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Charles University
Oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see University of Prague (disambiguation).
Charles University (CUNI; Czech: Univerzita Karlova, UK; Latin: Universitas Carolina; German: Karls-Universität), also known as Charles University in Prague or historically as the University of Prague (Latin: Universitas Pragensis), is the largest and best-ranked university in the Czech Republic.[2] It is one of the oldest universities in the world in continuous operation, the first university north of the Alps and east of Paris,[3] the second university established in the Holy Roman Empire after Bologna. Today, the university consists of 17 faculties located in Prague, Hradec Králové, and Plzeň. Charles University ranks 1st in Eastern Europe in the QS ranking, and 248 globally.[4][5]
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Univerzita Karlova | |||
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Latin: Universitas Carolina | |||
Former name | Charles University in Prague (Czech: Univerzita Karlova v Praze) | ||
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Type | Public, ancient | ||
Established | 26 January 1347 (1347-01-26) | ||
Budget | 8.9 billion CZK[1] | ||
Rector | Milena Králíčková | ||
Academic staff | 4,057[1] | ||
Administrative staff | 4,026[1] | ||
Students | 51,438[1] | ||
Undergraduates | 32,520[1] | ||
Postgraduates | 9,288[1] | ||
7,428[1] | |||
Location | , 50.0884°N 14.4037°E / 50.0884; 14.4037 | ||
Campus | Urban | ||
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Affiliations | Coimbra Group EUA Europaeum UNICA | ||
Website | cuni | ||
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