CU profile



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            * CU profile
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            Charles University in Prague was founded in 1348 and is one of the world's oldest universi

            has 17 faculties (14 in Prague, 2 in Hradec Králové and 1 in Plzeň), 3 university institut
            centres for educational, scientific, research, development and other activities or for pro
            information services, 5 university-wide special facilities and the Rectorate as the admini

            of the whole university.
            The university has more than 7,500 employees, 4,000 of these being academic and research s
            students are studying at CU (which is roughly a sixth of all students in the Czech Republi

            300 accredited degree programmes and 660 study disciplines. More than 18,000 are studying 
            programmes, 25,000 in master's programmes and more than 7,000 in doctoral programmes. Over

            are from abroad.
            Various courses in lifelong learning programmes organised by CU attract more than 15,000 p
            The university is dedicated to international co-operation with prestigious educational and

            institutions. CU has signed a total of 450 bilateral agreements and 190 international part
            agreements with foreign universities.
            Charles University is one of the world's top universities, a fact that has been confirmed 

            the international university rankings. In the Shanghai University's Academic Ranking of Wo
            which evaluates 2,000 universities, Charles University was placed in the top 300 out of th
            universities and colleges. Charles University is therefore among the 2% of the best univer

            100 top European universities. It is the only Czech institution of higher education to be 
            published list of 500 universities. The university fared just as successfully in The Times
            being paced 229th.

            The status of Charles University can also be characterized by its income, which is roughly
            crowns per year. 45% of this amount comes from educational funding, 29% from competitive r
            and 26% is its own income.

            Charles University is an accredited public university,  and so an autonomous scientific an
            establishment. Charles University is headed by a Rector, while the Academic Senate is its 
            regulating academic body. Its other organs include  the Academic Council and bursar, and t

            Directors which is responsible for the implementation of public interest in Charles Univer
            The Senate consisting of the prorectors, the bursar and the chancellor make up the advisor
            rector. The deans are heads of faculties which enjoy a large measure of independence. Othe

            of Charles University are managed by their directors.