Charles University

For other uses, see University of Prague (disambiguation).
Charles University
Univerzita Karlova
Latin: Universitas Carolina[1]
Former name
University of Prague (Latin: Universitas Pragensis)
TypePublic, ancient
Established26 January 1347; 677 years ago (26 January 1347)
Budget8.9 billion CZK[2]
RectorMilena Králíčková
Academic staff
4,057[2]
Administrative staff
4,026[2]
Students51,438[2]
Undergraduates32,520[2]
Postgraduates9,288[2]
7,428[2]
Location
Prague
,
Czech Republic

50°05′18″N 14°24′13″E / 50.0884°N 14.4037°E / 50.0884; 14.4037
CampusUrban
Colors
   
AffiliationsCoimbra Group
EUA
Europaeum
UNICA
Websitecuni.cz/UKEN-1.html

Charles University (CUNI; Czech: Univerzita Karlova, UK; Latin: Universitas Carolina; German: Karls-Universität), or historically as the University of Prague (Latin: Universitas Pragensis), is the largest and best-ranked university in the Czech Republic.[3] It is one of the oldest universities in the world in continuous operation, the first university north of the Alps and east of Paris.[4] Today, the university consists of 17 faculties located in Prague, Hradec Králové, and Plzeň.[5]

  1. ^ "Search". Internet Archive.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Facts and figures（sourced from Annual Report 2016 and Annual Financial Report 2016)". Charles University. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  3. ^ Joachim W. Stieber: "Pope Eugenius IV, the Council of Basel and the secular and ecclesiastical authorities in the Empire: the conflict over supreme authority and power in the church", Studies in the history of Christian thought, Vol. 13, Brill, 1978, ISBN 90-04-05240-2, p.82; Gustav Stolper: "German Realities", Read Books, 2007, ISBN 1-4067-0839-9, p. 228; George Henry Danton: "Germany ten years after", Ayer Publishing, 1928, ISBN 0-8369-5693-1, p. 210; Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius: "The German Myth of the East: 1800 to the Present", Oxford Studies in Modern European History Series, Oxford University Press, 2009, ISBN 0-19-954631-2, p. 109; Levi Seeley: "History of Education", BiblioBazaar, ISBN 1-103-39196-8, p. 141
  4. ^ "30 of the Oldest Universities in the World". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  5. ^ "University Infrastructure". Charles University. Retrieved 2024-07-24.