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Maths fund and CU cooperate to tackle dwindling teacher numbers

The Mathematics for Czechia Endowment Fund and Charles University have jointly declared that they recognise alarming facts involving the decline of mathematics teachers in the Czech Republic and see the need to urgently begin to address this problem. That is why this week the institutions signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in which they are committing to address the problem without delay.

16 January 2025

Rector welcomes ambassadors to the Carolinum

It’s not every day that one can meet so many distinguished guests – diplomats – in on place but that is exactly what happened at CU at the start of this week. On Monday, 13 January 2025, Rector Milena Králíčková hosted some 60 foreign representatives, stationed in the Czech Republic at the historic Carolinum in Prague, to jointly ring in the New Year.

15 January 2025

Cardinal Kurt Koch receives honorary doctorate from CU

Cardinal Kurt Koch received a diploma confirming the award of the honorary degree of Doctor honoris causa of theological sciences at the Carolinum. The ceremony, overseen by the rector of the Charles University Milena Králíčková, took place in the Great Hall on Wednesday 8 January.

9 January 2025

CU launches student and employee identity card portal

Charles University will launch the Student and employee identity card portal on 18 January. You can easily renew your ISIC, ITIC and ALIVE licence online, order a new CU card or deactivate/activate your card.

8 January 2025

CU extends exam period student offer

Charles University is dedicated to providing students optimal study conditions during the current exam period. Therefore, it is expanding the possibilities of places where they can study and prepare for exams.

7 January 2025

How to build a more tolerant society? Tomáš Dumbrovský's view

Our interview was conducted remotely between Prague and Qatar. Tomáš Dumbrovský, a scholar at the Faculty of Law at Charles University, travelled to the Persian Gulf to step outside the cultural framework of Western thought. His work aims to foster a pluralistic and more tolerant society. Dumbrovský is the first researcher from the Faculty of Law at Charles University to secure a prestigious Consolidator Grant.

7 January 2025

Czechs honour memory of those who died at the Faculty of Arts - One Year On

A year has passed since the tragic events at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University on 21 December. On Saturday, the academic community honoured the memory of the 14 victims with several events. At the same time, people came to light candles, lay flowers and pay tribute to the lives lost in front of the faculty building on Jana Palach Square throughout the day.

22 December 2024

Czech-born scientist on search for life on icy worlds

Students interested in space technology and research in the space industry recently had a rare opportunity to attend a lecture in Prague by Czech-born scientist Aria Vítková, who completed her PhD in England and works for NASA.

20 December 2024

A unique message about healing: A documentary by director Nešlehová

The mass shooting that took place at the Faculty of Arts last December changed the university and the whole of society to the core, causing profound sadness and heartache. A new documentary by the director Markéta Oddfish Nešlehová looking at the tragedy and the healing process will air on December 21 on ČT 1.

17 December 2024

Scientist's journey towards earliest cell backed by ERC Grant

In her research, she delves into the origins of life on Earth. What keeps her awake at night are the 20 amino acids that have formed the building blocks of proteins in all organisms since the very beginning. What would life look if the identity of these amino acids changed?

16 December 2024

Rector appoints new dean of the Faculty of Science

The Faculty of Science at Charles University will be headed for the next four years by Vladimír Krylov. The academic senate of the faculty elected the biologist with 15 votes out of a possible 28 at its meeting on October 24. The senate's election was confirmed by the Rector of Charles University, Milena Králíčková, who appointed Vladimír Krylov to the position on Monday, December 16, at the historic Carolinum.

16 December 2024

Rector awarded the Legion of Honour, France’s highest state distinction

Professor Milena Králíčková has received France’s highest state distinction, the Legion of Honour, from the French Ambassador to the Czech Republic, His Excellency Stéphane Crouzat. The French Embassy in Prague awarded the honour to the Rector of Charles University for her contributions to medicine, her advocacy for gender equality, and her efforts to strengthen Franco-Czech relations.

10 December 2024
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CU 2ND MED Open Doors Day – hybrid

18 January 2025

We warmly invite you to the Open Doors Day of Charles University's Second Faculty of Medicine. Step into our modern facilities at Motol University Hospital and immerse yourself in the exciting world of medical education and practice.

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