A bust of Ernst Mach was unveiled February 18, 2016. A plaque highlighting his work from 1867 to 1879 was also posted at Charles University on the exterior of the rector´s office. The bust, created by sculptor Jakub Vlček, shows a bullet leaving a gun producing a conical blast wave, as Mach´s widely-known photography shows. The project came at the initiative of Czech Physical Society and the Charles University Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. The plaque has been added to a list of historical places by European Physical Society (EPS). and Gabriela Adámková.
An international philosophical conference Jan Patočka 1907-1977 between 22nd-28th April 2007 was dedicated to the most important Czech philosopher of the 20th century. The symposium, honoring this victim of the communist regime and student of Professors Husserl and Heidegger, took place in Karolinum, seat of the Charles University rectorate. Scholars from around the world explored Jan Patočka´s work and the significance of its continuing influence on contemporary philosophy. Simultaneously, the Husserl Circle held its 37th meeting, the first time on European soil. and Jan Frei.
To mark the 40th death anniversary of František Dvorník, one of the eminent twentieth-century experts in Slavic and Byzantine history and in relations between the churches of Rome and Constantinople, the Institute of Slavonic Studies of the CAS organized the international symposium entitled Francis Dvorník: Scholar and His Work at villa Lanna in Prague. The conference was also included in the events celebrating the 125th anniversary of the foundation of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts. On September 10, 2015, the Institute of Slavonic studies of the CAS and the editorial board of Byzantinoslavica organized (also on the occasion of the 40th death anniversary of Francis Dvorník) an international workshop Lives, Roles and Actions of the Byzantine Empresses (4th-15th c.). and Martina Čechová.