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• students
• research
• 4EU+ Alliance
• communication
• mobility

• Jan Kolský

Representatives of the eight prestigious universities that make up the 4EU+ Alliance met over two days at CU this week to chart the course for the coming decade. CU, as one of the founding members, was a fitting venue for a meeting on the newest goals.

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• Kampus Hybernská
• debate
• equal opportunities
• gender equality

• Jitka Jiřičková
• Jan Kolský

Ever wondered how women in top positions handle their jobs and what they prioritise in terms of their teams or why so many find the time to pursue sports in their free time? This year the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport marked International Women's Day. 

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• research
• mathematics
• social sciences
• Ukraine

• CU archive

It has been almost two years since the Russian attack on Ukraine began at dawn on 24 February 2022. Ahead of the sombre anniversary, Forum reports on the work of Ukrainian scientists and scholars at Charles University.

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• politics
• international relations
• war
• Ukraine
• Russia

• Helena Zdráhalová
• Vladimír Šigut, Jan Šír

Jan Šír from the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University has long focused on political and security developments in the post-Soviet republics. In his view, it is now primarily up to the West whether it will tolerate Putin's Russia's agression.

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• Filip Matějka
• Klára Hlouchová
• Primus programme
• Zdeněk Strakoš
• Primus Day

• Marcela Uhlíková, Jan Velinger
• Jan Kolský

For the eighth year in a row, promising young scientists at Charles University have received financial support from their alma mater to carry out groundbreaking research. Through Primus funding. The number of this year's recipients stands at twenty.

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• students
• commemoration
• solidarity
• Charles University
• Faculty of Arts

• Pavla Hubálková
• Vladimír Šigut

Thousands of people, including many students and staff, took part in a commemorative event at Charles University on Thursday, 4 January – fourteen days after an unprecedented tragedy unfolded at the Faculty of Arts.

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• commemoration
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• Forum
• Charles University, Vladimír Šigut

As was reported in the international and domestic media, an unprecedented tragedy unfolded at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague in the afternoon hours of Thursday 21 December. Fourteen people lost their lives and dozens more were injured.

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• research
• cooperation
• opportunities
• applied science
• international cooperation

• Charles University, Jan Velinger
• Michal Novotný

Charles University on Friday jointly launched a new Supply Chain Resilience Center together with the National Chengchi University in Taiwan. The centre is part of a multifaceted project that will research the stability of supply chains and more.

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• students
• students abroad
• awards
• Brussels Institute for Geopolitics
• official announcement

• Jan Velinger, Charles University
• Hynek Glos, Matěj Prášil personal archive

Charles University and the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics (BIG) have announced the winner of 2023 Essay Prize. Following a competitive selection process, Matěj Prášil from the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University emerged the winner and will spend six months in Brussels.

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• students
• history
• commemoration
• solidarity
• Velvet Revolution

• Jitka Jiřičková, Helena Zdráhalová
• Vladimír Šigut, Michal Novotný

International Students' Day was marked on Friday 17 November by citizens, students, and academics across the Czech Republic. Traditionally, ceremonies in Prague included representatives of Charles University.

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• students
• research
• cooperation
• strategic partnerships
• mobility

• Vladimír Šigut

Charles University and delegates from the University of St Andrews had a chance to catch up this week in Prague, to reflect on past successes within their partnership agreement and build on further cooperation in the future. 

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• Science
• awards
• Neuron Endowment Fund
• Neuron Awards
• appreciation

• Pavla Hubálková
• Neuron Fund

The Neuron Foundation this year recognised numerous top scientists incl. experts from Charles University. The award for lifelong contribution to science went to Czech internationally-known chemist František Švec from the Faculty of Pharmacy.

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• medicine
• cooperation
• conference
• Carolinum
• medical students

• Marcela Uhlíková, Jan Velinger
• Hynek Glos, Vladimír Šigut

On Tuesday, 10 October, Charles University hosted an international Czech-American conference on the topic of "Value and Quality in Healthcare: Czech and American Perspectives." The event was co-organized by Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC).

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• student life
• design
• Kampus Hybernská
• communication
• new academic year

• Jitka Jiřičková
• Vladimir Šigut

Kampus Hybernská has over the years grown to be a major focal point for Charles University events and Monday, which saw the launch of the new academic year, was no different. Attendees included not just students but also teachers and management.

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• students
• Charles University services
• sustainability
• Charles University

• Jitka Jiřičková
• Hynek Glos, CU archive

For the third time, Charles University participated in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023, an international comparison of how universities approach Sustainable Development Goals.