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Is your semester abroad coming to an end? Here are some tips what to do before you leave:

· Have a group dinner

· Get the “Confirmation of Study Period”

· Take pictures of people

· Make a list of your favourite memories

· Close your bank account

· Buy some souvenirs from the university

· Weigh your luggage

· Prepare for reverse culture shock

Deadline of the selection procedure for the academic year 2019/20 is February 20, 2019 at 12:00 pm.

All important information concerning the application procedure as well as the administration of the study stay abroad is available in the Erasmus+ programme section.

Jiří Šubrt, Faculty of Humanities, Charles University and Walter Pape, University of Cologne (eds.) have published a new book titled “Mitteleuropa Denken: Intellektuelle, Identitäten Und Ideen: Der Kulturraum Mitteleuropa Im 20. Und 21. Jahrhundert” (de Gruyter, 2018).

Karolína Šedivcová (Department of Electronic Culture and Semiotics) received the Josef Hlávka Prize. The Josef Hlávka Prize is awarded to students and recent graduates who have demonstrated exceptional talent and potential in their field of study.

The Ethnomusicology Program, Faculty of Humanities cordially invites you to attend lectures by Hebrew University Professor Edwin Seroussi (winner of a 2018 Israel Prize):

6 December 2018 at 2:00 PM: Sounds and Music of the Synagogue

7 December 2018 at 11:00 AM: Modes and Modality in Jewish Prayer: East and West

At the end of November 2018 graduation ceremonies are held.

In a graduation ceremony, the student (Bachelor, Master, Doctor) officially takes leave of Charles University, taking the academic pledge (in Latin) and receiving a diploma which entitles him or her to use an academic degree.

A FHS student, Kateřina Sváčková (PhD. Programme German and French Philosophy; supervisor Associate Professor Aleš Novák) was awarded the Jan Hus Educational Foundation scholarship for the year 2018/19.