Want to go on Erasmus, do an internship, or maybe try summer school? There are plenty of options — but how to navigate them? For more than six years, Charles Abroad has been helping students at Charles University find the right path abroad. The website offers clear information, up-to-date opportunities, and a student platform for sharing unique international experiences.

“One of my long-term priorities is the construction of the Albertov Campus and resolving the entire situation regarding the loan,” says new Charles University Rector.

By issuing the charter on 7 April 1348 that established a university in the heart of his empire, Charles IV ensured that Prague became one of the centres of European learning, a status it retains to this day. Exactly 678 years later, members of the academic community celebrated this significant day at the historic Carolinum.

Politics isn’t just about elections, governments, or party lines – it’s in what we eat, how we feel, and the ways we relate to others. In this interview, Professor Kennan Ferguson of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, currently a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar at FSV UK, challenges conventional ideas of politics, showing how power shapes everyday life – from cookbooks to concepts of debt.

From 23 to 27 March 2026, Charles University hosted an intensive training focused on priorities of the Erasmus+ program and their integration into mobilities and international experiences. The training was coordinated by the European Office of the International Relations Department and a total of 23 participants from 13 countries and 19 universities across Europe took part.

“I like resilience and sharp humour in Czechs,” says linguist Masako Ueda Fidler of Brown University, who has collaborated with CU for over fifteen years and has recently received a Gold Medal of CU ARTS.

“I believe that Belarusian society is ready for democratic change and that it has already shown as much,” said Belarusian dissident and 2022 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski during a public debate held at Charles University.

Last year, forty homeless people received CZK 100,000 in cash. What did they do with the money and how did it change the course of their lives? A team of researchers and social workers, led by Melanie Zajacová of CU ARTS, tracked these developments throughout last year.

The seal, sceptre, key, ring, and chain medal; the items symbolizing the rights and duties of Charles University’s Rector were handed over to Jiří Zima by his predecessor Milena Králíčková on 11 March at the Carolinum.

Ever since she was a little girl, she knew she wanted to be a pastor, or ‘at least’ a teacher. Today, Eliška Vančová wears a robe at the parish in Heřmanův Městec, pursues her doctorate at CU PROTESTANT, and in her free time, she paints and watches science fiction films. Thanks in part to her efforts, the Protestant Church has reevaluated its approach to the LGBTQ+ community.

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Professor Karel Malý, distinguished scholar of legal history and former Rector of Charles University, who died shortly before reaching the age of 96. He served in the leadership of Charles University from 1990, first as Vice-Rector, and subsequently as Rector between 1994 and 2000. May he rest in peace.

Charles University is opening seven new study programmes in the 2026–27 academic year at four faculties – the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Pharmacy and the Faculty of Law. They all share an emphasis on current topics, the international context, and the connection of theory and practice.