Charles University

Charles University was founded in 1348, making it one of the oldest universities in the world. Yet it is also renowned as a modern, dynamic, cosmopolitan and prestigious institution of higher education. It is the largest and most renowned Czech university, and is also the best-rated Czech university according to international rankings. There are currently 17 faculties at the University (14 in Prague, 2 in Hradec Králové and 1 in Plzeň), plus 3 institutes, 6 other centres of teaching, research, development and other creative activities, a centre providing information services, 5 facilities serving the whole University, and the Rectorate - which is the executive management body for the whole University.

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Charles University supports student mobility on the basis of international treaties, i.e. treaties signed by the Czech Republic with a number of countries worldwide. The treaties offer the possibility for students from the countries concerned to undertake study periods at higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Czech Republic, including Charles University.

A period of study at Charles University can be a fulfilling and memorable experience. If you would like to enrich your life with a Central European experience, Charles University is the place to go.

Charles University, known also as Charles University in Prague (Czech: Univerzita Karlova; Latin: Universitas Carolina; German: Karls-Universität) or historically as the University of Prague (Latin: Universitas Pragensis), is the oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1348, it was the first university in Central Europe.[3] It is one of the oldest universities in Europe in continuous operation and ranks in the upper 1.5 percent of the world’s best universities.[4][5]