We are happy to announce that the Boris Nemtsov Academic Center for the Study of Russia opens at the Faculty of Arts (Charles University). The newly established institution is supported by Russian and Czech humanities scholars and the Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom (Bonn, Germany).
The official ceremony starts at 11 am. on the 8th of February 2018. Zhanna Nemtsova of Boris Nemtsov Foundation and Michal Pullmann, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University are to speak at the event.
Prof. Sergey Medvedev (Higher School of Economics, Moscow) delivers a public lecture “Russian matrix: is there a way out?” .
The Center is created as a multi-task think-tank and a discussion platform. We bring together Russian and foreign scholars, organize summer schools and conferences and engage undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Alexander Morozov and Marek Příhoda, co-directors of the Center, are to speak about its goals and development strategy.
In the afternoon the Center hosts a panel discussion “Youth’s vision of the future for the Central and Eastern Europe”. The discussion moderated by Zhanna Nemtsova feature young scholars and students who share their ideas on the subject.
Free entrance. Facebook event. Address: Faculty of Arts, nam. Jana Palacha 2, Praha 1
Program:
11.00-12.30 – official ceremony
Opening remarks – Doc. Michal Pullmann (Dean, Faculty of Arts, Charles University), Zhanna Nemtsova (Founder, Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom), Prof. Elena Lukyanova, (Expert Supervisor, Boris Nemtsov Academic Center for the Study of Russia FA CU)
Welcoming address – Jakub Dürr, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for European Issues, Czech Republic
Center’s presentation: goals and development strategy – Alexander Morozov and Marek Příhoda, (co-Directors, Boris Nemtsov Academic Center for the Study of Russia FA CU)
Moderator: Olga Leshkova
(Working language is Russian. Simultaneous translation into Czech)
14.30-15:30 – Public lecture
Prof. Sergey Medvedev (Higher School of Economics, Moscow) – “Russian matrix: is there a way out?”
(Language – Russian. Simultaneous translation into Czech).
16.00-17.30 – Panel discussion with the participation of young scholars and students “Youth’s vision of the future for the Central and Eastern Europe”
Moderator: Zhanna Nemtsova
Partners – School for Cultural Policy, Migration Encyclopedia, Eastern European Club, “To the East” magazine, German-Russian Exchange DRA
(Working languages – English and Russian, Panel discussion is held in English)