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At its meeting on September 15, 2026, AS FSV UK announced—pursuant to Article 1 of the AS FSV UK Election Rules —that electronic elections for the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, for the 2027–2029 term would be held from November 24 to 26, 2026.
AS FSV UK has set the period for submitting nominations for candidates to AS FSV UK from 9:00 a.m. on October 7, 2026, through 5:00 p.m. on November 13, 2026.
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This year's Prize in Economic Sciences goes to Robert Hall and Michael Woodford. In its scientific background to the prize, the Nobel Committee discusses, in the section on Hall's theory of consumption, the meta-analysis by Professor Tomas Havranek (IES FSV UK) and Associate Professor Anna Sokolova (University of Nevada, Reno) of the marginal propensity to consume, the share of extra income that households spend.
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The International Office informs students about the opportunity to apply for support from the Mobility Fund, which provides financial support for study stays, internships abroad, and short-term research visits for doctoral students.
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The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute organizes an international student competition in company valuation. Teams of 3-5 students are assigned a mentor, a CFA charter-holder with extensive business experience. Winners proceed to the European and global rounds. Come learn more on October 13 and apply by October 22, 2026.
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The prestigious journal International Review of Financial Analysis published an article Determinants of wash trading in major cryptoexchanges authored by our colleagues Jan Šíla, Evžen Kočenda, Ladislav Krištoufek and Jiří Kukačka.
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The 2026 Deloitte Outstanding Thesis Awards (DOT Awards) were presented on October 7, 2026. The awards recognize exceptionally high-quality Bachelor’s and Master’s theses written by IES students and have been awarded since 2018 as part of the partnership between IES and Deloitte.
