General Information about University
Basic Erasmus data
Faculty of Science
- Official Name: Faculty of Science of Charles University
- Erasmus code: CZ PRAHA07
- Address: Albertov 6, 128 43, Praha 2
- Country: Czech Republic (Česká republika)
- Dean: Prof. RNDr. Jiří Zima, CSc.
- ERASMUS Faculty Coordinator: Ing. Markéta Čapková, M.A.
- Erasmus Office: Na Slupi 16, 2nd floor, phone: +420 221 951 165, phone: +420 221 951 166
- E-mail: erasmus@natur.cuni.cz
- Homepage: https://www.natur.cuni.cz/faculty-en/study/incoming-students/erasmus/
Charles University
- Full legal name of the institution: Univerzita Karlova
- Erasmus code: CZ PRAHA07
- Address: Ovocný trh 3, 116 36, Praha 1
- Country: Czech Republic
- Web address: https://cuni.cz/UKEN-1.html
- Head of the institution – Rector: Prof. MUDr. Milena Králíčková, Ph.D.
phone/fax: +420 224 491 312 – 4, e-mail: rektorka@cuni.cz - Head of the International Relations Office:
Mgr. Vratislav Kozák,
phone +420 224 491 301, e-mail: vratislav.kozak@ruk.cuni.cz - Institutional Erasmus coordinator: Mgr. Ester Brožová,
phone: +420 224 491 310, e-mail: ester.brozova@ruk.cuni.cz - Erasmus web address (University): https://cuni.cz/UKEN-145.html
The University´s Past and Present
Charles University (CU) was founded in 1348. Thanks to Charles IV’s foresight and his good relations with Pope Clement VI, the newly founded university had four faculties – faculty of theology, law, medicine, and arts – a pattern that corresponded to medieval concepts of a great university. Over the centuries, CU has experienced periods of great success as well as times of trouble and decline, similarly to other universities.
Today, Charles University consists of seventeen quite independent and self-governing faculties located in Prague, Pilsen, and Hradec Králové. The faculties educate
Charles University is a member of many international organizations and university networks, such as EAIE (European Association for International Education), UNICA (Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe), DRC (Danube Rectors Conference), OECD/IMHE (Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education), IAU (International Association of Universities), EUA (European University Association), 4EU+ (European University Alliance), Coimbra Group and Europaeum Common Fund. Besides, CU has an exchange and collaborative partnerships with institutions of higher education worldwide. It has a growing network of partnerships with universities and colleges around the world, supporting student and academic staff exchange, and working on joint courses and collaborative research.
23 Study programmes at CU are organized in the regular full-time study form rather than
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 placed Charles University in 401st place among its five hundred ranked universities, making it the only Czech university to feature in the top five hundred. The Academic Ranking of World Universities: the “Shanghai League”, which every year compares
For more information about Charles University see: https://cuni.cz/UKEN-1.html, or download the "Charles University" brochure here
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