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).
Under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Hana Vymazalová from the Czech Institute of Egyptology at CU FA, Dr Sue Kelly is working on a project “The Impact of Political and Climate Change on Women’s Agency: A Social Power Analysis.” It aims to comprehensively analyze women’s lives, exploring their social, economic, and political agency.
On 19–23 March 2024, Campus Hybernská will be transformed into a space based on Kafka’s topology in his prose and diaries and a laboratory searching for the essence of Kafka’s genius. Stage readings, panel discussions, educational workshops, pop-up galleries, site-specific performances, and musical performances will all aim to bring Kafka’s unique mythology to life.
On 21 February 2024, a Romanianist from the Institute of Ethnology and Central European and Balkan Studies at CU FA received the Romanian state decoration in the rank of Officer from the Romanian Ambassador to the CR, Antoaneta Barta, awarded by the President of Romania, Klaus Werner Iohannis, for the promotion of Romanian language and culture in the CR.
This lecture provides a comprehensive overview of practical aspects of Czech law relevant to students. You will learn about visa and residency permit procedures in the Czech Republic, employment opportunities, distinctions between employment and business activities, and various types of contracts applicable in the Czech Republic. It will take place online from 4:00 pm.
Emmanuel Macron placed a bouquet with the French tricolour in front of the main building of CU FA on 5 March 2024 for the victims of the tragedy that took place at the CU FA last December. President Macron was accompanied by his Czech counterpart Petr Pavel.
Both awards are intended for students, graduates and alumni of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. The awards are given for work completed while studying in the calendar year 2023. Proposals can be submitted by all members of the academic community.
Based on the Rector’s Measure No. 5/2024 of 19 February 2024, applicants who have been granted temporary protection in the Czech Republic due to the armed conflict in Ukraine are exempt from the administrative fee for the admission procedure and the fee for the recognition of diplomas.
The event is taking place on 13 March 2024 in Kampus Hybernská and is intended for all students and recent graduates of Charles University, regardless of their faculty or study programme. It supplements the concept of career fairs organized by the individual faculties where specific employers usually present their opportunities.
Charles University recently hosted a conference in the Patriotic Hall outlining the scope and direction of a major research project that received half a billion crowns in funding last year. The colossal project named <i>Beyond security: The role of conflict in building resilience</i> (CoRe) is coordinated by the Faculty of Arts, Charles University.