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Study at Epoka University in Albania with Erasmus+ support
We are opening a call for applications for one bachelor’s student for a semester-long study stay at Epoka University in Albania during the Spring semester of the 2026/2027 academic year. The application deadline is November 12, 2026, at 12:00. -
We congratulate the following lecturers on leading our course evaluation ranking in Summer Semester 2025/26:
Bachelor’s: JEB111, JEM331 Advanced Data Analysis in MS Excel (Polák), JEB164 Quantitative Methods II (Brož), JEB109 Econometrics I (Kukačka), JEB156 Industrial Organization (Bajgar) and JEB160 Auctions and Game Theory (Gregor). Master’s: JEM158 Tools for Modern Macroeconometrics (Baxa, Vácha), JEM184 New Keynesian DSGE Modelling (Musil, Malovaná ) and JEM198 Bank Asset and Liability Management (Kotlán, Kuc). -
IES Alumnus Tomáš Adam Becomes Alternate Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund
Our alumnus Tomáš Adam has achieved a significant professional milestone. As of November 1, 2026, he will become an Alternate Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), marking the Czech Republic's return to this senior position after eight years. Congratulations! -
The World Bank’s new flagship tax report draws on research by economists from IES and the Centre for Public Finance
The World Bank has published Raising Revenue Right: A Roadmap for Domestic Resource Mobilization, its first Policy Research Report devoted to taxation. Notably, the report draws on ten papers authored or co-authored by economists from IES FSV UK and the Centre for Public Finance. -
Announcement of the FSV UK Academic Senate elections for the 2027–2029 term
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. -
Nobel Committee cites Professor Tomas Havranek's meta-analysis
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.
Life at our Institute
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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.
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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.
