Erasmus network:

55 partner Universities in 21 Countries

Non - Erasmus partner universities: Student Life 33 partner Universities in 15 countries Outgoing exchange students: • International Student Club Faculty of Humanities, in approx. 60/year

Incoming exchange students: The International Office, together with Czech students (tutors), organises cultural and social approx. 150/ year activities (tours of Prague, exhibitions, concerts, etc.) for international students.

• Film Club The Film Club holds a film screening every two weeks throughout the semester. The current Figures programme can be found on the club’s website (http://fkfhs.and.cz//index.php?lang_id=2). Charles Tutoring Number of students: 2,600 System Student Facilities University Departments: 20 Charles University (CU) in Degree programmes: 14 • Accommodation Prague, founded in 1348 by the HuHumanitie To help exchange students Academic staff: 149 Accommodation is provided in Charles University’s halls of residence (dormitories). Students King of Bohemia and Holy get a good start, the FHS Roman Emperor Charles IV, is Administrative staff: 37 are normally housed in double-occupancy rooms. International Office the oldest university in Central sponsors a tutoring system • Student Cafeterias Europe. At the time of its operated by student foundation, the university ss Charles University operates a number of student cafeterias (‘menza’) at different locations. The consisted of four faculties; it volunteers. The main task FHS cafeteria is located on the ground floor of the main building in Jinonice. currently has 17 faculties, 3 of a student tutor is to History university institutes, and 6 other provide the incoming • Library The Faculty of Humanities (FHS) is Charles University’s youngest faculty. centres. CU is an accredited The Charles University library system is decentralized and consists of a number of libraries at Originally founded in the early 1990s as the Institute for Liberal Education, it was student with practical public university and an information about the different locations. The FHS library can be found on the ground floor of the main building in autonomous research and elevated to the rank of a faculty in 2000, the vision being that it would offer study faculty and to introduce him Jinonice. educational establishment. CU programmes at the Bachelor, Master’s and PhD levels in various humanities and is headed by the Rector and social science disciplines not yet established at CU. The FHS quickly gained a / her to life in Prague. • Computers and Internet Access the Academic Senate is the reputation as a progressive school with innovative study programmes and PC workstations are available in the computer labs in various university buildings. Wireless university’s supreme self- teaching methods. Internet can be accessed inside the university buildings (a Charles University Student Card is regulating academic body.

required). According to Shanghai Mission University's Academic Ranking • Sport facilities of World Universities, CU is one The mission of the Faculty of Humanities is through high-quality education to Sport facilities are located in the Hostivař campus (Bruslařská 1132, ). of the world's top 300 endow students with the ability to lead a fulfilling life in this increasingly complex universities. and changing world. Photos: Lukáš Erba ([email protected]) Prague Goals

The capital and largest city of - to provide education in the humanities and social sciences that meets the © International Office, FHS 2011 the Czech Republic has been a highest international standards; thriving cultural and political - to achieve excellence in research and integrate it with education; centre since the Middle Ages. - to cultivate the ability of students to learn throughout life and encourage U Kříže 8, ‘The city of a hundred spires’ or – Jinonice, 158 00 self-responsibility and a commitment to society; Tel.: +420 251 080 334 ‘Golden Prague’ is home to a www.fhs.cuni.cz unique collection of historical - to promote the mobility of the FHS’s increasingly international student [email protected] monuments built in various body and academic staff. styles and dominated by This publication has been funded with support from the European Commission. It reflects the view of the authors only, and the Prague Castle. The historical Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Research city centre, set on both banks of The Faculty of Humanities is dedicated to excellence in various areas of the Vltava River, has been academic research. The faculty participates in international and national listed in the UNESCO World research projects and promotes young researchers’ academic development. Cultural and Natural Heritage Register since 1992.

