The Security and Occupational Safety Department organises training courses for students, teachers, administrative staff and the management of individual faculties and units of Charles University. Current dates can be found on the Charles University Educational Portal.

The Department also trains and provides methodical guidance to Security Coordinators from individual faculties and units of Charles University.

Throughout the year, practical exercises on specific situations are also held directly at the faculties and units of Charles University.

In January 2024, the university adopted a security plan for the years 2024 and 2025, consulted with experts from the police and other IRS units, the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic, psychologists and other advisors from the Czech Republic and abroad.

It has also newly developed a so-called Crisis Preparedness Plan, which sets out specific procedures for crisis situations, including active shooter, but also, for example, various natural disasters. This plan is being adopted by individual faculties and units of the CU and adapted to specific circumstances with the support of the CU Rectorate Security and Occupational Safety Department.

Many of the measures focus on strengthening security management, for example by establishing communication links between the faculties of the CU and the Security and Occupational Safety Department, and by sharing experiences in dealing with various events between the Security Coordinators of the individual faculties and units of the CU.

We use turnstiles in buildings where it is possible. However, Charles University has many different buildings, so we always adapt the technological solutions to the conditions and possibilities of each building.

On the basis of expert opinions, including the position of the Ministry of the Interior, we have not proceeded to the widespread installation of turnstiles and security frames, as these are measures that do not fit the regime, financial possibilities, and personnel and security specifics of the university.

KISS - the Crisis Information and Convening System - is a support tool designed primarily to disseminate warnings during an acute emergency where people in a building should either take shelter or be evacuated. Based on the experience of the Security Department in dealing with various incidents, and on feedback from the Security Coordinators, Charles University is gradually moving towards using KISS in some less acute cases as well, as a means of quickly calming the situation.

It should be emphasised that, for technical reasons, KISS may have a time delay when sending a large number of messages. Therefore, in the acute phase of dangerous incidents, it is essential that information is exchanged directly between people on the ground.

Learn more about the mass notification system

The KISS mass notification system sends messages to the phone numbers and email addresses that students and staff have listed in the Whois / SIS systems. If you did not receive a message sent via the mass notification system, please check whether you have a valid phone number and email address recorded in the system. Please also note that the systems exchange data at regular intervals, so any changes made shortly before a message is sent may not take effect immediately. If all your details are correct and you still did not receive the message, please contact us at .

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