List of universities in the Czech Republic

Old universities

Charles University in Prague
Charles University in Prague
Charles University in Prague is the oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1348, it was the first university in Central Europe and is also considered the earliest German university...

(Charles University) - founded in 1348 by Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...

n king and Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor
The Holy Roman Emperor is a term used by historians to denote a medieval ruler who, as German King, had also received the title of "Emperor of the Romans" from the Pope...

Charles IV
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....

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Palacký University of Olomouc (Olomouc University) - a college founded 1249 by Olomouc
Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...

bishop, got University rights in 1573 when it was led by the Jesuit Order, in 18th century became State university. During oppressions of absolutism of 1850s, most faculties were closed, only Theological faculty remained. In 1946, other faculties were re-established.
Czech Technical University in Prague
Czech Technical University in Prague
Czech Technical University in Prague is one of the largest universities in the Czech Republic, and the oldest institute of technology in Central Europe....

(Bohemian Polytechnica; České vysoké učení technické) - founded in 1717 by Bohemian nobility to provide better technical knowledge. Many important scholars have taught there, e.g. F. J. Gerstner
František Josef Gerstner
František Josef Gerstner was a Bohemian physicist and engineer.Gerstner studied at the Jesuits gymnasium in Chomutov, after which he studied mathematics and astronomy at the Faculty of Philosophy in Prague between 1772 and 1777. In 1781, he started to study medicine in Vienna, but quickly decided...

or J. Ressel
Josef Ressel
Joseph Ludwig Franz Ressel was a Czech-Austrian forest warden who designed a ship's propeller.Ressel was born in the Austrian monarchy in Chrudim, Bohemia. His father was a German native speaker, while his mother's mothertongue was Czech...

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VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava
Technical University of Ostrava
The Technical University of Ostrava , is a university located in the city of Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic....

founded on 23 January 1849 in Příbram
Príbram
Příbram is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic with a population of 35,147. The city is located on the Litavka river and the foothills of Brdy, 60 kilometers south-west of Prague, the country's capital...

, moved to Ostrava
Ostrava
Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...

in 1949.
Brno University of Technology
Brno University of Technology
Brno University of Technology is a university located in Brno, Czech Republic...

(BUT) (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, VUT) founded in 1849 as a German-Bohemian Technical College (Německo-české technické učiliště) and transformed into Czech Technical University (České vysoké učení technické) in 1899 with Karel Zahradníček as its first rector. In 1956 transformed into Brno University of Technology (Vysoké učení technické v Brně) and after the Velvet Revolution
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution or Gentle Revolution was a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that took place from November 17 – December 29, 1989...

in 1989 reorganized and new faculties were founded.
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, ČZU) founded with the charter for the agricultural department at the Czech Technical University in Prague October 1906 by Emperor Franz Josef, following a proposal by Gustav Marchet, Minister for Culture and Education. A government degree was passed in November 1952, establishing an independent University of Agriculture in Prague with the Faculties Agronomy, Economics and Mechanization. In the new millennium the university changed its name to Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (in English) with 5 faculties (Agrobiology, Food & Natural Resources, Economics & Management, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Forestry, Wildlife & Wood Sciences) and 2 institutes (Tropics & Subtropics, Education & Communication).
Masaryk University in Brno - founded in 1919 by the state. Became one of the biggest universities during 1990s.
Mendel University Brno (Mendelova univerzita v Brně) - founded in 1919 named after Gregor Mendel
Gregor Mendel
Gregor Johann Mendel was an Austrian scientist and Augustinian friar who gained posthumous fame as the founder of the new science of genetics. Mendel demonstrated that the inheritance of certain traits in pea plants follows particular patterns, now referred to as the laws of Mendelian inheritance...

- the botanist and the "Father of Genetics"

New universities

After 1989 most of separate faculties in regional cities became standalone universities. They usually bear name of the region. Technology universities in Ostrava

Ostrava

Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...

, Pilsen and Liberec

Liberec

Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....

opened more faculties and branches of study, including humanities, and changed their names.

University of Pardubice
University of Pardubice
University of Pardubice is a university in Pardubice, the Czech Republic. In 2005 it had nearly 8,000 students. It is the only university in Pardubice Region.-History:...

- founded in 1950 as the Chemistry College later for 40 years known as the Institute of Chemical Technology.
University of West Bohemia
University of West Bohemia
The University of West Bohemia is a university in Pilsen, Czech Republic. It was founded in 1991 and consists of seven faculties.-Organization:The faculties are the basic units of the university. The units implement their own academic programs...