Accredited Study Academic Year Programmes and FHS buildings Winter semester Departments Main building Jinonice: Teaching period: end of International September to early January U Kříže 8, Prague, 158 00 Exam period: mid-January to Students Hůrka building: Undergraduate Study late February Programme – Institute of (MA courses): Husníkova Summer semester Liberal Arts and Humanities: ‘Study abroad in the Czech Republic 2075, Prague, 158 00 Teaching period: end of opened my eyes to the culture and art CERGE-EI: February to mid-May Exam period: mid-May to June Department of Philosophy history of Central - Eastern Europe.’ (UPCES courses): (A. T. – exchange student from the USA) Politických vězňů 7, Department of History Orientation session for incoming Department of Social Sciences Prague, 110 00 students is held at the start of International students have three options for studying at FHS: as degree-seeking Department of Arts each semester. students, as exchange students from one of our partner universities, or as students Department of Languages from a non-partner university (so-called free-movers). Undergraduate Programme in Central European Studies Department of Qualified Skills Application FHS participates in the Undergraduate Programme in Central European Studies Degree-seeking students Deadlines (UPCES) offered in cooperation with CERGE-EI. This programme is open to Degree students Master’s Study Programmes: BACHELOR`S DEGREE STUDY MASTER’S DEGREE STUDY students from top-tier American universities and FHS students (including FHS PROGRAMMES IN ENGLISH: PROGRAMMES IN FOREIGN 28 February (MA + BA

LANGUAGES: exchange students). FHS students can choose any course and join the excursions programmes) Civil Society Studies Liberal Arts and Humanities or cultural events held as a part of the programme. The courses focus on the history, German and French Philosophy in the 30 April (PhD programmes) Electronic Culture and Semiotics PhD DEGREE STUDY PROGRAMMES European Context (GE, FR) politics, society, culture, literature and philosophy of Central Europe. Exchange students Gender Studies IN ENGLISH: Historical Sociology (EN) 30 June (WS, academic year) General Anthropology - Integral Environmental Studies Oral History – Contemporary History (EN) Erasmus Mundus EuroPhilosophie (Master’s Programme) 31 October (SS) General Anthropology Study of Man The Erasmus Mundus Master’s Programme German and French Philosophy in the

German and French Philosophy in European Context (EuroPhilosophie) offers highly qualified students from around Exchange students Application the European Context the world an advanced study course in the field of German and French philosophy. Procedure Historical Sociology Erasmus Over two years, students spend one to two semesters at three of the seven Degree students Management and Supervision in The number of exchange students attending FHS increases steadily every year. The European universities participating in this programme (Bochum, Louvain-la-Neuve, Consult the relevant programme Social and Health Care most popular exchange programme is the EU-sponsored Erasmus. Visiting students Luxembourg, Munich, Prague, Toulouse and Wuppertal). Programme graduates are website (fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG- Organisations attend courses in English together with Czech students; courses offered by other awarded a joint Master’s degree from three participating universities. 314.html). Oral History – Contemporary CU faculties are also open to them, subject to availability. FHS offers an interesting Exchange students – History selection of courses in the humanities and social sciences every semester. FHS International Office required documents Social and Cultural Ecology European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) Nomination by home university / To ensure compatibility of credits and grades earned with other European higher letter of recommendation (free - Postgraduate Study education systems, FHS uses the European credit transfer system. ECTS credits The FHS International Office coordinates student, FHS’s Erasmus Network: movers) Programmes: are based on the course workload (1 ECTS credit = 25 hours of work). Students are teacher and staff mobility. The office is responsible 55 partner universities in 21 countries Learning agreement expected to obtain 60 ECTS credits per academic year of full-time study. for contacts with partner Non-Erasmus partner universities: Academic transcripts Anthropology institutions in other Course Catalogue Czech Language Course 33 universities in 15 countries Certificate of language skills General Anthropology – Integral countries and for The Course Catalogue is available The Czech Language Course is designed Study of Man online in the Student Information for international students with no previous promoting international Mobility per year: Student Card Applied Ethics cooperation. The office System (SIS); it contains detailed knowledge of Czech. There is no Exchange students – outgoing: 60 The CU Student Card and sticker Environmental Studies also provides counselling – incoming: 150 information on all courses (annotations entrance exam or fee, but students are entitle holders to use the

and support to incoming and syllabuses) and schedules. required to buy a course book. Outgoing teachers: 60 libraries, cafeterias, or computer

and outgoing students. See:is.cuni.cz/studium/index.php Incoming teachers: 10 labs of the university and get them a 50% discount on public transportation.