10 May 2017 – 4 March 2018
Man-Made Man – Technology and Medicine
The exhibition introduces the visitor not only to the history and the present of prosthetics as a specific field, but also to the use of technological substitutes across all fields of medicine. It uncovers ample collaboration of experts in medicine, electronics, cybernetics, mechanics, statics, design, and other fields, which precedes the development of unique prostheses and makes it possible.
7 December 2017
dr. Iivi Zájedová: Estonian Folklore Festivals
Department of Ethnology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University cordially invites you to cycle of public lectures and screenings by dr. Iivi Zájedová. The central objective of the course is to give a comprehensive overview of Estonian folklore festivals process and role of festivals since the 19th century until today.
11 December 2017 – 12 December 2017
Perspectives of Classical Archaeology (PeClA) 2017
PeClA 2017 is a two‐day conference in Classical Archaeology and Classics aimed at postgraduate / doctoral students traditionally offering a space for presenting research results, discussion, and an exchange of ideas, in a friendly and supportive environment. This year’s theme of the conference is RESOURCES: POWER AND CONNECTIVITY IN THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN.
19 December 2017
The Story of One Holocaust Survivor
Protestant Theological Faculty invites you to The Story of One Holocaust Survivor through the Eyes of her Daughter
How is history still relevant today? Or is it? The lecture with discussion will be presented by PhDr. Rita McLeod
5 January 2018
Open Day for applicants
On Janury 5th 2018 from 2:00 p.m. is taking place the “Open Door Day“ at the Third Faculty of Medicine. Applicants for study can obtain usefull information about study, meet our students and teachers, see different working places at Faculty hospital Královské Vinohrady. We are showing you around the Faculty building and aswering all your questions.
6 January 2018
Den otevřených dveří na 1. lékařské fakultě UK
Zájemci o studium všeobecného a zubního lékařství i nelékařských oborů na 1. lékařské fakultě UK jsou zváni v sobotu 6. ledna 2018 od 10 hodin.
12 January 2018
Charles University Ball 2018
For the fourth time, the Annual Ball of Charles University will take place in January in Palác Žofín. As usual, many leading Czech bands and also several students' bands will will show. In addition, you are about to look forward to the traditional raffle. Everything important will appear on this page during upcoming months!
13 January 2018
Den otevřených dveří na 2. lékařské fakultě UK
Přijďte zjistit, proč si vybrat právě 2. lékařskou fakultu UK, zeptat se na cokoliv, co vás zajímá v souvislosti se studiem nebo přijímacím řízením, seznámit se s pedagogy a studenty, prohlédnout si fakultu a vybraná pracoviště....
15 January 2018
Honoris Causa
Charles University invites you to an honorary degree ceremony in which the title of doctor of medical sciences, honoris causa, will be awarded to Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Ruzicka, Dr.h.c. and Prof. Salim Yusuf, D.Phil, FRCPC, FRSC, O.C.
15 January 2018
Vzpomínka na Jana Palacha - Básnický večer
Zveme na básnický večer Jehly, špičky, sochory a kůly
16 January 2018
Anniversary of Jan Palach’s Death
January 2017 commemorates the 49th anniversary of Charles University student, Jan Palach, setting himself on fire in protest against events in the former Czechoslovakia in 1968. As each year, Charles University has prepared a few commemoration events for the occasion – placing them on a symbolic site, Jan Palach Square, the address of the Faculty of Arts where Palach studied and the place in which his memorial plaque is displayed.
17 January 2018
Vzpomínka na Jana Palacha - Panelová diskuze
Proměny společnosti mezi reformami a normalizací: Dubček - Palach - Husák; vystoupí Vítězslav Sommer a Kristýna Andělová (Ústav soudobých dějin AV), Petr Blažek (Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů) a Matěj Metelec (A2larm). Moderuje Adéla Gjuričová (Ústav soudobých dějin AV) - panelová diskuze / FF místnost P200
18 January 2018
Vzpomínka na Jana Palacha - Film Žert a pietní akt
Zveme na promítání filmu Žert / FF místnost P200, poté pietní akt za ostatní živé pochodně / Dům matky a Dům syna – Pomník Jana Palacha; Alšovo nábřeží.
