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            The management of Charles University (CU) and the Faculty of Arts of CU (FA CU) is making 

            information following the tragic events of December 21, 2023.

            ? Latest information for students at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University regarding t

            of teaching and fulfilling study obligations, the operation of the main building of the Fa
            of Charles University, the libraries and the Dean's Office, as well as ongoing psychologic
            intervention can now be found on the website of the Faculty of Arts at this link:


            Renewal of Academic Life at Faculty of Arts, Charles University, II. (published January 17

            "https://www.ff.cuni.cz/2024/01/obnova-akademickeho-zivota-na-fakulte-ii/"]
            ? Teaching at other faculties of CU (excluding FA CU) continues as usual with the recommen
            participants take a sensitive approach in light of the recent tragic events.

            ? Safe environment | The university leadership, including the leadership of individual fac
            components, is actively addressing the question of appropriate reinforcement of security m
            same time, the CU Security Department's hotline + 420 771 275 564 will start operating on 

            a.m. to 5 p.m. The University is preparing and will shortly publish important information 
            how to respond in the event of various security incidents.
            ? Charles University will continue to provide organisational, material, and psychological 

            those in need and urges everyone who feels any need for psychological assistance to utilis
            services. Such assistance is offered not only by CU and other entities (information can be
            "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-1916-version1-recommendations_for_supporting_mental_health.pdf"] ) b

            free Crisis Line of the Czech Police: +420 974 823 158. Please do not hesitate to seek hel
            ? The distribution/return of belongings left in the main building of FA CU | Distribution/
            personal belongings takes place from Thursday, January 4, 2024, throughout January and Feb

            extended by one month) every Thursday from 8.00 a.m. to 4.00 pm, and every Tuesday from 11
            p.m. at CU POINT, Celetná 13, Prague 1.
            ? Any queries regarding the distribution of personal belongings since Wednesday, January 3

            be addressed during regular working hours on the CU POINT information telephone line +420 
            Furthermore, anyone who did not find their personal items complete or at all during the di
            requested to contact the emergency line of the Czech Police directly: +420 974 823 158. Th

            for your understanding.

            Reviving the university - acts of gradual return

            ? A MONTH FOR THE FACULTY | As the main building of the Faculty of Arts will be closed for
            whole January, a meeting place for the whole university community and the public is create
            academic life and the restoration of Jan Palach Square as a home space is a necessary part

            of coming to terms with a tragic event that changed the life of the entire community in a 
            Month for the Faculty [ URL "https://mesicprofakultu.ff.cuni.cz/"] will take place at Jan 
            will include various events that are currently in the pipeline.


            ? „Opening“ of the Faculty of Arts on January 21, 2024 | As part of the Month for the Facu
            a commemoration of the first month since the tragic events of 21 December 2023 will take p

            [ URL "https://www.ff.cuni.cz/2024/01/pootevreni-fakulty-21-1-2024/"]
            The symbolic move of light | Month for the Faculty began on January 4, 2024 as a spontaneo
            students and student associations, not only from the Faculty of Arts of Charles University

            was launched on January 4 with a memorial procession from the Karolina memorial towards Ja
            where participants symbolically embraced the building.


            Memorial fire | On January 4 2024, a memorial fire was lit on Jan Palach Square, which wil
            a whole month.


            Artistic processing of memorial objects | On the morning of January 5, 2024,the removal of
            objects left behind from the existing memorial sites took place. The material will be used
            memorial object. This plan will be consulted by CU with the academic community and the con

            developed as part of the Month for Faculty activities.

            Charles University also expresses gratitude to the media for fair and sensitive reporting 

            tragic situation and simultaneously appreciates when they do not give space to trivializin
            reactions and statements.
            We stand with all of you in these difficult times, and our thoughts remain with the famili

            deceased and injured.