 1 May 2023, we have opened two new research centres at our institute - the Center for Peace and Conflict Research and the Centre for the Integration of Digital Humanities (C4DHI). -
Special Certificate - Certificate on Ukraine Contemporary History, Politics and Society
Institut mezinárodních studií FSV UK nově nabízí specializační certifikát o současné ukrajinské historii, politice a společnosti studentům prezenčního programu vyučovaného v angličtině Balkan, Eurasian and Central European Studies. -
New book on IMS ground - Introduction to the Study of History
We are pleased to present a new book on IMS ground! The book Introduction to the Study of History provides insight into selected issues reflecting the current state of Czech and Euro-Atlantic historiography in the 21st century. -
Excursion - revolutionary violence in Prague in May 1945
On Wednesday, May 10, as part of Ota Konrád's seminar "Violence in Modern History and the Present," an excursion took place on the topic of revolutionary violence in Prague in May 1945. -
Additional Admission Procedure for Doctoral Studies at IMS
Dear applicants, we would like to inform you about the announcement of an additional round of admissions to all our doctoral programmes. The deadline for the submission of applications has been set to 2 September 2023 for Modern History and 5 September 2023 for International Area Studies.
