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CHARLES UNIVERSITY
BASIC INFORMATION:
BRIEF HISTORY:
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Located in Prague, Plzeň and Hradec-Králové
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As of today, 51 700 students are enrolled
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The student-faculty ratio is 13:1
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It's one of the oldest universities in the world since it was the second university established in the Holy Roman Empire after Bologna
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The school was founded in 1348 during the rule of the King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV
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The former four faculties were reduced to just one (Liberal Arts) during the Hussite reformist movement
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In 1882 Charles University was divided into two institutions: Czech and German
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Academic staff included respected figures, such as Albert Einstein (German University) and T.G. Masaryk (Czech University)
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES:
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Charles University provides around 600 accredited study programmes, while 200 are taught in a foreign language
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Bachelor's and Follow-up Master's programmes cover 30 academic fields
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Most famous are: Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Computer Science, Physiotherapy, Science, ...
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Programmes taught in Czech are free of charge
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The Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies offers Czech language courses also online
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ALUMNI:
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3 Nobel Prize laureates
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Numerous receivers of the Neuron Prize, awarded by the Czech scientific community
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Lieben Award
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Fields Medals
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Wolf Prize
SOME FAMOUS ALUMNI:
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Jaroslav Heyrovský (Nobel Prize for his work in polarography)
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Gerty and Carl Cori (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine)
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Franz Kafka (writer)
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Edvard Beneš (president of Czechoslovakia)
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Milada Horáková (freedom fighter)
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Charles I. of Austria
CAMPUS INFO:
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Charles University is comprised of 17 faculties, which are located in various building complexes-the majority of these faculties are situated in Prague, with two located in Hradec-Kralove and one in Plzen
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The university's centre is called Karolinum, originally built in the 14th century, and serves as a venue for official academic ceremonies, such as graduation
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Part of the university are facilities like Karolinum Press, an academic publishing house, the Botanical Garden, the Computer Science Centre, and more than a dozen libraries
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Campus Hybernska is another important location, where students can find various clubs, festivals, workshops, film screenings, debates, charity events, and more.
REQUIREMENTS:
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