Education Atlas

How Knowledge Is Built
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Institutions and Systems

Charles University

Higher Education Institutions

Charles University, also known historically as the University of Prague, is the largest university in the Czech Republic, consisting of 17 faculties located in Prague, Hradec Kralove and Plzen. It is one of the oldest universities in the world in continuous operation and the third-oldest university north of the Alps, after the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

Facts
Founded Year
1348 2
Ownership Type
Public 1
Classification
Institution Type
University 1
Statistics
Enrollment Size
49,508 2
In the Other Atlases

Located In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Source Charles University (country source)
Sources
1. Charles University (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Charles University (CUNI; Czech: Univerzita Karlova, UK; Latin: Universitas Carolina; German: Karls-Universität), also known historically as the University of Prague (Latin: Universitas Pragensis), is the largest university in the Czech Republic.
  • Infobox
    type = Public, ancient
View the Source
2. Wikidata: Charles University
  • Wikidata Q31519, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q31519 P2196 (number of students) as of +2020-00-00T00:00:00Z
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.