Charles University (Univerzita Karlova / UK)
Charles University (Univerzita Karlova / UK) is a public institution in Prague, Czech Republic, accredited by National Accreditation Bureau for Higher Education (NAÚ); Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MŠMT); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); Coimbra Group member; Europaeum member. Primary language: Czech. AlmiStudy lists 7 canonical subject areas, all verified against National Accreditation Bureau for Higher Education (NAÚ); Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MŠMT); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); Coimbra Group member; Europaeum member.
- Country
- Czech Republic (CZ)
- City
- Prague
- Control
- public
- Language
- Czech
- Accreditation
- National Accreditation Bureau for Higher Education (NAÚ); Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MŠMT); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); Coimbra Group member; Europaeum member. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.
- Source
- Charles University (Univerzita Karlova / UK) Official Website · tier: tier_1_official
- Website
- https://cuni.cz/UKEN-1.html
Subjects offered
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Catholic Theology · Protestant Theology · Hussite Theology · Law · First Faculty of Medicine · Second Faculty of Medicine · Third Faculty of Medicine · Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové · Faculty of Medicine in Plzeň · Pharmacy · Philosophy and Arts · Natural Sciences · Mathematics and Physics · Education · Social Sciences · Physical Education and Sport · Humanities
Founded on 7 April 1348 by Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV (Karel IV) with a papal bull from Pope Clement VI, Charles University is the OLDEST university in Central Europe and one of the oldest in continuous operation in the world. Named after its founder. Approximately 50,000 students across 17 faculties — Czech Republic's largest and flagship university. Consistently QS top 250 globally; Czech Republic's only consistent QS top-300 institution. Distinguished alumni and faculty across seven centuries include: Jan Hus (the early 15th-century religious reformer whose teachings preceded the Protestant Reformation by a century — he was burned at the stake at the Council of Constance in 1415); Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler (both worked in Prague during the Rudolfine era around 1600); František Palacký (founder of modern Czech historiography); Albert Einstein (held a chair in theoretical physics 1911-1912 in Prague); Franz Kafka (law degree 1906); Václav Havel (briefly studied here); Six Nobel Prize laureates including Jaroslav Heyrovský (Chemistry 1959 for polarography). 🕯️ Historic context: Closed by Nazi occupiers on 17 November 1939 after student protests; 9 student leaders executed and ~1,200 students sent to Sachsenhausen. Jan Palach, a Charles University student, self-immolated in Wenceslas Square on 16 January 1969 in protest against the Soviet occupation — he became a national symbol of resistance. 🤝 Pakistani context: Offers English-medium General Medicine (MD) programme recognised by Pakistan Medical Commission; active Pakistani student community across the five medical faculties (Prague + Hradec Králové + Plzeň).
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