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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HERZL: Invitation to a Movie Night: Lemon Tree
The Herzl Center for Israel Studies invites you to a screening of the film Lemon Tree. The screening will include a discussion on how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict affects the daily lives of Israelis and Palestinians. -
Article Hachsharot in Greece, 1945 – 1949: Camps or vocational centers?
Kateřina Králová, Head of the Memory Studies Research Centre and member of the Department of Russian and East European Studies, published an article Hachsharot in Greece, 1945 - 1949: Camps or vocational centres? in the peer-reviewed journal Quest. Issues in Contemporary Jewish History. -
Discussion: How Will the Election Change America?
On November 14, 2022, Skautský institut in Prague will host an expert debate titled How Will the Election Change America? The discussion will analyze the current US Congressional midterm elections under Joe Biden's presidency, the results and implications not only for the US but also for foreign policy and support for Ukraine. -
New book "The Rise and Decline of Communist Czechoslovakia's Railway Sector"
A new book on the IMS ground! Book written by our IMS Director Tomáš Nigrin called "The Rise and Decline of Communist Czechoslovakia's Railway Sector" was published by Central European University Press. -
RIP
Dear students, dear colleagues, It is with great sadness that I inform you that our student has suddenly passed away. -
Online lecture "The war as a human experience"
Ukrainian philosopher and journalist Volodymyr Yermolenko will share his reporting experience and philosophical reflections about what happens to Ukraine. November 8 at 6 p.m. online on Youtube.
