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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Dissent In Transatlantic Perspective - 2022
On 12 and 13 May, our Institute hosted the conference "Dissent In Transatlantic Perspective: Then, Now and in the Future?". Photos from the event can be found in the body of the article. -
International conference “High Speed Rail: Planning and Appraisal”
On 5 and 6 May the international conference "High Speed Rail: Planning and Appraisal" was held within the project New Mobility - High Speed Transport Systems and Transport Behaviour of the Population; reg. number: CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_026/0008430. -
Second round of applications: Moderní dějiny and Modern History
Dear applicants, we would like to inform you about the announcement of an additional round of admissions to the doctoral study programmes Modení dějiny and Modern History. The deadline for applications has been set for 4 September 2022. -
7th Prague Populism Conference: Current Populism in Europe and Climate Change
We would like to cordially invite you to the 7th Prague Populism Conference, this time on the topic of "Current Populism in Europe and Climate Change". The conference will take place from 15 to 17 May 2022. We invite you to a number of interesting discussions and presentations of the latest research findings on populism. -
Dissent In Transatlantic Perspective 2022: Then, Now and in the Future?
We cordially invite you to the conference Dissent In Transatlantic Perspective: Then, Now and in the Future?, which will take place on 12 and 13 May at the Prague Creative Centre (Staroměstské náměstí 4). Programme of the conference can be found in the article. -
Disbalanced Western and Eastern Balkans: Russian interests and influences
We would like to cordially invite to another academic seminar that is part of a series of seminars "War in Ukraine: Southeast European Perspectives". This time, we will meet on Thursday, May 12, at 2 p.m. in room n. 212, in the Hollar building. You can look forward to Lejla Turčilo, Silviu Miloiu and Mirza Kršo.
