Charles University
oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic
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Charles University is the oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic, founded centuries ago and serving as a major center of higher education in the country. It matters because of its historical significance and its role in educating generations of Czech students across numerous academic fields.
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Charles University (CUNI; Czech: Univerzita Karlova, UK; Latin: Universitas Carolina; German: Karls-Universität), also known historically as the University of Prague (Latin: Universitas Pragensis), is the largest university in the Czech Republic. It is one of the oldest universities in the world in continuous operation, the third oldest university north of the Alps (after the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge). Today, the university consists of 17 faculties located in Prague, Hradec Králové, and Plzeň.