V Senátu Parlamentu ČR se 28. března 2014 uskutečnil kulatý stůl na téma využití evropských strukturálních a investičních fondů (European Structural and Investment Funds - ESIF) v oblasti výzkumu a vzdělávání, a to především v souvislosti s podfinancováním sektoru VaV v Praze. Jednání iniciovala Akademie věd ČR ve spolupráci s pražskými vysokými školami, aby upozornila na vážnost situace. Diskuse s důležitými stakeholdery, kteří odpovídají za přípravu nadcházejícího programového období a zvláště nových operačních programů a nastavení podmínek pro čerpání z ESIF, měla za cíl přispět k nalezení východiska, jak zabránit zhoršování kritické situace v programovém období 2014-2020. and Jan Hrušák, Veronika Palečková, Lucie Radová.
The symbol of the contemporary Czech state, the last Czechoslovak and the first Czech president Václav Havel died on December 18, 2011. He first came to international fame as a dissident playwright in the 1970s through his involvement with the human rights manifesto Charter 77. He was prosecuted for his stances and spent many years in prison. Not only thousands of Czechs gathered on Novemeber 23, 2011 for the funeral for Václav Havel, but also leaders from across Europe and around the world joined to mourn Mr. Havel at the St. Vitus Cathedral at the Prague Castle. Academic bulletin features personal memories of Václav Havel by Honorary President of the ASCR Rudolf Zahradník, former President of the ASCR Helena Illnerová and the Czech philosopher Jan Sokol. and Jan Sokol.
The international conference was held in Prague November 20-21,2009. The occasion was the 20th anniversary of the fall of communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War The Conference was organized by the Institute of Con temporary History of the ASCR in the cooperation with the Office of the Government of the CR and the Institute of International Studies of the Faculty of Social Science of the Charles University. Invited world known historians of contemporary history from eleven countries exchanged their opinions on issues concerning the role which the East-Central European countries played during the 45-year Cold War and to consider long-term consequences of this period which the international community is still poring over at the beginning of the 21th century. and Vít Smetana.