List of articles from archive in month: April 2014
Lecture on the Cooperation between National Courts and the CJEU
On an uncharacteristically snowy April 14th, Sacha Prechal, a judge of the Court of Justice of the EU, came to the Faculty of Law to lecture on the cooperation between the national courts and the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU). Prechal, who assumed her role as judge with the CJEU in 2010, immediately began discussing the core topics that emerge when considering the interaction between the courts of member states and their EU counterpart.
Marita Moloney - International iForum, 22 April 2014
Whipping Each Other and Beeswax Egg Painting: Easter in the Czech Republic
Despite being one of the most secular countries in the world, the Czech Republic's Easter traditions remain strong. Egg painting, singing and gatherings all seem to be in store for this spring celebration, but no church? I went along to a Czech Easter afternoon at the Faculty of Arts to find out if this was true.
Poppy Gerrard-Abbott, 18 April 2014
Turkey and EU Law
On Thursday, the 10th of April, the Common Law Society at the Charles University Faculty of Law hosted a lecture in the company of Assistant Professor Arndt Künnecke of the Okan University in Istanbul. A native of Hannover in Germany, but now living in Istanbul, selected a very appropriate title of his lecture “Turkey and the EU”, a discussion on Turkey’s relationship with the European Union.
Elan Grug Muse - International iForum, 17 April 2014
CU Rector Tomáš Zima wishes everyone a happy and peaceful Easter
I would like to wish all members of the academic community of Charles University in Prague, teachers, students and all employees, a happy and peaceful Easter.
Prof. MUDr. Tomáš Zima, DrSc., MBA, 16 April 2014
CU representatives receive holders of Fulbright scholarships
CU Rector Tomáš Zima has received American Fulbright scholars currently studying and teaching at Charles University. At the meeting, which took place in the Carolinum on Monday 14 April, the scholars discussed their research interests and their experiences with Czech students.
Helena Zdráhalová, 15 April 2014
When Celtic and Classical Meet
On the 19th of March a lecture entitled “Classical Learning and the Insular World” was presented by Dr Máire Ní Mhaonaigh of Cambridge University in the library of the Centre for Medieval Studies of Charles University.
William Francis Hannell - International iForum , 10 April 2014
Greek Financial Crisis Talk at the Faculty of Social Sciences
Few topics are messier to discuss than the Greek economic crisis and the Eurozone. It’s one big interconnected, over-lapping, multi-dimensional, fuzzy and frustrating mess, with many bright minds currently engaged in untangling the layers. Amidst the brightest, and most highly respected is Professor Nikolaos Zahariadis of the University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA.
Elan Muse - International iForum , 8 April 2014
Mr Ban Ki-moon visited Charles University
On Friday April 4, Charles University in Prague hosted a lecture by the General Secretary of the United Nations, Mr Ban Ki-moon. The lecture, entitled "The Czech Republic and the United Nations: Peace, Development and Human Rights in a Changing World", was held in the Magna Aula of the Carolinum, the hall used for Charles University's official ceremonies and graduations.
Natalie James - International iForum , 4 April 2014
Stereotypes, Reality and Living Tradition of the Native American Dance
“Playing cowboys and Indians may have been one of our childhood games”, said Professor György Tóth, and that’s absolutely true. What we have to ask ourselves is what we know about the Native American traditions and which part of this personal knowledge is based on veritable facts.
Queralt Morros Baro - International iForum , 2 April 2014
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