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

  • 4EU+ International Seminar Series: Kateřina Králová

    We are delighted to invite you to the next meeting in our series. On April 26th Prof. Kateřina Králová will talk about "Holocaust Trajectories: Jewish Survivors and their Memories on Greece." Dr Jiří Kocián will take on the role of a discussant.
    Announcements 24. 4. 2022 - Klára Vedlichová

  • Ovidiu Vaida: Romania’s EU and NATO Membership in the Context of War in Ukraine

    We cordially invite you to the first in a series of academic seminars "War in Ukraine: Southeast European Perspectives", led by Ovidiu Vaida, guest lecturer from Babes Bolyai University in Cluj. The event will take place on Tuesday 26 April, at 14:00, in room 314.
    Announcements 22. 4. 2022 - Klára Vedlichová

  • Debating German Politics: Andreas Künne

    The German and Austrian Studies Dpt. cordially invites you to a lecture & discussion with Andreas KÜNNE (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Czech Republic) entitled "Changes to German security policy following the Russian war and “historic shift” in German defence". Registration in the article.
    Announcements 22. 4. 2022 - Klára Vedlichová

  • Dean's sports day

    Friday, April 29 is a Dean's Day off and there will be no classes. Take a break from self-study and give your body some exercise at the Dean's Sports Day of the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science of Charles University. It will take place in the sports complex of the University of Hostivař.
    Announcements 14. 4. 2022 - Klára Vedlichová

  • Workshop: Asymmetry and Emotions

    On Tuesday, 22 March 2022, a workshop "Asymmetry and Emotions: Germany, Austria and Post-Communist Central Europe since 1989" was held in the Hollar building, organized by our institute in cooperation with the Vienna-based Research Center for the History of Transformations.
    Announcements 5. 4. 2022 - Klára Vedlichová

  • Water accident: transition to online teaching (March 30 and 31)

    Dear students, I would like to inform you that today unfortunately, there was a water breakdown at Pekařská 16. For this reason all classes today (March 30) and tomorrow (March 31) will be held online.
    Announcements 30. 3. 2022 - Klára Vedlichová