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

  • Invitation: Virtual open day

    We would like to cordially invite you to the Virtual open day of the study programmes in english, which will take place on Monday 24 January 2022 from 13:00 via the ZOOM platform.
    Announcements 12. 1. 2022 - Klára Smitková

  • Memorandum of Understanding between IMS and the Institute for Contemporary History

    On 3 January, representatives of the Institute of International Studies and the Institute for Contemporary History agreed on closer cooperation between the two institutions in doctoral studies.
    Announcements 6. 1. 2022 - Klára Smitková

  • Conference "On Borders and Boundaries"

    We invite you to the International Doctoral Conference "On Borders and Boundaries: German-Czech Conference for Young Researchers", organized by the IMS in cooperation with the Department of East and Southeast European History of LMU (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich).
    Announcements 28. 12. 2021 - Klára Smitková

  • IMS is looking for a new post-doc Research Fellow

    Institute of International Studies is filling a new position of post-doc Research Fellow in the Department of Russian and East European Studies. Details of the position can be found below.
    Announcements 22. 12. 2021 - Klára Smitková

  • Looking back at Balkan Express 2021

    The 6th International Conference of Balkan Studies "Balkan Express" took place on 12-13 November 2021. This year the conference focused on the study of the Balkans through the concepts and ideas of neighbourhood and neighbourhood relations. Enjoy our short look back at the event.
    Announcements 22. 12. 2021 - Klára Smitková

  • Jsem z FSV UK: our alumni Jan Havlík

    A new part of the "Jsem z FSV UK" series has been published, this time about one of our successful graduates, Jan Havlík. Where his studies at IMS and FSV took him and what doors it opened for him you can find out in the video.
    Announcements 21. 12. 2021 - Klára Smitková