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According to the newly published QS World University Rankings 2025, Charles University is once again among the top 250 universities in the world, placing it among the top 1.5% of universities worldwide.
Founded in 1348, Charles University is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the center of Europe. It belongs to the top 2 % of universities worldwide, with more than 20 % of international students from 130 countries.
The system of study at Charles University has been designed to maximise our integration into the international community of higher education institutions (HEIs) and to support student mobility. Our system creates flexible learning pathways between different degree programmes – not only the programmes provided by CU but also programmes run by ...
Charles University (CU; 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 oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic, the second university established in the Holy Roman ...
Charles University (CU) in Prague, founded in 1348, is the oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic. It was the first university to be established in Central Europe and takes its name from its founder, King Charles IV, King of Bohemia and King of the Romans.
Charles University was founded in 1348 and is one of the world's oldest universities. The largest and most famous Czech university, it also ranks highest among Czech schools in international rankings. It is the only Czech university ranking among the world's top 250 universities.
Charles University is the most internationally respected university in the Czech Republic. In both Shanghai (ARWU) and The Times Higher Education Supplement World University Ranking (THE), Charles University is the only Czech institution of higher education to rank among the top 500 universities.
Choose from a wide range of programmes in English and Czech. Medicine, science, mathematics, economics, humanities and social sciences - Charles University offers all this and more!
Learn more about studying at Charles University including how it performs in QS rankings, the cost of tuition and further course information.
Our capital city is located right at the heart of Europe. Also known as The Queen of Cities, the Mother of all Cities, and the City of a Hundred Spires. Its population is less than one-eighth as large as London’s, half as large as Rome’s and approximately a third as large as Berlin’s.
