On the occasion of signing the contract between ASCR and Charles University in Prague, historian Prof. František Šmahel, a member of Academy Council of the ASCR, presented Prof. Václav Hampl, rector of Charles University, with a copy of is prestigious book, Charles University in the Middle Ages. and Jaroslav Pánek.
In the Middle Ages, Pseudo-Aristotelian Secretum secretorum was an exceptionally widespread text, both in Latin and vernacular versions. It was a thematically varied treatise, a kind of sum of knowledge, containing information from statecraft, natural sciences, medicine and health science. The main attention of the study is focused on the spread of this treatise in medieval Bohemia. It follows not only its manuscript preservation and its context, but also the milieu in which this text was received, or which parts were received in the given, specific milieu. An important theme is also the translations into Czech and the reception of this treatise in texts written in Czech., Pavlína Cermanová., and Obsahuje poznámky pod čarou
The Association of European Institutions of Highest Education (EUA) met 7-8 February 2008 to discuss ways to expand its current funidng project. The project aims to collect examples on good practice in cost accounting with specific emphasis on full cost development. To access key data EUA has selected a group of European universitites and is comparing their income and expenditure flows, accounting systems, legal frameworks and progress towards full cost accounting. The data reflects a huge diversity of public funding mechanisms across Europe. and Lenka Lepičová.