Featured this month is an article by Professor Jaroslav Panek of the ASCR's Institute of History on the project Rosenberg Year. This year is the 400th anniversary of the death of Petr Vok, the last male descendant of the Rosenberg family. The project aims to introduce the public to the historical role and cultural work of the Rosenberg family and elucidates this legacy for the present. The project was initiated in commemoration of this culturally important family by the National Heritage Institute which manages the former residences of the Rosenberg family - Rosenberg Castle, Český Krumlov Castle, Třeboň Chateau and Kratochvíle Chateau. One of the exhibitions, The Rosenbergs, family of Czech magnates and its journey through history, was mounted for the Waldstein Riding School in Prague by the National Heritage Institute in collaboration with other cultural institutions. and Jaroslav Pánek.
Čeští a němečtí odborníci v oboru historie, sociální geografie, ekonomie, politologie, teologie a orientalistiky promluvili ve veřejné panelové diskusi „Uprchlíci a my: Česká očekávání a německá zkušenost“, kterou za účasti německého velvyslance Arndta Freiherra Freytaga von Loringhovena uspořádala Učená společnost ČR 19. dubna 2016 v budově Akademie věd ČR. Následná rozsáhlá debata prokázala velký zájem veřejnosti o tuto tematiku. Zveřejňujeme úvodní slovo prof. Jaroslava Pánka z Historického ústavu AV ČR v původním znění, které na diskusi muselo být vzhledem k omezenému času značně zkráceno. and Jaroslav Pánek.
The Second Argentine - Czech Biennale Workshop E-Golem took place in Buenos Aires on September 24-26, 2007. It was organized by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Secretariat for Science, Technology and Productive Innovation of the Argentine Republic, with suppport from the Czech Embassy in Argentine and the Argentine Embassy in the Czech Republic. Its general subject was Society of information and Communication - Emerging technologies and their applications in society and the arts. The aim of this event was to discuss this issue in detail such topics as, artificial intelligence, image processing, web-technologies, nano-technologies for life sciences, eco-technologies and so forth. More information on this project can be found in an interview in this issue with the Ambassador of the Argentine Republic in the Czech Republic, Ambassador Juan Eduardo Fleming. and Marina Hužvárová.
This is the title of a lecture by Professor Jaroslav Panek, Vice President of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, to be delivered during International Conference Humanities and the Contemporary World. The symposium was hosted by the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts and was held from 7 to 9 June, 2012 at Podgorica, Montenegro. and Jaroslav Pánek.
Stejnojmenný seminář se z iniciativy Grantové agentury ČR uskutečnil 20. května 2015 v budově Akademie věd na Národní třídě v Praze. Jako hlavní řečníci vystoupili prof. Štěpán Jurajda a doc. Daniel Münich z CERGE-EI (společného pracoviště Univerzity Karlovy a Národohospodářského ústavu AV ČR) a prof. Jaroslav Pánek z Historického ústavu AV ČR. Grantová agentura ČR jako nejvýznamnější poskytovatel účelových finančních prostředků v oblasti základního výzkumu tímto seminářem poukázala na význam společenských a humanitních oborů a na dopad jejich výsledků. Téma bylo zvoleno i s ohledem na to, že jde o faktor, který hraje významnou roli při přípravě a hodnocení grantových projektů. and Jaroslav Pánek ; autor úvodu Pavel Baran.
On the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the publication of the Opera didactica omnia (Amsterdam 1657), a collection of Comenius´s educational works, Leibniz-Sozietät, Berlin, held a one-day symposium (Comenius´s grandson was one of the builders of the Leibniz Society). An International Comeniological Conference, supported by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic and the Pedagogical Museum J. A. Comenius in Prague, is under preparation. and Jaroslav Pánek.
The tradition of International Congresses of Historical Sciences started in 1900. Except during the World War I and World War II, it has been held 21 times so far. Being the most influential academic activity of historical sciences, it enjoys a reputation of the “Olympics of Historical Sciences”. From 23 to 29 August, 2015, the 22nd ICHS was held in Jinan, China. It was the first time for the Congress to be held in Asia. The event, hosted by the International Committee of Historical Sciences, was organized by the Association of Chinese Historians and Shandong University. The Congress included four major themes: “China from Global Perspectives”, “Historicizing Emotions”, “Revolutions in World History: Comparisons and Connections” and “Digital Turn in History”. There were also a series of academic activities such as specialized theme discussions, joint sessions, round tables, evening discussions, and poster session for post- graduate and PhD students etc. Over 2000 historians from all over the world participated in those activities including 15 Czech historians from the Institute of History of the CAS, the Institute of Contemporary History of the CAS, Charles University, University of Pardubice and Palacký University Olomouc. and Jaroslav Pánek.