Where better to kick off the 2024/25 academic year than at the Campus Hybernská cultural and educational centre? Upper-year students are already familiar with this creative hub, but for first-years, it was a truly UniKátní START (Unique Start) to the next phase in educational life.

Miloš Vystrčil awarded the President of the Senate’s Silver Commemorative Medal to Dean Eva Lehečková and the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, for the sense and care for the community. The award ceremony took place at the Wallenstein Palace in Prague on 29 September 2024.

The last Friday in September once again marked the traditional science festival, where scientific and educational institutions across the Czech Republic opened their doors to curious visitors, both young and old. Charles University participated and welcomed the public in five of its buildings in Prague and Hradec Králové, including the main building of CU FA.

The event Unique START 2024/25 will celebrate the new academic year of Charles University and the new season of Campus Hybernská supported by the City of Prague on 2 October 2024 from 3 pm to 11:30 pm. Entry is free.

On the night from Saturday to Sunday, the Central Crisis Staff of CU was activated, and additional measures were taken to ensure the safety of students, employees, and the academic community. The Management of CU communicates with faculties and other units. We are monitoring the situation in Prague, Plzeň, and Hradec Králové.

At the end of the international Prague Summer School of Chinese Poetry, organized by the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation International Sinology Centre att Charles University in early September, Prof Maghiel van Crevel from the University of Leiden presented Dr Šárka Masárová with a precious gift for the library of the Department of Sinology at CU FA.

The objective of open science is to make research robust and as transparent as possible.. The goal of the Open Science Support Centre, established at Charles University’s Central Library as part of the HR Award project, is to make this transition as easy as possible for researchers.

The results of the entrance examinations for BA and MA programmes in the additional admission procedure were published on Thursday, 5 September 2024. They are available in the Student Information System (SIS) after signing in with the respective credentials.

The conference “Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy: Philosophical Encounters” will be held on 16–18 September 2024 at the main building of CU FA. The co-organisers are the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation International Sinological Centre at CU, the Department of Sinology at CU FA, the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at CU FA.