Institute
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE
The Institute of International Studies (IMS) is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University in Prague (FSV UK), which was established in 1990 to respond to the current needs of the society. The IMS was founded in 1994 as the youngest part of the FSV UK. Its current structure is the result of a long-term process characterized, among others, by the deliberate formation of a new field of study "Area Studies." It is also positively influenced by the rising and changing demand of students, i.e. by satisfying the increasingly urgent "social demand" of the missing field of area studies, which is so important for further development in the practice of the Czech foreign and domestic politics.
Graduates of the study fields which are taught at the IMS are characterized by a contextually, regionally and methodologically based knowledge of modern history and of the legal, political, economic and socio-cultural background in those regions which are the contents of the Institute's scientific and pedagogical work. Furthermore, they orientate themselves in the practical consequences of recent historical events and essential contemporary problems and are equipped with basic analytic-interpretive skills. The graduates of these fields find jobs in all types of governmental and non-governmental institutions that focus on the issues of the respective regions, both domestic and foreign, in their historical and contemporary context.
News
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New book on IMS ground - Introduction to the Study of History
We are pleased to present a new book on IMS ground! The book Introduction to the Study of History provides insight into selected issues reflecting the current state of Czech and Euro-Atlantic historiography in the 21st century. -
Excursion - revolutionary violence in Prague in May 1945
On Wednesday, May 10, as part of Ota Konrád's seminar "Violence in Modern History and the Present," an excursion took place on the topic of revolutionary violence in Prague in May 1945. -
Additional Admission Procedure for Doctoral Studies at IMS
Dear applicants, we would like to inform you about the announcement of an additional round of admissions to all our doctoral programmes. The deadline for the submission of applications has been set to 2 September 2023 for Modern History and 5 September 2023 for International Area Studies. -
Workshop "Mobilizations, Demobilizations, and Reconstructions: From War to Post-War in Central and Eastern Europe"
You are cordially invited to the workshop entitled "Mobilizations, Demobilizations, and Reconstructions: From War to Post-War in Central and Eastern Europe (20th-21st Centuries)", which will take place on Tuesday 23 May 2023 in room H212. -
Lecture by prof. Martin Schulze Wessel - "Imperial Legacies in Russia's War against Ukraine"
You are cordially invited to a lecture by Prof. Martin Schulze Wessel entitled "Imperial Legacies in Russia's War against Ukraine", which will take place on Thursday 18 May at 14:00 in room C321. -
Workshop "Becoming Smaller: Responses to Changes in Size and Influence in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries"
We would like to cordially invite you to a workshop "Becoming Smaller: Responses to Changes in Size and Influence in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries", which is organized by the Small Nation(-States) Research Centre. The workshop takes place on 25-26 May 2023 in room C420.
