Czech Centres

Czech Centres
Founded1949; 76 years ago (1949)
FounderGovernment of Czech Republic
TypeCultural institution
Area served
Worldwide
ProductCzech cultural education
The Czech Center in New York
The Czech Center in Berlin in the building of Czech Embassy

Czech Centres (Czech: Česká centra) is an organization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic consisting of offices in 26 countries throughout three continents.[1] It was established for the promotion of the Czech history, culture, language, tourism and trade abroad.[2] It is considered an active instrument of foreign policy of the Czech Republic through public diplomacy.[3]

History

The organisation dates back to its opening in 1949 as the Cultural and Information Centres (CIS) in Sofia and Warsaw.[3] In the Eastern Bloc, further CIS offices were opened in Budapest (1953), Berlin (1955) and Bucharest (1981).[3] In 1993, the organisation's name was changed from the Cultural and Information Centres to Czech Centres and the range of operations was expanded to encompass exports and tourism with new offices opened outside of Central and Eastern Europe.

In 2006, Czech Centres opened its first office in Asia in Tokyo, Japan. In the same year, Czech Centres became a member of EUNIC.The most recent office to open was in Seoul, South Korea in 2013.[4] In April 2017, the organisation's Director General Jan Závěšický was removed by the Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek due to 'serious managerial errors'.[5]

Activities

According to its 2012-2015 Strategic Report, the Czech Centres are tasked with the following activities:[6]

  • Promoting the Czech Republic abroad in cooperation with diplomatic missions.
  • Facilitating participation in foreign projects for Czech entities and the development of international cooperation.
  • Promoting Czech culture (such as the fine arts, architecture, design, fashion, film, music and literature).
  • Providing support for external economic relations and developing Czech export opportunities.
  • Cooperating with universities and institutions of education, science, research and innovation to promote the success of Czech research and development.
  • Supporting teaching the Czech language abroad by running certified Czech language courses and exams.
  • Promoting the Czech Republic as a tourist destination with a focus on regional presentations abroad.

In 2015, Czech Centres enrolled 2,063 students in Czech language courses.

Events and awards

Within these activities, the Czech Centres organises cultural and educational events in the Czech Republic and abroad, such as:

In addition to this, it organises several awards and curatorial internships for areas of Czech culture,[12] such as the Susanna Roth Award for young translators.[13]

Locations

The Czech Centres has 28 branches on 4 continents:[14]

Headquarters

In April 2006, Czech Centres opened its new headquarters in Wenceslas Square, Prague.

Galleries

Czech Centres owns and curates its own galleries in Prague that are open to the general public at Rytířská 539/31.[15]

Czech House in Moscow

Czech Centres opened its Czech House in Moscow in 2002. Its primary ambition is to serve as a contact for Russian and Czech businesses. Czech House in Moscow is currently the largest complex owned by the Czech Republic abroad, containing 122 offices, 132 apartments, 87 hotel rooms in addition to conference rooms, a business centre, restaurant, bar, gym fitness centre and sauna, as well as other facilities.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Czech Centres Worldwide". Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Missions of the Czech Republic Abroad". Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Report on the Foreign Policy of the Czech Republic: between July 1998 and December 1999. Czech Republic: Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí České republiky. 2000. pp. 258–259 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "About Us - Czech Centres". www.czechcentres.cz. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  5. ^ "Foreign Minister sacks Czech Centres head Závěšický | Prague Monitor". praguemonitor.com. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  6. ^ "Strategy of Czech Centres 2012→2015" (PDF). Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  7. ^ "LITERATURE NIGHTS". www.nocliteratury.cz. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  8. ^ "Made in Prague Film Festival - Londýn". london.czechcentres.cz. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  9. ^ "Echoes of Ji.hlava 2023". 2024-09-10.
  10. ^ "Česká věda bojuje s viry/Czech Science Fights Viruses - Česká centra". www.czechcentres.cz. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  11. ^ "Otto Wichterle - Česká centra (in Czech)". www.czechcentres.cz. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  12. ^ "Ceny Českých center - Česká centra". www.czechcentres.cz. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  13. ^ "Translators from Europe and Asia gather in Czech Republic at 5th edition of annual Susanna Roth Award". Radio Prague International. 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  14. ^ "Czech Centres - Prague / About us". czechcentres.gov.cz. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  15. ^ "About Us - Prague". prague.czechcentres.cz. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  16. ^ "Главная - Český dům (In Czech and Russian)". cesky-dum.czechcentres.cz. Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2016-08-04.

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