Charles University
Join the 5,000+ international students who are following in the footsteps of Franz Kafka, Max Brod, and Rainer Maria Rilke and study at the same university that hosted Albert Einstein and Ernst Mach!
- Founded in 1348 by Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor
- 50,000+ students
- 17 faculties
- 8,000+ graduates every year
With more than 600 years of tradition, Charles University is the largest, oldest and most prestigious university in the Czech Republic. Frequently listed among the 1,5-2% highest-ranking universities in the world, CU consists of 17 faculties that cover a broad range of fields. It offers degree programmes in e. g. biochemistry, geography, psychology, philosophy, computer science, social sciences, history, applied and general physics, medicine (with 5 medical faculties!), law, education, linguistics, mathematics, and many more.
International students can choose from 290+ International Study Programmes for their Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degrees, most of them taught in English. Internationally, Charles University has 3,400+ interinstitutional agreements (Erasmus+) and 200 international partnership agreements with universities all around the world. Charles University also has the highest number of outgoing and incoming students and employees in the Czech Republic, making it a truly open and inspiring international environment.
Charles University is considered to be one of the most research-intensive and international institutions in the world. It closely cooperates with various well-known institutions (CERN, the Mayo Clinic, and many more), and is continually expanding opportunities for its students to gain experience and participate in research. One stand-out example, and one of the most prominent and internationally renowned institutes of Charles University, is the Czech Institute of Egyptology.
Most of the University’s premises are situated in the historic centre of the city of Prague, in an original location that hasn’t changed since the Middle Ages, making them easily accessible via public transport from anywhere in the city. Three of the University’s faculties are situated outside Prague – two (medical and pharmaceutical faculties) in Hradec Králové and one (medical faculty) in Pilsen. Both of these are beautiful, student-friendly cities within about an hour’s journey time from Prague.
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