A dream come true: the Faculty of Social Sciences presents new insignia












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            * A dream come true: the Faculty of Social Sciences presents new insignia
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            Twenty-five years after it was founded, the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles Universi

            its own insignia. So far, the students making their matriculation and graduation wows had 
            scepter borrowed from the Faculty of Arts.
            The ceremony was hosted by Václav Moravec, graduate from the Faculty of Social Sciences an

            the Department of Journalism, and also one of the initiators of the fundraising campaign “
            Our Own”. The campaign started in spring 2017 at the crowdfunding portal Hithit and enable
            to successfully complete the insignia project, started more than twenty years ago by then 

            Miloslav Petrusek.
            The scepter consists of a globe resting on the fingertips of a human hand. Each finger is 

            one of the five branches of the faculty. “When I was working on the concept of the human p
            globe, I always came across the idea that there should be something more above the fingers
            to put a heart to this area, but then I moved it to the lower part, so you can insert your

            said the author of the scepter, academic sculptor Otmar Oliva. “On the inside of the heart
            of Miloslav Petrusek is engraved, out of gratitude felt by all his students,” added the au
            insignia.

            Then the packed Grand Hall of the Carolinum heard the speech of the current Dean of the Fa
            Sciences, Jakub Končelík. “It’s a big honor for us to present this new faculty scepter tod
            ado about it? Because its symbolic value is really high – it’s one of the symbols of digni

            always been part of the ceremonial traditions of European universities. We use two types o
            university; for the attire of teachers, i.e. robes and medals of academic notables, suspen
            of dignity. Then there’s the central insignia – the faculty scepter. Each faculty of Charl

            has its own scepter, the only exception has so far been our Faculty of Social Sciences – w
            the scepter from the Faculty of Arts. But no more – today our faculty finally gets our own
            That’s the reason of this celebration, and all this ado,” said the Dean.


            Exhibition of the new insignia
            The new insignia of the Faculty of Social Sciences – scepter and robe – will be on display

            exhibition in the Carolinum Vault, from Friday January 19 till Tuesday February 20. Also e
            the photographs documenting the manufacture of the scepter. The robe of the Faculty of Soc
            designed and made by Alena Zvolánková, graduate from the Department of Clothing Technology

            University of Liberec and from the Faculty of Humanities, Charles University. Her gowns ar
            by the beadles of Charles University Rectorate and several faculties. The gown for the Fac
            Sciences is unique because of its fully original design, made in cooperation with the facu

            and the author of the scepter, Otmar Oliva. The whole process of making of the faculty ins
            documented in a new book “Let’s Swear on Our Own”.