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Charles University (CU) is closely monitoring the covid-19 situation and is keeping the academic community continually informed with up-to-date information. CU is following, and will follow, the recommendations of the relevant state bodies and is prepared to react promptly to developments.
14 April 2022A signpost for Ukrainian students, academics and staff at Charles University, applicants and transfer students from Ukraine and for UK faculty. Here you will find information for dealing with various situations, statements and links relating to the war in Ukraine.
2 March 2022The Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU is about to start. How does it feel to be part of the event? Find out and join in a meeting and a discussion with the representatives of Czech GOs. The career options at the EU institutions after the presidency will be part of the discussion.
19 April 2022On Wednesday, 6 April, representatives met to commemorate the 674th anniversary of the founding of Charles University: a special ceremony was held in the Great Hall of the historic Carolinum building.
12 April 2022Charles University recently hosted a one-day conference at the Patriotic Hall bringing together top members of the legislative branches from the Czech, Estonian, Lithuanian, and Latvian Parliaments, to mark 100 years since the Czechoslovaks gave de jure recognition to the three Baltic states. The event also focussed on lessons for today.
7 April 2022Martin Kozák from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics has been awarded a prestigious ERC Starting Grant. It will go towards research of new electron microscopy techniques that will allow capturing the motion of electrons in matter.
31 March 2022The physicist Tim Verhagen comes from the Netherlands but has been working in the Czech Republic for eight years, currently at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. He has just received a prestigious ERC Starting Grant for his research into new materials – “2D-sandwiches”.
31 March 2022Charles University has 26 new professors (five of them women) as of this week. On Tuesday 29 March, they, along with colleagues from other Czech universities, received their decrees from Education Minister Petr Gazdík.
29 March 2022Dr. Erik Meijaard is a highly-recognised ecologist and conservationist who has been based in Borneo since the early 1990s. Last semester, students were able to attend his course on conservation practices and management at Charles University’s Faculty of Science, based on studies and research he and his team have conducted for years.
25 March 2022Following the pandemic, Charles University students are once again helping in tough times, providing aid to Ukrainian refugees arriving in the country. “Their efforts are remarkable,” says Charles University Chancellor Michal Zima.
11 March 2022Take a unique opportunity to start a new scientific group or laboratory at the Charles University! The seventh year of the PRIMUS Research Programme is comming! If you are interesting in actively participating, do not hesitate. The deadline for submitting the application is April 20, 2022.
10 March 2022The inauguration of Professor Milena Králíčková, the new Rector of Charles University, took place on 3 March 2022 at the historic Carolinum. She succeeds Professor Tomáš Zima who served for two consecutive terms. The new rector's term of office will last until 31 January 2026.
3 March 2022The Career in the EU Institutions and Czech Presidency
25 April 2022
The Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU is about to start. How does it feel to be part of the event? Find out and join in a meeting and a discussion with the representatives of Czech government offices. You will also learn about the career options at the EU institutions after the presidency.