Origin and Accreditation












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            Origin

            When the Faculty of Humanities, the seventeenth faculty at Charles University came into be
            idea arose to establish a master’s degree program to prepare graduates for careers in the 
            The program was established by Marie Dohnalová and Marek Skovajsa, together with several o

            from civil society organizations.  They drew their inspiration from Western universities. 
            are to provide specialists in civil society and the civil sector with adequate knowledge o
            approaches to the area and a broad range of practical skills and knowledge, to allow them 

            a versatile, flexible manner on the labour market.  Graduates find jobs both in the civil 
            as well as in public administration, the private sector, business (in managerial positions

            More information is available in the Graduates section.
            Currently, approximately 100 students study in the department. There are 30 students in ea
            department possesses a database of its graduates, who as of year-end 2015 number almost 33

            Accreditation
            The ‘Civil Sector Studies’ program won accreditation in December 2006. In June 2014, the p
            accreditation application was approved and its accreditation was extended for a further si

            Accreditation of the Civil Sector Studies Ph.D. program was approved in April 2012. Curren
            students have been studying in the Department for three years.