Members of CWRG participated on a special issue of revue Paměť a dějiny which was focused on Cold War relations between Czechoslovakia and Africa. This special issue was published as a commemoration of the Year of Africa 60th anniversary. This special issue also contains a text about CWRG and its activities. Online acces: here
Charles University decided to support a research project called „African and Middle Eastern Elites Educated in former Socialist Countries: Studies, Trajectories, and Mindsets“. submitted by Dr. Constantin Katsakioris within the programme PRIMUS. It is a programme with aim to encourage young researchers with international experience to establish new research groups and laboratories. Three-years project will be solved at […]
Special Issue of International History Review called “The Secret Struggle for the Global South” was published in May 2020. This issue contains studies by two members of CWRG – Jan Koura (‘Africanos’ versus ‘Africanitos’ the Soviet-Czechoslovak Competition to Protect the Cuban Revolution) and Mikuláš Pešta (“Banking on Military Assistance: Czechoslovakia’s Struggle for Influence and Profit in […]
A study by Jan Koura called “A prominent spy: Mehdi Ben Barka, Czechoslovak intelligence, and Eastern Bloc Espionage in the Third World during the Cold War“ was published in peer-reviewed impacted journal Intelligence and National Security. Abstract: The 1965 disappearance of Mehdi Ben Barka in Paris, the catalyst of one of the greatest political scandals in […]
A study by Jan Koura called „Czechoslovakia and the ‘Cyprus issue’ in the years 1960–1974: secret arms deals, espionage, and the Cold War in the Middle East“ was published in peer-reviewed impacted journal Middle Eastern studies. Acces: https://doi.org/10.1080/00263206.2020.1860944 Abstract: This study is based on a broad range of newly declassified documents which garner revelatory findings pertaining […]
Latin America and Central Europe in 1968: Political Left, Social Movements and Mutual Influences in the Year of Upheavals Conference venue: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Date: December 7-8, 2018 Deadline for submitting proposals: August 30, 2018 The year 1968 was a year of profound social, cultural and political changes across the globe. This “Worldwide […]
With great grief, we inform that on Monday, 11 October 2021, a long-term teacher of Mongolian studies and researcher of Mongolian philology, docent Jugder Luvsandorj, passed away aged 82 years.
The new issue of Prague Egyptological Studies is out. The open access academic journal is now published only in English and has got a new faculty layout.
On Thursday, 30 September 2021, the PhD student from the Institute of Translation Studies at CU FA, Mgr. Michal Zahálka, has been awarded Jacques Derrida Prize, and Dr Jan Koura from the Institute of World History at CU FA has won the CEFRES Platform special award.
On 21-23 September 2022, the conference “The Czech Approach to Word Formation in the Context of Slavic Linguistics” is to be held in commemoration of 110 years since the birth and 20 years since the death of a prominent linguist and word formation specialist Miloš Dokulil.
A collection of essays based on the conference “Ar an Imeall i Lár an Domhain?”: An tairseachúlacht i litríocht agus i gcultúr na hÉireann agus na hEorpa, which was held in Prague in September 2017, has been published by Leabhar Breac. One of the editors is Radvan Markus from DALC at CU FA.
A new issue of Estetika has been published on September 16, 2021. The issue consists of four research articles, a symposium, and two book reviews, covering a wide range of topics from the field of aesthetics and philosophy.
Based on the current government measures, the following rules apply to teaching in the winter semester.
The Dean of CU FA, Michal Pullmann wishes a peaceful academic year and encourages all students and employees of the faculty, if possible, to vaccinate themselves against the COVID-19 disease in order to protect the health of all of us.
The courses are focused on putting science into practice, on innovation, enterprise, systematic thinking, and other specific topics like AI, research of new medicine in context of pharmaceutical industry, or violence in close relationships. The courses are intended for students, researchers, and employees of Charles University.