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Charles University, Prague University (UK for short), was founded by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV in 1348. Located in Prague, the capital of Czech Republic, it is the highest institution of higher learning in Czech Republic and the first university in the north of Alps and east of Paris.
Known as the European Cultural Center with the University of Bologna (1088), the University of Paris (1257) and the University of Oxford (1096), it is a member of coimbra group, the International Forum of Public Universities, europaeum, 4EU+ Union, European University Association, European University Foundation and European Capital University Union.
Among the 65,438+07 colleges of Charles University, 65,438+04 are scattered in the old city of Prague, the capital of Czech Republic. Pearson Medical College is located in Pearson, the capital of the western Czech Republic, and the medical college and pharmacy college in Heraz-Kralovi, the capital of eastern Czech Republic. Charles University has 13 student dormitories, of which 10 has canteens.
In addition, there are four student canteens in the school. Charles University provides legal, economic, commercial and other consulting services on every campus. The College of Language and Preparatory Studies of Charles University has four branches, which are located in four satellite cities around Prague, and are mainly the learning centers of Maria Hot Spring Resort.
achievements in scientific research
Charles University is the top research university in Central Europe, and ranks among the top 2% universities in the world, alongside Vienna University and Munich University. Charles University and Charles University in Germany (Karls-Universit? T Prag), in the past research work, four Nobel Prize winners in natural science were born.
According to the international database Web of Science, Charles University is the most powerful scientific research institution in the Czech Republic, and its recent scientific research achievements account for more than one third of all Czech citations.