Program připravila Studentská rada filozofické fakulty UK.
19 January 2018 – 20 January 2018
Den otevřených dveří na přírodovědecké fakultě UK
V pátek a letos nově i v sobotu 19. a 20. ledna 2018 proběhne na Přírodovědecké fakultě UK Den otevřených dveří. Zváni jsou všichni zájemci o studium přírodních a společenských věd z řad středoškoláků posledních, ale i nižších ročníků, nebo absolventů bakalářského studia.
19 January 2018
Vzpomínka na Jana Palacha - Pietní akt k výročí úmrtí
Zveme na krátkou vzpomínku na Jana Palacha v areálu Karolina - symbolické položení kytice a zažehnutí svíček.
31 January 2018
Den otevřených dveří na LF v Plzni
Zveme všechny zájemce o studium všeobecného nebo zubního lékařství na den otevřených dveří na Lékařské fakultě UK v Plzni.
14 February 2018 – 15 February 2018
Military and Postmilitary Landscapes
The Historical Geography Research Centre has the honor of inviting you to join the Military and Postmilitary Landscapes conference that is held under the Central European Conference of Historical Geographers series.
4 April 2018
Book Presentation: Resettling the Borderlands (State Relocations and Ethnic Conflict in the South Caucasus)
A study of Imperial Russian and Soviet resettlement policies in the South Caucasus and their impact on the ethnic conflict:
Exploring the policies and implementations of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, Resettling the Borderlands investigates...
5 April 2018
Philosophical Café | Afternoon with the Institute of Philosophy (the first English edition)
In the first international Philosophical Café we will welcome three researchers from the Formal Epistemology Centre directed by prof. Ladislav Kvasz, namely Joan Bertran-San Millán, Vera Matarese and Aldo Filomeno and explore some interrelations between logic, the theory of knowledge and the empirical evidence provided by physical science in the following talks...
5 April 2018 – 12 April 2018
Dr. Christopher T. Hank (HU Berlin): Exploring Art and Visual Culture
Dr. Christopher Hank from Humboldt University in Berlin will teach two subsequent session of the Exploring Art and Visual Culture course on April 5 and April 12, 2018. There are approximately five places available for students who are not enrolled in the course.
5 April 2018
Life and Biography in the Middle Ages: An Adventurer
The series is organized by the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Centre for the Study of the Middle Ages of the Faculty of Arts of the Charles University in Prague. The Centre for the Study of the Middle Ages is part of the Humanities Research Centers. The series is supported by the Faculty of Arts of the Charles University in Prague.
10 April 2018
Academic and Scientific Writing Within and Across Disciplines
This workshop is intended for those already teaching writing in English or who are considering doing so. We’ll explore the essential components of academic writing processes and conventions while pooling and discussing our experiences and concerns to generate ideas on how to modify, and hopefully improve, our own practical approaches.
12 April 2018
Life and Biography in the Middle Ages: A Founder of a Holy Dynasty
Through the Secular and Saintly Eyes of his Sons: A Comparative Consideration of Two Biographies of Stefan Nemanja, the Founder of the Serbian Medieval State
Serbian scholar Slavica Rankovic will compare two lives of Stefan Nemanja, the Grand Prince of Serbia and challenger of Byzantine Emperors, written by two of his sons: Stefan the First-crowned, the first Serbian king and Saint Sava, the first Serbian archbishop.
13 April 2018
Hidden treasure for policy research
The Czech Republic has a tradition of extensive data collection by the state. However, administrative micro data is seldom used to support evidence based policy. Access and merging of administrative data from different sources is not only constrained by overly restrictive legislation but also by the lack of trust between academic and government organisations as well as within the government. ...
18 April 2018
Dr Sonja Lawrenson: Popular Fiction in Romantic Ireland
The Centre for Irish Studies, Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures, invite you to a lecture on POPULAR FICTION IN ROMANTIC IRELAND by Dr Sonja Lawrenson (Manchester Metropolitan University). Sonja Lawrenson is a lecturer in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century literature at Manchester Metropolitan University.
