Overview

Founded in 1348, Charles University is the oldest university in Central Europe and one of the world’s most prestigious medical schools. The university offers a 6-year General Medicine program in English, leading to an internationally recognized M.D. degree.

Accreditation

• Legally recognized and accredited by the Czech Republic’s Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.
• Uses institutional accreditation as well as programme accreditation. The Accreditation Code of the university governs how programmes are accredited.
• Programmes are compliant with the Bologna system and use the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

Rankings

• Consistently ranked among the **top 2% of universities worldwide**.
• In QS, ARWU, Times Higher Education rankings: roughly **QS ~ #244**, ARWU ~ #272, THE ~ #330.
• It is the highest ranked Czech university in most global rankings.

Requirements

• **Bachelor’s programs**: Secondary school-leaving certificate (or equivalent). If the qualification is from outside the Czech Republic, it often needs to be recognized (nostrified) by Czech authorities.
• Entrance exams are required for many faculties; may be written, oral, or a combination. If the program is in English, the exam may be in English; if in Czech, in Czech.
• For **Master’s programs**: a relevant Bachelor’s degree, transcripts, possibly entrance exams or interviews depending on faculty.
• For **PhD programs**: a Master’s degree, plus any additional requirements set by the faculty (e.g. research proposal, publication record).
• Proof of language proficiency (Czech or English) depending on program.

Programs

Undergraduate / Long-Cycle (Bachelor & Integrated)

• A wide range of fields including Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Law, Education, Theology.
• Medicine (6 years), Dentistry (5 years) (in Czech and English in certain faculties).

Master’s Programs

• Many fields: e.g., Arts (History, Languages, Philosophy), Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), Social Sciences (International Relations, Political Science), Law, etc.

PhD / Doctoral Programs

• Across many faculties in the sciences, humanities, medicine, social sciences.

Location

Prague - Czech Republic