Charles University

Charles University
Univerzita Karlova
	Latin: Universitas Carolina
Former name	Charles University in Prague (Czech: Univerzita Karlova v Praze)
Type	Public, ancient
Established	26 January 1347
Budget	8.9 billion CZK
Rector	Milena Králíčková
Academic staff	4,057
Administrative staff	4,026
Students	51,438
Undergraduates	32,520
Postgraduates	9,288
Doctoral students	7,428
Location	Prague, Czech Republic; 50°05′18″N 14°24′13″E / 50.0884°N 14.4037°E
Campus	Urban
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Affiliations	Coimbra Group; EUA; Europaeum
Website	cuni.cz/UKEN-1.html

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, ^[2] the second university established in the Holy Roman Empire after Bologna. It is one of the oldest universities in the world in continuous operation, the first university north of the Alps and east of Paris.^[3] Today, the university consists of 17 faculties located in Prague, Hradec Králové, and Plzeň. Charles University ranks 1st in Eastern Europe in the QS ranking, and 248 globally.^[4]^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Facts and figures（sourced from Annual Report 2016 and Annual Financial Report 2016)". Charles University. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
^ Joachim W. Stieber: "Pope Eugenius IV, the Council of Basel and the secular and ecclesiastical authorities in the Empire: the conflict over supreme authority and power in the church", Studies in the history of Christian thought, Vol. 13, Brill, 1978, ISBN 90-04-05240-2, p.82; Gustav Stolper: "German Realities", Read Books, 2007, ISBN 1-4067-0839-9, p. 228; George Henry Danton: "Germany ten years after", Ayer Publishing, 1928, ISBN 0-8369-5693-1, p. 210; Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius: "The German Myth of the East: 1800 to the Present", Oxford Studies in Modern European History Series, Oxford University Press, 2009, ISBN 0-19-954631-2, p. 109; Levi Seeley: "History of Education", BiblioBazaar, ISBN 1-103-39196-8, p. 141
^ "30 of the Oldest Universities in the World". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
^ "Charles University". QS World University Rankings. QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ "Charles University in Prague". Shanghai Ranking. Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[uken109-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Facts and figures（sourced from Annual Report 2016 and Annual Financial Report 2016)". Charles University. Retrieved 2018-04-07.

[2] Joachim W. Stieber: "Pope Eugenius IV, the Council of Basel and the secular and ecclesiastical authorities in the Empire: the conflict over supreme authority and power in the church", Studies in the history of Christian thought, Vol. 13, Brill, 1978, ISBN 90-04-05240-2, p.82; Gustav Stolper: "German Realities", Read Books, 2007, ISBN 1-4067-0839-9, p. 228; George Henry Danton: "Germany ten years after", Ayer Publishing, 1928, ISBN 0-8369-5693-1, p. 210; Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius: "The German Myth of the East: 1800 to the Present", Oxford Studies in Modern European History Series, Oxford University Press, 2009, ISBN 0-19-954631-2, p. 109; Levi Seeley: "History of Education", BiblioBazaar, ISBN 1-103-39196-8, p. 141

[3] "30 of the Oldest Universities in the World". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-08-15.

[4] "Charles University". QS World University Rankings. QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[5] "Charles University in Prague". Shanghai Ranking. Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

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