19 April 2018
Life and Biography in the Middle Ages: A Saint
Holy Lives. How you Make a Saint?
Famous Austrian medievist Rudolf Simek (*1954) from Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn will speak about the constitution of the lives of the medieval saints.
23 April 2018
Lecture "Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation"
Faculty of Humanities cordially invites you to a lecture by dr. Nyklíček (Tilburg University) "Mindfulness and emotion regulation". The lecture takes place in Jinonice on April 23 at 3:30 PM. The lecture is supported by Erasmus+ programme.
23 April 2018
Q&A session about palliative care with Harvard Medical School professor Tulsky
James Tulsky, MD, a leading expert on palliative care and communication in medicine, will visit our faculty during his visit in Prague. Come to this Q&A session to learn more about his work on palliative care in heart failure, get some recommendations for delivering bad news from one of the best experts in this field or just to learn how to become a professor at the best medical school in the world.
24 April 2018
Guest Lecture: Marx on Revolution
Phenomenology Research Centre and Society for Philosophical Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities, CU cordially invite you to lecture by prof. Peter Trawny (University of Wuppertal): Marx on Revolution. The lecture takes place on April 24, 2018.
25 April 2018
Guest Lecture: Heidegger and the Myth of a Jewish World Conspiracy
Phenomenology Research Centre and Society for Philosophical Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities, CU cordially invite you to lecture by prof. Peter Trawny (University of Wuppertal): Heidegger and the Myth of a Jewish World Conspiracy. The lecture takes place on April 25, 2018.
25 April 2018
Prof. Timo Müller: Transnational Mobility on the American Road
Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, is pleased to invite you to a lecture by Professor Timo Müller (University of Regensburg) “TRANSNATIONAL MOBILITY ON THE AMERICAN ROAD”. Timo Müller is Professor and interim Chair of American Studies at the University of Regensburg, Germany. His research areas include modernism, environmental studies,...
26 April 2018
Guided walking tour From Vinohrady to Žižkov and Back Again
Do you study in Prague and want to find out more about the history and present of some interesting districts of Prague? The “Study in Prague” association of seven Prague universities in cooperation with the City of Prague has prepared two guided walking tours with commentary in English.
26 April 2018
Life and Biography in the Middle Ages: A Villain
The Growth of the Biography of Dismas and Gesmas in Medieval Sources
German medievist and germanist Wilhelm Heizmann (Ludwig-Maxmilians-Universität München) will speak about the constitution of lives of the two prototypic villains of the European Middle Ages: Dismas and Gesmas, the two thieves on the Cross.
27 April 2018
Lecture "Emotions and Cognition: Mutual Influences"
Faculty of Humanities cordially invites you to a lecture by dr. Nyklicek (Tilburg University) "Emotions and Cognition: Mutual Influences". The lecture takes place in Jinonice on April 27 at 12:30 PM. The lecture is supported by Erasmus+ programme.
27 April 2018
Göran Malmqvist (Stockholm University): Politics and Philology at the End of the Qing Dynasty
My talk will deal with Kang Youwei’s activities in Sweden 1904-05, his intellectual background, his utopian work Datongshu 大同书 and his participation in the reform movement during the summer of 1898. Finally I deal critically with his politically motivated excursion into philology and his utterly futile attempt to prove that Zuozhuan 左转 and the....
30 April 2018
Study in Prague photo/video competition - deadline
Post your photo/video at your personal Instagram/Facebook/Twitter account. Use #studyinprague and #MyPragueUni hashtags. Fill out competition submission form completely. Wait until May 7th for your name to be announced as the winner of the competition. deadline for submitting photos/videos is April 30th, 23:59 CET
1 May 2018
Studentský Majáles Festival
Don't miss the sixth Studentský Majáles Festival, a traditional multigenre student celebration of May. There will be a number of theatre companies, debaters, lecturers, poets, bands, and singer-songwriters performing for you in the yard complex of Karolinum. This event is not for students only, it is open for public, and the entry is free.
