Charles University Prague

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Located in Prague, Czech Republic, Charles University is best known for its long historical legacy as the oldest institution of higher learning in Central Europe and its strong academic reputation in medicine, humanities, and the sciences. The university offers a wide variety of fully English-taught degree programs, particularly within its prestigious Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Social Sciences, attracting a globally diverse student body. International students are well-supported by the central International Office and individual faculty coordinators who assist with visas, housing, and orientation activities. A distinctive characteristic of the university is its stunning historical campus network scattered across Prague's picturesque gothic old town, allowing students to study in centuries-old lecture halls steeped in European history.

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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. It is one of the oldest universities in the world in continuous operation and the third oldest university north of the Alps (after the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge). Today, the university consists of 17 faculties located in Prague, Hradec Králové, and Plzeň.

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