Lenka Chaloupková joined the Department of Sinology on February 1, 2023, as a new Assistant Lecturer. Congratulations!
Lenka Chaloupková joined the Department of Sinology on February 1, 2023, as a new Assistant Lecturer. Congratulations!
Journal of the European Association of Chinese Studies (JEACS) Special issue: Culture and Memory Deadline: 15 January 2023 This special issue welcomes scholarly papers across disciplines dealing with various aspects of culture and memory related to the pre-modern, modern, and contemporary sinophone world and its vicinities. Departing from the broad understanding that memory and culture […]
The Journal of the European Association for Chinese Studies (JEACS) and the Centre for Modern East Asian Studies (CeMEAS) at University of Göttingen invite you to Talk to our authors Chinese Studies under the Eyes of the Communist Party? Self-censorship, Embedded Research and Ways to Discuss our Positionalities With Olga Lomová, Charles University, Prague, Czechia […]
Due to the application of level 5 of the PES Index, the library is closed from January 4, 2021 until further notice. For details please visit https://www.ff.cuni.cz/2020/12/closure-cu-fa-libraries-4-january-2021/.
Jaromír Vochala, teacher of many Czech and Slovak Sinologists at the former Department of Asians and African Studies of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, died on June 25, 2020, shortly before his 93th birthday. He studied Sinology in the 1950 at Peking University and taught Chinese Language and Writing at Charles University from 1960 […]
We cordially invite you to the Workshop on Warring States Bamboo-strip Manuscripts with Professor Edward L. Shaughnessy The international workshop will take place at the Institute of East Asian Studies, Charles University in Prague, on May 22, 2018 – May 24, 2018. Tuesday May 22, 18:00-19:30 – Opening Lecture “Of Trees, a Son, and Kingship: […]
We cordially invite you to the lecture given by Professor Barend J. ter Haar (University of Oxford), on the anniversary pf the foundation of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange in Taiwan “Sounds in Chinese religious culture” Karolinum, Malá aula, Ovocný trh 3, Prague 1 Friday April 27, 2018, 16.00 hrs Abstract: Sound […]
To kick-start the new semester, we invite you to the series of lectures on Chinese literature Professor Christopher Rea, University of British Columbia Thursday October 19, 16:40-18:15 (room118, Celetná) Of Cannibal Eunuchs and Waggon Hunters: The Swindle Story around the World Friday October 20, 14:10-15:45 (místnost 118, Celetná) The Age of Irreverence: A New History […]
IEAS invites everyone interested to two lectures by Bart Dessein from Ghent University: Yearning for the Lost Paradise: datong 大同and its philosophical interpretations (7 March 3.50 pm, Celetná 20 / room 425) and Aśoka’s Chinese shadow: The case of Mount Lu(8 March 3.50 pm, Celetná 20 / room 118).
Charles University and delegates from the University of St Andrews had a chance to catch up this week in Prague, to reflect on past successes within their partnership agreement and build on further cooperation in the future. Representatives from both schools met at the historic Carolinum to open an exhibition about St Andrews before a day of presentations
The monograph written by an academic from the IECEBS at CU FA consists of eleven literary-historical studies and an appendix in the form of biographies of the authors. At the forefront of the studies is comparative research on Slovenian women authors in the Slovenian modern period, who have been either overlooked or under-researched in Slovenian literature.
From 15 to 17 November 2023, university students all over the Czech Republic are going to participate in a strike organized by the Universities for Climate initiative. Students of some faculties of Charles University will engage in this event as well. The goal of the strike is not to protest CU and its sustainability plan but to urge a social change necessary to solve the climate crisis.
Charles University has been recognised as one of the world’s premier institutions across all the disciplines it consistently offers in education and research, as found by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 by Subject released Thursday. The university excelled in the fields of arts & humanities, in which was ranked 151st – 175th.
An academic from the Department of East European Studies at CU FA will introduce his publication, A War Made in Russia (Polity Press, Cambridge), in room P131 (Great Auditorium), on 16 November 2023 at 5 pm. A public discussion follows the presentation.
Prof Bohumila Mouchová is a prominent figure of Czech classical philology, a translator of classical languages, and an internationally recognized scholar in Latin language and ancient historiography. On 19 October 2023, the Research Board CU awarded her the Gold Medal of the Charles University for her scholarly contribution, her fundamental role in developing Czech research on ancient antiquity, and her intensive lifelong teaching activity in all spheres.
On 28 October 2023, the anniversary of the founding of independent Czechoslovakia, the President of the Czech Republic awarded an academic from the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at CU FA with one of the highest orders in the Czech Republic. He was awarded for his outstanding contribution to the development of democracy, humanity, and human rights.
A graduate of the Faculty of Law, Charles University, and a student of history and political theories at CU FA, won the gold medal in pair with David Schweiner at the World Beach Volleyball Championships in Tlaxcala, Mexico. Both of them qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris next year.
The management of Charles University strongly condemns any form of injustice, violence or aggression. The main role of academia is not only to educate, but also to unite and prevent hatred. The University will never become a place where any kind of intolerance or even hatred is encouraged.