Announcement of International Days in Social Work April 28–30, 2025

The Hidden Treasures of Social Work

In societies, social work often remains hardly visible, though it helps to improve human lives and sustain social cohesion in an unstable and permanently transforming world.

Invitation in .PDF

Dear colleagues and Erasmus partners,

The Department of Social Work of the Protestant Theological Faculty, Charles University, Prague, is pleased to announce the International Days in Social Work that will be held from April 28-30 2025. This event aims to further foster and deepen our international collaboration and to create a space for sharing our experiences and knowledge. During the three-day programme, teachers are invited to give their presentations or lectures, or lead workshops or discussions. All schools will have the opportunity to present their study programmes in an informal open meeting. As part of the programme we will offer site visits to social services organisations. The organisers will issue a Certificate of Students Attendance, worth 2 ECTS.

Participation fee

Participation fee is 70 Euros for lecturers and 50 Euros for students. The fee will cover costs such as refreshment, coffee-breaks, dinner for lecturers on Tuesday April 29, and a three-day pass for public transport in Prague.

Travel and accommodation

Prague is easily accessible by plane, train, bus or car. Participants will be responsible for their travel plans and expenses and for their accommodation. Charles University offers an accommodation facility for visiting lecturers in Opitzuv dum, Celetna 14, Praha 1.

Due to limited capacity in this hotel we recommend you to make your reservations as soon as possible.

Fifteen rooms with a total capacity of 27 beds and own bathroom are reserved for teachers until December 31, 2024. For more information, please contact Jana Jasanová – , +420 778 523 846 – with a reference: International Days in Social Work 2025.

Other accommodation facilities nearby include:

https://www.hotelcube.cz

https://hotel-pav.cz/ or

https://koruna-hotel.hotel.cz/

Visiting lecturers and students can use the Erasmus exchange programme funding.

Registration

Please register in the Google form, using THIS LINK. The registration is open until February 15, 2025.

Due to limited capacity the number of registered students will not exceed 60.

The full programme will be sent at the end of March 2025.

For further information please contact Assistant Prof. Eva Krizova,

Looking forward to meeting you in Prague,

Organisational team: Eva Krizova, Eliska Hudcova, Alzbeta Matochova and the Department of Social Work, Protestant Theological Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic