List of articles from archive in month: November 2013
Doctor Honoris Causa Titles Awarded to Prof. Anthony F. Dixon and Prof. Peter Kurmann
On Wednesday, the 20th of November, the Great Hall of Charles University hosted a ceremony to award honorary doctorates to Prof. Anthony F. Dixon and Prof. Peter Kurmann.
Jan Szyszko - International iForum , 28 November 2013
International Students' Day 2013
On Sunday 17 November, members of Charles University in Prague gathered to commemorate International Students' Day. 17 November, also known as Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day, is a state holiday in the Czech Republic. It remembers two important moments in Czech history in 1939 and 1989.
Natalie James - International iForum, 25 November 2013
Talk with Ms Tove Sovndahl Gant: Greenland – A Self-governed Country in the Arctic
Almost four times the size of France, but with a population three times smaller than that of the city of Plzeň, Greenland is not a country that often makes the headlines. On Tuesday, the 19th November the Scandinavian Section of the Department of Germanistic Studies at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University hosted a talk with Ms Tove Sovndahl Gant, head of the Greenland Representation in Copenhagen.
Elan Grug Mus - International iForum , 22 November 2013
9th Prague Security Conference- EU-China-Russia: Looking for Common Interests.
On a rainy November Friday in Prague hundreds of academics, politicians, diplomats and military personnel from Europe, China, Russia and beyond congregated in the National Technical Library for the 9th Prague Security Conference.
Elan Grug Mus - International iForum , 18 November 2013
Academic community challenges public to greater activity
The anniversary and legacy of the historic events associated with the date 17 November were marked by Charles University in a formal meeting of the academic community on the premises of the Grand Aula of the Carolinum. Speakers focused mainly on the key, unique role played by the university in events in wider society, its contribution to the defence of civic and human independence and the democratic order.
Petra Köpplová, 15 November 2013
Lost in Translation? – Half a century of translation studies on Czech universities
The opening of Lost in Translation? (Ztraceni v překladu?), an exhibition dedicated to the history of translation and interpreting studies, took place at the Institute of Translation Studies of Faculty of Arts of CU, on Sunday 10th November.
PhDr. Stanislav Rubáš, Ph.D., 13 November 2013
CU scientists amongst recipients of awards and grants bestowed by Neuron Foundation
World-renowned professors Vojtěch Rödl, Jan Vaňous, Jiří Vítek and Bedřich Velický have received the 2013 Neuron Award for Lifelong Achievement. During their presentation at Malostranská beseda on 5 November they agreed that the fundamental influence on their careers were the inspirational scientific personalities that they met during their careers.
Petra Kopplová, 6 November 2013
Looking at Europe from the Orient
On October 31, the Faculty of Arts at Charles University in Prague hosted a lecture by Italian historian Carlo Ginzburg, Professor Emeritus at the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa. Professor Ginzburg's lecture, entitled 'Looking at Europe from the Orient,' opened the TEEMA Conference, which ran from October 31 to November 2 at Charles University in Prague.
Natalie James - International iForum, 6 November 2013
Europe 2020 Strategy – Increase of Student Mobility
With levels of youth unemployment in Europe reaching as high as 23% in 2012 , a key part of the Europe 2020 development strategy is to get Europe’s youth working. The 10 year plan to improve Europe’s economy aims towards “smart, inclusive and sustainable growth” in five key areas; Employment; Research and development; Climate change; Education; and Poverty and social justice.
Elan Grug Mus - International iForum , 5 November 2013
Doctor Honoris Causa Awarded to Professor Aravind Joshi
On the 30th October Charles University in Prague awarded Professor Aravind Joshi the honorary title of doctor honoris causa in physics and mathematics. This was done in recognition of his achievements and contributions to his field of computational and formal linguistics. The ceremony was held in the Great Aula of the historic Carolinum Building.
Keziah Garratt-Smithson - International iForum , 2 November 2013
Aleš Hrdlička, Founding Father of Physical Anthropology
Charles University remembered Dr. Aleš Hrdlička, one of the founding fathers of Czech and American Anthropology and the founder of the Museum of Anthropology in Prague, on the 17th October with a commemorative lecture. The lecture was delivered by Prof. Jane Buikstra from Arizona State University who is well respected in her field of Bioarchaeology and was part of workshop „Building of Czechoslovakian Anthropology“ (Budování československé antropologie) held on 17th and 18th October 2013.
Keziah Garratt-Smithson - International iForum , 1 November 2013
Non-Democratic Regimes and Approaches to Their Studies in the 21st Century
To mark the forty-year anniversary of the 1973 Chilean Coup d’état, the Faculty of Arts hosted expert speakers on the matter of non-democratic regimes. Perspectives from three continents were present as designed to share and discuss examples and research into non-democratic regimes.
Sam Pepper - International iForum, 1 November 2013
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