Timeline of CU http://tarantula.ruk.cuni.cz/UKENG-3.html ****************************************************************************************** * TIMELINE OF CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE ****************************************************************************************** 1347 studium generale is established by the Pope Climent´s privilege 1348 the Czech and Roman King Charles IV establishes by a foundation charter on April tarantula.ruk.cuni.cz/UK-1391.html"]  a university consisting of four faculties ( faculty of medicine, faculty of law and faculty of theology) 1366 Charles IV establishes a college for twelve masters (Charles College) 1372 faculty of law sets up an autonomous university of lawyers (which continued up to 1383 Charles College obtains a house at the Old Town (Carolinum) which serves as a res from the reconstruction in 1383/86 1409 on January 18, King Wenceslas IV declares so-called Decree of Kutna Hora which en nation to gain a preferential position (apart from others, a university in Leipzi members of other university nations) 1417 the university stands up for Hussitism (Utraquist confession) and is punished by 1419 university activity is restricted by Hussite wars (until the beginning of the 17t exists- faculty of arts) 1556 Jesuit Order comes to Prague and establishes the academy in Clementinum where phi (1616 it becomes a university) 1609 beginning of university reforms: fixed academic regulations have been established university management and economy in charge of the bursar 1618 the university takes active part in resistance movement against the catholic rule 1622 after the defeat of the Protestant Estates the Charles university is handed over 1638 so-called secular faculties (faculties of medicine and law) with their home in Ca supervision of the state 1654 by the Decree of Union of Ferdinand III Carolinum and Clementinum are merged into (Universitas Carolo-Ferdinandea) containing four faculties 1718 architect F.M.Kanka has finished the Carolinum reconstruction in the Baroque styl 1773 the Jesuit order canceled 1781 the beginning of university reforms: 1781 non-catholics are permitted to study, 1 a state institution and is deprived of its own economy, 1784 the university juris language is established an educational language by the academic regulations 1848 the university demands academic freedoms and equal rights of Czech and German lan 1849 law on the university organization increases authority of the academic senate and regulations (1850) introduce PhD and final-year examinations (with JUDr., MUDr., 1882 February 28, by the decree of the Emperor Francis Joseph I the Charles-Ferdinand independent universities with Czech and German languages in education 1920 by the law on the situation of the two Prague universities the Czech university i University“; the faculty of sciences is established 1939 after the Nazi occupation the German university (Deutsche Karlsuniversität  Prag) Reich, after the student demonstrations on November 17 the Charles University and higher education are closed 1945 the Charles University activity starts again – branches of faculty of medicine in (from 1958 Faculty of Medicine of CU) and in Hradec Kralove (from 1959 Faculty of university was abolished 1946 the Faculty of Education activity starts (1959-1964 is not part of CU) 1948 a student demonstration against the totalitarian regime ( followed by a mass excl teachers and students from the university) 1950 a law on universities cancels an academic autonomy and subordinates their activit supervision; the Theological Faculty is separated from the Charles University (19 faculty in Litomerice) 1952 the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics is established 1953 the Faculty of Medicine is divided into the faculty of general medicine, hygiene called first, second and third faculty of medicine) 1959 the Institute of Physical Education and Sport becomes part of the CU (from 1966 t Education and Sport) 1960 the Institute of Culture and Journalism is established (from 1965 the Faculty of 1990 the Faculty of Social Sciences) 1968 the University takes part in the events of so-called Prague Spring, after 1969 a nonconformist teachers and students    1969 the Pharmaceutical Faculty in Hradec Kralove is established 1989 a university-student demonstration in memory of the events of November 17, 1939 i communist regime 1990 the Czech Law on Universities restores the university autonomy and freedom of res 1991 three theological faculties -Catholic, Protestant and Hussite- are  statutorily i University  2000 the Faculty of Humanities is established 2000 the Charles University contains 17 faculties (3 are outside Prague): Catholic Theological Faculty Protestant Theological Faculty Hussite Theological Faculty Faculty of Law 1stFaculty of Medicine 2ndFaculty of Medicine 3rdFaculty of Medicine Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Faculty of Sciences Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Faculty of Education Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Faculty of Humanities