3 May 2018 – 6 May 2018
Conference Prague Protein Spring 2018, Proteins at work
PPS 2018 aims to cover a thematic issue: "Proteins at Work" addressing concepts and system approaches demonstrated on selected general topics: "Proteins in living cells ", "Large Scale organization of Proteins", "Proteins in Biomineralization" and "Integrating knowledge about Proteins at the systems' level".
3 May 2018
Life and Biography in the Middle Ages: Jesus
The Late Medieval Lives of Christ
Hungarian scholar David Falvay (ELTE Budapest) will speak about the late medieval lives of Christ and evaluate them as reflections of the medieval Christian piety.
4 May 2018
Dr. Lee Schwartz: Geographic Perspectives on Global Hot Spots – Views from the U.S. Geographer
Lee Schwartz is the State Department’s 8th Geographer, a position that bears the statutory responsibility for providing guidance to all federal agencies on questions of international boundaries and sovereignty claims. His recent focus has been on projects related to geographic information documentation and coordination related to participatory mapping, complex emergencies, and sustainability.
9 May 2018
Lecture: Commercial Utopias of the Enlightenment
Departments of Philosophy and History, Faculty of Humanities, cordially invites you to a lecture by Dr Richard D Sheldon (University of Bristol) 'Commercial Utopias of the Enlightenment: Smith and Condorcet on the Market and the State'.
10 May 2018 – 13 May 2018
FHS will present its book production at Book World Prague 2018
On May 10-13, 2018 the 24th international book fair and literary festival “Book World Prague 2018” is held at the Prague Exhibition Grounds in Holešovice. FHS`s book production will be presented and you will find it in the right part of the Industrial Palace at the P 202 stand.
10 May 2018 – 1 September 2018
Exhibition “The University and the Republic: 100 Years – 100 Items – 100 Stories”
Exhibition “The University and the Republic: 100 Years – 100 Items – 100 Stories” will deal with the relationships between Prague University and the Czechoslovak and Czech Republics based on a hundred exceptional exhibits, each representing one year in the period 1918-2018.
10 May 2018
Life and Biography in the Middle Ages: A Jewish Jesus
Sorcerer, Rebel, or Pious Fool? Jewish Narratives about Jesus and Their Medieval Afterlives
Young Czech Hebraist Milan Žonca (Charles University, Prague) will speak about spectacular, scurrile and blasphemous Jewish medieval narratives about the life of Jesus Christ
16 May 2018
Rector's Sports Day
As in previous years, the end of this year’s summer semester sees the annual Rector’s Sports Day (RSD), carried out under the auspices of University Rector Professor MUDr. Tomáš Zima, DrSc., MBA, an occasion intended to bring together students of the University, both on and off the sports field.
17 May 2018
Life and Biography in the Middle Ages: A Dark Hero
Tronege Hagen and the Sinister Thread of the Middle High German Nibelungenlied
Young German scholar Florian Deichl (Ludwig-Maxmilians-Universität München) will speak about the sinister figure of Hagen in the German medieval Song of the Nibelungs and try to uncover the origins of the human fascinations by so called “dark heroes”.
22 May 2018
Student Research Conference of the Third Faculty of Medicine 2018
Similarly to last year, the conference will be divided into lectures and poster section, with the majority of the poster presentations. Special independent committee will assign the abstracts into the sections. The poster session will take the form of moderated discussion with a 5-minute presentations of the competitor. The abstract forms will be opened on March 5, 2018 on the website http://svk.lf3.cuni.cz. The deadline for abstract submission is set on April 8, 2018.
29 May 2018
Prague Symposium on Cancer Metabolism
We would like to invite you to the Prague Symposium on Cancer Metabolism, which will take place on 29 May in Prague, Czech Republic.
30 May 2018
International Conference: Transnational migration. Borders and Global Justice
Faculty of Humanities and Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences cordially invites you to an international conference "Transnational migration. Borders and Global Justice". The conference takes place at villa Lanna (V Sadech 1, Prague 6) on May 30, 2018.