From 14 to 18 July, a large international conference will be held at the CU FA main building, and to ensure safety, the management of CU FA has taken several precautions. On these days, the public will not be allowed to enter the main building.
Students and employees are not subject to this restriction, but they can be asked by security staff about the purpose of their visit. Therefore, students and staff must carry their student and staff ID cards with them when entering the building.
From the evening hours of Friday 11 July to Sunday 13 July (inc.), there will be an outage of the library systems due to server migration. The following systems will be out of order: UKAŽ, the eResources Portal and the Electronic application for the use of the CU libraries services.
On Tuesdays 10 and 17 June, one of our collections will be relocated. As a result, we expect there to be increased noise in the Red Study Room and PC Lab between approximately 10 am and 5 pm. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding!
Library opening hours will vary during the summer, so please always check the opening hours page before visiting the library. During the summer, the same loan period will apply to loans from our libraries as duringnormal semester-time operations. You will be able to return books via the book drop box in the respective building.
CU has trial access to Project Syndicate until 16 May. Project Syndicate, an international media organization, publishes and shares commentaries and analyses on important global topics. It posts and shares commentary on many topics, including economic policy and growth strategies around the world, human rights, Islam, and the environment. Access is through the eResources portal.
All CU FA libraries will be closed from Thursday 17 April, when the Dean’s Day is scheduled, and will remain closed during the public holidays on Friday 18 April and Monday 21 April.
The CU FA Library reminds its users that in order to use the services of all CU libraries, the printing services at CU FA and the services of CU Dormitories and refectories, it is necessary to have one of the CU ID cards in the form of a plastic chip card. It is not possible to use these services without a physical card. To use library services, you must also be an active CU user or a registered external user.
Until 28 February, CU has trial access to the Encyclopedia of Greek Language and Linguistics Online. The Encyclopedia provides an authoritative and comprehensive treatment of all important aspects of the language throughout its 3,500-year documented history, offering a systematic overview of the language at all levels and from many different perspectives and theoretical traditions. It is accessible through the eResources portal.
EBSCO will perform scheduled maintenance on Sunday, January 19th, starting at 8 AM and is expected to be completed in approximately 3 hours. During this maintenance window, users will not be able to download DRM-protected eBooks.
Charles University will launch the Student and employee identity card portal on 18 January. You can easily renew your ISIC, ITIC and ALIVE licences online, order a new CU card or deactivate/activate your card. We would like to remind our users that you still need a physical plastic card to use the services of the FA libraries. However, it is not necessary for the physical card to have an up to date validity.
You are kindly invited to two unique academic events marking the launch of the COLUMN project (Colonial Past of Universities: Materiality and New Forms of Cooperation): a lecture by Prof. Loretta Feris and the premiere screening of the documentary film UnRest.
Renowned political scientist Robert L. Funk from the University of Chile will explore the leading candidates, the key issues shaping the campaigns, and what is at stake for Chilean democracy.
Prof. Paul Chaisty, a leading researcher in area studies and political science specializing in Russia and Ukraine, is offering a block seminar entitled Area Studies for Researchers: Opportunities, Challenges, and Controversies at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, for the 2025/2026 academic year.
The Faculty of Arts, Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic) is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in comparative area studies. As part of the project funded by Horizon Europe (ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies, ERA-AREAS), this post holder will participate in the newly created Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS).
The Faculty of Arts, Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic) is seeking a research group leader in comparative area studies. As part of the project funded by Horizon Europe (ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies, ERA-AREAS), this post holder will be responsible for coordinating a newly created Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS).
Only one project from the Czech Republic has succeeded in the most prestigious European ERC Advanced Grant competition this year: the research of historian Kateřina Čapková from the Department of Middle Eastern Studies.
Charles University is proud to announce that it has – as the first university in the Czech Republic – successfully defended the prestigious HR Excellence in Research Award (HR Award), granted by the European Commission.
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.
