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„It is possible that peace conditions will eventually be imposed on Ukraine that it will not prefer, but will not be able to refuse. Even if the outcome of the conflict had more positive contours, in any case, at its end it will be an exhausted and devastated country. When the urgency of the threat of war passes, it will be increasingly difficult, but all the more important not to forget the solidarity that we should feel towards Ukraine,“ FSV UK Dean Tomáš Karásek says. Read the whole statement.
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Tomáš Karásek was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University on 13 January 2026 at a meeting of the FSV UK Academic Senate. The appointment decree was presented to him by Charles University Rector Milena Králíčková. He was elected to head the faculty for the term of office 2026–2030, which will begin on 1 February 2026.
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The Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University is expanding its international portfolio with the launch of three new English-taught degree programs starting in the academic year 2026/27. The new programs — MA in Transnational History (TNH), MA in Game Studies (GAME), and BA in Sustainability in Marketing and Media Communication (SUMAC) — highlight the faculty’s growing commitment to global education, interdisciplinarity, and innovation.
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Prof. Ladislav Krištoufek was nominated as a candidate for the position of Rector of Charles University at a meeting of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University. The election of the candidate for the period 2026–2030 will take place on 31 October 2025 at a meeting of the Academic Senate of Charles University.
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We are following with deep concern the developments in the case of Bahruz Samadov, a PhD student at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, who, according to available information, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Baku, Azerbaijan, on June 20, 2025, for alleged treason. We are convinced that the charges are politically motivated, and therefore we strongly condemn the sentence.
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Associate Professor Jaroslav Švelch from the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism received a prestigious grant from the European Research Council, the so-called ERC Consolidator Grant. He thus became the first expert in the history of FSV UK to receive this type of internationally recognized grant. For work on his project with the abbreviation GAMEINDEX he will receive 1.8 million euros.
