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+ Joint course

    Don't miss the opportunity to apply for the virtual course "Culture, Democracy, International Affairs through the lens of Area Studies", organised by IMS FSV UK and FF UK in cooperation with the Universities of Heidelberg, Milan and Warsaw.
    Announcements 3. 2. 2022 - Klára Vedlichová

  • GACR: congratulations to successful applicants

    We would like to congratulate the successful applicants for grants from the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic. They are Ota Konrád together with Jakub Střelec and Slavomír Horák in cooperation on the project of Vincenc Kopeček.
    Announcements 2. 2. 2022 - Klára Vedlichová

  • Interesting courses in the Summer Semestr

    Dear students, the registration of courses for the summer semester 2021/2022 opened on Monday (January 31). We would like to draw your attention to the interesting courses of our departments that are open in this semestr.
    Announcements 2. 2. 2022 - Klára Vedlichová

  • Invitation: Virtual open day

    We would like to cordially invite you to the Virtual open day of the study programmes in english, which will take place on Monday 24 January 2022 from 13:00 via the ZOOM platform.
    Announcements 12. 1. 2022 - Klára Vedlichová

  • Memorandum of Understanding between IMS and the Institute for Contemporary History

    On 3 January, representatives of the Institute of International Studies and the Institute for Contemporary History agreed on closer cooperation between the two institutions in doctoral studies.
    Announcements 6. 1. 2022 - Klára Vedlichová

  • Conference "On Borders and Boundaries"

    We invite you to the International Doctoral Conference "On Borders and Boundaries: German-Czech Conference for Young Researchers", organized by the IMS in cooperation with the Department of East and Southeast European History of LMU (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich).
    Announcements 28. 12. 2021 - Klára Vedlichová