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  • Unveiling of the plaque commemorating the students who fled from Czechoslovakia to Switzerland: Jiří Dvořák, UZH alumnus, Tomáš Zima, Rector of Charles University Prague, and UZH President Michael Hengartner.
    Unveiling of the plaque commemorating the students who fled from Czechoslovakia to Switzerland: Jiří Dvořák, UZH alumnus, Tomáš Zima, Rector of Charles University Prague, and UZH President Michael Hengartner.
  • The plaque for the Czech and Slovak students is on the first floor of the main building of UZH – right next to the plaque commemorating the Hungarian refugee students.
    The plaque for the Czech and Slovak students is on the first floor of the main building of UZH – right next to the plaque commemorating the Hungarian refugee students.
  • Opening of the exhibition A Second Life: Stories of people who found a new home in Switzerland after 1968 in the Lichthof.
    Opening of the exhibition A Second Life: Stories of people who found a new home in Switzerland after 1968 in the Lichthof.
  • The exhibition portrays 25 individuals who emigrated from Czechoslovakia and began a new life in Switzerland.
    The exhibition portrays 25 individuals who emigrated from Czechoslovakia and began a new life in Switzerland.
  • At the opening of the exhibition, Dominik Furgler, the Swiss Ambassador in Prague, reminded the audience that the people who had fled to Switzerland at the time had not only found a new home in the country, but had also made a valuable contribution to the common good.
    At the opening of the exhibition, Dominik Furgler, the Swiss Ambassador in Prague, reminded the audience that the people who had fled to Switzerland at the time had not only found a new home in the country, but had also made a valuable contribution to the common good.
  • “It is an important function of universities to stand for freedom and solidarity in society,” said Tomáš Zima, Rector of Charles University Prague.
    “It is an important function of universities to stand for freedom and solidarity in society,” said Tomáš Zima, Rector of Charles University Prague.
  • Vice-President Christian Schwarzenegger spoke about the strategic partnership between UZH and Charles University Prague.
    Vice-President Christian Schwarzenegger spoke about the strategic partnership between UZH and Charles University Prague.