Research meeting for the project “United in Diversity”, Tel Aviv University, January 2020.
From left: Prof. Jiří Holý (FF UK) Olaf Glöckner (MMZ UP), Dr. Haim Fireberg a Ass. Prof. Lilach Lev Ari (TAU), Sophie Máriássy (MMZ UP), Prof. Eduard Nižňanský (Comenius University, Bratislava). Photo: Marcela Menachem Zoufalá
Research meeting for the project “United in Diversity”, Tel Aviv University, January 2020.
From left: Prof. Jiří Holý a Dr. Marcela Zoufalá (FF UK), Dr. Haim Fireberg a Ass. Prof. Lilach Lev Ari (TAU), Sophie Máriássy (MMZ/Univerzita Postupim), Prof. Eduard Nižňanský (Univerzita Komenského v Bratislavě). Photo: Olaf Glöckner.
An international team of researchers coordinated by the Centre for the Study of the Holocaust and Jewish Literature. The project “United in Diversity” - An Interdisciplinary Study of Contemporary European Jewry and Its Reflection is dedicated to the research of antisemitism, the Jewish population in Central Europe, and the thematization of Jewishness in literature and culture. The project is supported by the European grant Erasmus+ Program, Key Action 2: Strategic Partnerships.
From left: Prof. Jiří Holý (Director of the Centre for the Study of the Holocaust and Jewish Literature, FF UK), Dr. Marcela Zoufalá (Deputy Director - Centre for the Study of the Holocaust and Jewish Literature, FF UK), Prof. Dina Porat (chief historian at Yad Vashem and director of the Kantor Centre at Tel Aviv University, TAU), Prof. Julius H. Schoeps (founder and director of the Moses Mendelssohn Zentrum for European Jewish Studies, MMZ, Postupim University), Ass. Prof. Lilach Lev Ari (TAU), Dr. Olaf Glöckner (MMZ) a Dr. Haim Fireberg (TAU).
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Updated 12 June, 12:00 | On Wednesday, after noon, the Police of the Czech Republic intervened in the main building of the Faculty of Arts of Charles University (náměstí Jana Palacha 1/2, Prague 1) - they were securing persons because of suspicious, potentially risky statements on social networks. There is no danger, everyone is fine. The event is over, the situation is under control, we are communicating with the Police. The building is open and in operation without restrictions.
Professor Mariana Llanos, a distinguished political scientist from Argentina, discusses her long journey from the University of Oxford to the elite GIGA Institute in Hamburg, Germany, and Charles University in Prague, where she became the ERA Chair holder, in this exclusive Forum magazine interview.
On 22 May, the Charles University Faculty of Arts (CU FA) hosted the kick-off meeting of the ERA-AREAS project, supported by the prestigious ERA Chair scheme under the Horizon Europe programme. The five-year project aims to establish the Centre for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CEMAS).
On 7 April 2025, on occasion of the anniversary of the founding of Charles University, Mgr. Robert Roreitner from the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at CU FA has received an award for a series of four extensive and tightly interconnected studies, published in the prestigious philosophical magazines.
A study stay of four Ukrainian interpreting teachers from Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University in Ivano-Frankivsk took place at the Institute of Translation at CU FA from 7–11 April 2025.
The Faculty of Arts, Charles University, has prepared a facility for its PhD students where they can work on their dissertation projects. The room P002 dedicated to PhD students is located on the left on the ground floor of the main building.
The Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University (FTVS UK), cordially invites you to take part in the 11th run of Motions Brings Me Joy and Warmth (Hřeje mě pohyb). It will take place at the athletic stadium of the FTVS UK (Veleslavín, Prague, José Martího 31) on Tuesday, 15 April 2025, from 2:00 to 6:00 pm.
A seven-part documentary series, an insightful monograph full of fascinating case studies, an exhibition at the Kampa Museum, and even a feature film. This is Identita (or Identity), a project that highlights both the past history and present of Czech graphic design. It was created by design experts Filip Blažek and Linda Kudrnovská, graduates of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University.
As a part of the HR Award initiative, Charles University is actively involved in promoting research and academic development through international partnerships. These activities encourage collaboration in research projects, the mobility of academics, and support for postdocs, which contributes to the development of research and education at CU.
