Campus and city
Charles University is woven through historic Prague rather than housed on a single campus, with its 17 faculties scattered across the city (and medical faculties also in Hradec Králové and Plzeň), so student life is the city itself — one of Europe's most beautiful, affordable and culturally vibrant capitals. With roughly 50,000 students and a meaningful international cohort concentrated in the English-taught medical programmes, Prague offers rich arts, music and nightlife, excellent public transport and moderate living costs. Founded in 1348, the university carries centuries of heritage through its historic buildings and academic traditions, while the dispersed-faculty layout and predominantly Czech-medium teaching are the main day-to-day trade-offs for international students.