CET maintains a full-time Resident Director in Prague who works closely with the staff and faculty of Charles University and with the Jewish Community. The Resident Director is responsible for administering the academic program, coordinating trips and activities, and assisting students on a daily basis. Kimberly Strozewski, our FAMU Programs Resident Director, also serves as the Director of Prague Programs. In this capacity, she works to maintain CET's rigorous academic standards to to ensure that our professors are fully trained to meet our students' specific needs.
Courses are taught in English by faculty from Charles University and other prestigious institutions, such as the Czech Academy of Sciences, the Institute for Contemporary History and the Institute for the Terezin Initiative. During some terms, faculty from the US residing in Prague or local scholars affiliated with the Jewish Museum may teach a course or give evening lectures. For faculty CVs, please scroll below and click on a professor's name.
Kimberly Strozewski, Director of Prague Programs and Resident Director of FAMU Programs Kim graduated with a Dual M.A. in History and Slavic Area Studies from the Ohio State University in 2001. Her historical
research focused on the experience of Roma (Gypsies) in the
Protectorate of Bohemia during the Second World War. While completing
coursework towards her Ph.D. in Central/East European History at the
University of Michigan, Kim worked as an instructor for courses on the
Holocaust and World War II as well as European History. She was the
recipient of the Václav Havel Fellowship in Czech Studies in 2001, a
FLAS Polish language fellow in 2000, and a FLAS Czech language fellow
in 1997. She has lived and researched in Prague, Krakow, and Budapest
and has worked for International Human Rights organizations in the
region. She likes to hike and ski in the Tatra and Krkonose mountains,
preferably with a guide. Kim is dedicated to helping her students
discover Prague and adjust to living in the Czech Republic.
Jiri Bukovinsky, Resident Director of Central European Studies Program Jiri
is a graduate of the Charles University in Prague - Religious Studies, and
he also studied in Scotland at the Divinity Faculty of the
University of Glasgow and Pedagogy at Charles University. He has
organized programs for International volunteers (in the Czech Republic
and abroad) and has coordinated conferences for human rights
organizations. Jiri has enhanced the community
service opportunities for Central European Studies students. In his
free time, Jiri enjoys traveling, learning about other cultures,
swimming, reading, and gliding.
Jarka Vitámvásová, Resident Director of Jewish Studies Program Jarka comes to CET from Palacky University in Olomouc, where she studied history for her MA and Jewish History for her PhD. Her research is focused on the Holocaust, and she helped establish the Jewish Studies
Program at Palacky University.
She has also taught courses on Modern Jewish history. Jarka studied
abroad at the Sorbonne in Paris. She has also worked as a tour operator
and guided in the Auschwitz Museum. In her free time she likes
traveling, going to the cinema and theater, yoga and in-line skating.
Jarka enjoys welcoming students to Prague and
introducing them to Czech - Jewish culture and life.
Faculty Please click on the faculty member's name for a CV
Professor Pavel Barsa teaches an elective course, Nationalism, Minorities and Migrations in Europe.
Professor Daniel Vojtech teaches the elective courses Jewish Literature of East Central Europe and The World of Franz Kafka.
Professor Miroslav Vojtechovsky teaches the required courses for the Photography Track, Imagery, Ambiguity and Culture and Photography Practicum.
Professor Jan Zouplna teaches the required course Modern History of the Jews in East Central Europe.
Jiri Bukovinsky (Central European Studies Resident Director), Kim Strozewski (Director of Prague Programs and FAMU Programs Resident Director), and David Kraus (Office Assistant)
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