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The Equal Opportunities Board of Charles University is entering a new term with a partially renewed membership. Associate Professor Alice Němcová Tejkalová from the ICSJ has become both a member and the new Chair of the Board. She has long been active in promoting equal opportunities within the academic environment. In this role, she also becomes a member of the Extended Rector’s Advisory Board.
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Kateřina Turková, Alice Němcová Tejkalová, Anna Hrbáčková, and Veronika Macková from the ICSJ analyze in a new study how Central European sports media portrayed transgender sportswomen in 2023. The research shows that the media predominantly framed them as a problem—either as a spectacle attracting public attention or as a threat to women’s sport and women more generally.
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Are you a student at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, and looking for something more than just lectures and exams? The Buddy Program offers you a unique opportunity to experience the world up close – right here in Prague. Become a guide, supporter, and friend to an international student arriving at FSV UK, and gain an experience that will enrich you with new perspectives and meaningful friendships.
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Submit your thesis to the competition for Josef Vavroušek Student Award which recognizes outstanding works of a social science or interdisciplinary nature with a social science overlap, following the legacy of Josef Vavroušek as a personality who advocated sustainable development as a harmonious coexistence of man, society and nature with an emphasis on responsibility towards future generations. Application deadline is 24 July 2026.
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We cordially invite FSV UK employees and their families to the FSV UK June Party, which will be held on Wednesday, 3 June 2026 from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on the premises of the Start Sports Club on Střelecký ostrov.
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Changing the current model of financing public service media in the Czech Republic is not necessary; on the contrary, it could jeopardize both the stability of funding and the protection of editorial independence. This conclusion comes from a new analytical study by media scholars from three universities, which offers a systematic overview of available solutions. The analysis is based on a current comparison of thirteen European countries, drawing on structured consultations with national experts on individual media systems.