When a tennis player prepares to return a serve, or a boxer slips a punch, a lay observer sees speed above all else. Fast hands, fast feet, a fast reaction. Yet neuroscientist Ryo Koshizawa, from Japan’s Nihon University, is interested in something that happens even earlier: in the first fractions of a second, when the eyes and brain process the direction, speed and future location of a moving object.

The recognition of the completion of secondary education obtained at secondary schools abroad on the basis of so-called “alternative” assessment methods is currently particularly relevant with regard to applicants from countries affected by the conflict in the Middle East.

Justin Douglas Hart, a student of Liberal Arts and Humanities at the Faculty of Humanities, has become an important part of the CU HUM community. Now he has been awarded the Miroslav Vlček Exceptional Scholarship.

Charles University made a strong impression at the Erasmus Generation Meeting 2026 – Europe’s largest student-led conference about mobility. In discussions with the European Commission, the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) and partner universities, Charles University shared its experience in cooperation between international office and ESN, support for inclusive mobility, and the promotion of sustainable travel.

Want to go on Erasmus, do an internship, or maybe try summer school? There are plenty of options — but how to navigate them? For more than six years, Charles Abroad has been helping students at Charles University find the right path abroad. The website offers clear information, up-to-date opportunities, and a student platform for sharing unique international experiences.

“One of my long-term priorities is the construction of the Albertov Campus and resolving the entire situation regarding the loan,” says new Charles University Rector.

By issuing the charter on 7 April 1348 that established a university in the heart of his empire, Charles IV ensured that Prague became one of the centres of European learning, a status it retains to this day. Exactly 678 years later, members of the academic community celebrated this significant day at the historic Carolinum.

Politics isn’t just about elections, governments, or party lines – it’s in what we eat, how we feel, and the ways we relate to others. In this interview, Professor Kennan Ferguson of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, currently a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar at FSV UK, challenges conventional ideas of politics, showing how power shapes everyday life – from cookbooks to concepts of debt.

From 23 to 27 March 2026, Charles University hosted an intensive training focused on priorities of the Erasmus+ program and their integration into mobilities and international experiences. The training was coordinated by the European Office of the International Relations Department and a total of 23 participants from 13 countries and 19 universities across Europe took part.

“I like resilience and sharp humour in Czechs,” says linguist Masako Ueda Fidler of Brown University, who has collaborated with CU for over fifteen years and has recently received a Gold Medal of CU ARTS.

“I believe that Belarusian society is ready for democratic change and that it has already shown as much,” said Belarusian dissident and 2022 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski during a public debate held at Charles University.

Last year, forty homeless people received CZK 100,000 in cash. What did they do with the money and how did it change the course of their lives? A team of researchers and social workers, led by Melanie Zajacová of CU ARTS, tracked these developments throughout last year.