FSV UK

  • Czech Government Scholarships for 2026/27

    Apply by September 30, 2025, for scholarships covering MEF or MFDA tuition plus living and other expenses for the 2026/27 academic year.

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  • Compact Courses in Winter Semester 2025/26

    Come to meet visiting professors from universities abroad at compact courses that run in a “block” format.  Sign up today! Registration is already open and runs through the first day of the course.

    Courses in September
  • Josef Baruník served as a reviewer for ERC Grants

    Docent Josef Baruník served as a reviewer for prestigious European Research Council grants in 2024. Only top scientists from around the world are selected to join the panel each year.

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News Go to news

  • New IES article in the Journal of Labor Economics

    Matěj Opatrný, Tomáš Havránek, Zuzana Havránková a Milan Ščasný ukazují, že menší třídy samy o sobě nevedou k lepším výsledkům žáků – výjimkou je jen několik speciálních případů, například experiment STAR. Tým vedla Zuzana Havránková jako odpovídající autor.
  • Apply for the university competition for the Bolzano Award

    Rektorka Univerzity Karlovy vyhlásila 32. ročník soutěže o Bolzanovu cenu, do níž můžete přihlásit své vynikající práce, které byly dokončeny (publikovány či obhájeny) v akademickém roce 2024/2025. Termín podání přihlášky je 31. října 2025.
  • Compact Courses in September 2025

    During September 2025 we offer two compact courses that will be run in a “block” format, i.e. delivered over a few subsequent days. All compact courses count into the Winter Semester 2025/26. Registration is already open and runs through the first day of the course.
  • Research seminar: Samuel Delpeuch (Paris School of Economics)

    We would like to invite you to a research seminar by Samuel Delpeuch, Senior Economist at the EU Tax Observatory (Paris School of Economics). The seminar will take place on *Monday*, September 22, 2025, in Room 601 at 16:00.
  • Czech Government Scholarships for Master’s Studies 2026/27

    Are you a prospective Bachelor's graduate from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zambia, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Guatemala or Jordan? Don’t miss this opportunity! Apply for a Czech Government Scholarship that fully covers tuition fees for selected Master’s programs and provides subsidies for health insurance and living expenses in the Czech Republic. Read the article below for details.
  • Zuzana Havránková appointed as Professor of Economics

    On Monday, June 16, President Petr Pavel appointed our colleague Zuzana Havránková as Professor of Economics. As the youngest woman ever to successfully deliver a professorial lecture before the Scientific Council of Charles University, Zuzana Havránková also gave a speech on behalf of all newly appointed professors this year.

Life at our Institute

  • Join the activities of student clubs E-klub and FSV UK Circle

    The main goal of the IES students' club  E-Klub is the positive development of scientific and social life at Charles University. It acts as a link between the IES management and its students. Currently, the E-Klub focuses on organizing lectures and a wide range of cultural or sporting events for IES students. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram not to miss any. 
    As an international student, you should also check out the recently established club for international students, called FSV UK Circle. 

  • Study abroad

    Take the opportunity to study abroad! Erasmus+ is not the only option: Inter-university agreements and inter-faculty agreements provide many study-abroad opportunities; students may also study abroad with CEEPUS (eastern and central Europe). Alternatively, students may undertake an individual exchange as a freemover, if they organize the exchange by themselves.

  • Become a member of the Alumni group!

    The Alumni Association has been operating since 1997 as a voluntary association of graduates of the Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences at the Charles University (IES FSV UK). The main tasks of the Alumni are organizing annual meetings (Banquets) of members and supporters of the Alumni, distinguished guests and sponsors of the Association, raising funds and providing other means of support for IES FSV UK.