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  • Podcast on Serbian Orthodox Church with Karin Hofmeisterová

    RCMS member Karin Hofmeistrová was recently a guest on the Hej Slované podcast. Together with host Jakub Novosad, they discussed the role of the Orthodox Church in Serbia, its links to political structures, especially the regime of Aleksandar Vučić, and its historical role in shaping Serbian identity. The interview covers the period from the establishment of the position of Orthodoxy in the Ottoman Empire, through its significant strengthening after 2000, to the current situation during the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine.
    Výzkumné centrum - Paměťová studia 2. 11. 2025 - Tereza Martinková

  • Tereza Juhászová received the Charles University Grant Agency President's Award

    On the occasion of the Day of Struggle for Freedom and Democracy and International Students' Day, a ceremonial meeting was held in the Great Hall of Karolinum, where several awards were presented, including the Charles University Grant Agency (GA UK) awards for outstanding scientific achievements achieved with the targeted support of GA UK. The GA UK President's Award went to Tereza Juhászová for her project Coexistence in a Small Town in Eastern Slovakia after World War II.
    Announcements 24. 11. 2025 - Kateřina Hrubá

  • Admissions Now Open

    Prospective students are welcome to submit their applications for the next academic year. From 1 November 2025, applications will be open for most Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes if you wish to begin your studies at the Institute of International Studies in autumn 2026. You can find more information in the article.
    News 5. 11. 2025 - Matouš Hojný

  • Registration for preparatory courses in Area Studies and Czech-German Studies has begun

    Dear applicants, we would like to inform you about the ongoing registration for preparatory courses in Territorial Studies (full-time and distance learning) and Czech-German Studies, which will take place from January to March 2026.
    News 26. 11. 2025 - Kateřina Hrubá

  • New publication by doc. Marie Alina Asavei, D.Phil. in the Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change

    Doc. Maria Alina Asavei, Ph.D., from the Institute of International Studies at Charles University’s Faculty of Social Sciences, has published a new article entitled “If you did not have a photo with the bear, you weren’t on vacation’: Souvenir Photographs from Communist Vacationing” in the prestigious Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change.
    Research 6. 11. 2025 - Tereza Martinková

  • Klára Kosová received Martina Roeselová's grant supporting young female scientists who are mothers

    Klára Kosová, a doctoral student at the Department of Russian and East European Studies, has received the Martina Roeselová Memorial Grant, which focuses on supporting young female scientists who are mothers and helps them balance their parental responsibilities with their academic careers. In her research, Klára Kosová combines the humanities and social sciences with computational sciences and focuses on cognitive linguistics, political discourse analysis, and the issue of legitimacy crises in contemporary democracies.
    Announcements 1. 12. 2025 - Kateřina Hrubá

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  • SIMS

    SIMS is an informal association of the IMS students. Its task is to solve students' problems, so as to bridge the imaginary gap between them and the instructors. Another activity of the SIMS is to organize traditional social and educational events for (not only) the IMS students. These events include, for example Welcome Party, Christmas Part, Karaoke Party, lectures on current topics or an Orientation Week for the first years of the Bachelor's degree studies.

  • Study Programmes

    High-quality education, young and creative academic team, an immense number of student activities, modern lecture rooms... these are just a few reasons why you should apply for one of our English language degree programmes and study at Faculty of Social Sciences in the very heart of historical city of Prague! Check our BA and MA study programmes now!

  • Alumni

    The Institute values its graduates and likes to meet them at the traditional reunion in Grébovka. This year's reunion took place on 28 May 2024 in the restaurant Pavilion Grébovka in Havlíčkovy sady. At the meeting we celebrated together the significant 30th anniversary of our institute. The graduates were welcomed by the director of the institute, doc. Tomáš Nigrin. The event was also attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský.