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Charles University Best Programs & Majors for International Students 2026

Charles University's strongest programs and what each is genuinely known for — beyond marketing copy. With BrightKey's view on which serves international students best.

Charles University's strongest programs include General Medicine (English-taught MD), Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Law.

Notable programs

General Medicine (English-taught MD)

Charles University's most famous international draw — six-year English-medium MD programmes (across faculties such as the First and Third Faculties of Medicine and Hradec Králové/Plzeň) that attract large cohorts from Europe, Israel and beyond via an entrance exam.

Faculty of Mathematics and Physics

The university's genuinely strongest research faculty, internationally respected in mathematics, theoretical and computational physics, and computer science, with English-taught master's and doctoral options.

Faculty of Law

Czechia's leading law school and a historic, prestigious faculty central to the country's legal profession and public life; predominantly Czech-taught.

Humanities & Arts (Faculty of Arts)

Deep, long-established faculty covering history, philology, philosophy and area studies, with selected English-taught programmes and strong scholarship in Central-European studies.

Social Sciences (CERGE-EI economics)

The Faculty of Social Sciences and the affiliated CERGE-EI offer internationally oriented, English-taught economics and social-science graduate programmes with strong regional research standing.

Faculty of Science

Broad natural-science research and teaching across biology, chemistry, geology and geography — the tradition behind Nobel laureate Jaroslav Heyrovský's polarography work.

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