- founded in 1990 (continuation of University of Mechanical and Electrotechnical Engineering, est. 1949 under ČVUT
Czech Technical University in Prague
Czech Technical University in Prague is one of the largest universities in the Czech Republic, and the oldest institute of technology in Central Europe....

, independent 1953).
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
The University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice is a public university located in České Budějovice, Czech Republic.-Structure:The university consists of eight faculties and one institute, as follows:* Faculty of Economy...

- founded in 1991.
University of Ostrava
University of Ostrava
The University of Ostrava , is in the city of Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. Founded in 1991, it has 6 Faculties.-Organization:The university is divided into these 6 faculties and 1 institute:...

- founded in 1991 (continuation of Higher School of Education, est. 1953).
Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem
Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Ústí nad Labem
Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem is a public university in the Czech Republic. The institution was established on 28 September, 1991. It bears the name of famous Czech scientist Jan Evangelista Purkyně who was born in nearby Libochovice.-History:Originally, in 1954, the...

- founded in 1991. Purkyně was a biologist, one of the best Bohemian scholars of 19th century.
University of Silesia, Opava - founded in 1991.
Technical University of Liberec
Technical University of Liberec
The Technical University of Liberec is a public university in Liberec, Czech Republic. Its roots lie in the Technical College of Mechanical Engineering, which was founded in 1953. The college was promoted to a university and took its current name in 1995...

- founded 1994 (continuation of University of Mechanical and Textile Engineering, est. 1953).
University of Hradec Králové
University of Hradec Králové
University of Hradec Králové was founded on June 21, 2000 by renaming the University College of Education , which itself traces its roots back to 1959...

- founded in 2000 (renamed in 2000, continuation of independent Faculty of Education, est. 1964).
Tomas Bata University in Zlín
Tomas Bata University in Zlín
Tomas Bata University in Zlín , , is a progressive university comprised of six faculties offering students the possibility of studying technology, economics, humanities, arts and health care. The University is named after the world-famous entrepreneur Tomas Bata who was also the originator of the...

- founded in 2000.

Historical universities

(Universities that no longer exist)

Law University in Prague: established by separation of Law faculty of Prague University during 1360s. In longlasting religious wars in Bohemia (Hussite Wars, after 1420) Law University ended its being.

Prague German University: because of both-sided language chauvinism between Prague Bohemians and Germans, the old Prague University was divided into two Universities of two languages in 1882. Important scholars have taught there, e.g. Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...

, Christian von Ehrenfels
Christian von Ehrenfels
Christian von Ehrenfels was an Austrian philosopher, and is known as one of the founders and precursors of Gestalt psychology.- Life :...

or Hans Kelsen. In 1930s University got slowly under Nazi
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...

influence (rector San Niccolo). In 1945, University was closed by government.

Russian Free University in Prague: this University was established in 1920s and financed by Government of Czechoslovakia to help Russian emigrants who fled before Bolshevik
Bolshevik
The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists , derived from bol'shinstvo, "majority") were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party which split apart from the Menshevik faction at the Second Party Congress in 1903....

s from their home country. University was closed by German Occupants in 1939 and by second time in 1945 by new leftist government. Many Russian professors and other Russian emigrees, citizens of Czechoslovakia, were kidnapped to Soviet Russia by NKVD
NKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....

in 1945.

Ukrainian Free School in Prague: this university school was established in 1920s for Ukrainians who fled before Bolsheviks. School followed the end of Russian Free University, many Ukrainian emigres were also kidnapped by NKVD
NKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....

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Comprehensive list

This is a list of all universities in the Czech Republic . It also includes small ones.

Public

Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague is a university level school of music, dance, drama, film, TV and multi-media studies.- Faculties :*Film and TV School - FAMU*Music Faculty - HAMU*Theatre Faculty - DAMU-Notable alumni:...

(Akademie múzických umění v Praze, AMU)
Academy of Fine Arts, Prague (Akademie výtvarných umění v Praze, AVU)
Czech Technical University in Prague
Czech Technical University in Prague
Czech Technical University in Prague is one of the largest universities in the Czech Republic, and the oldest institute of technology in Central Europe....

(České vysoké učení technické v Praze, ČVUT)
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, ČZU)
Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts
Janácek Academy of Music and Performing Arts
Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts is a university-level school in Brno in the Czech Republic.The Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts is one of two academies of music and the dramatic arts in the Czech Republic...

(Janáčkova akademie múzických umění, JAMU)
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
The University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice is a public university located in České Budějovice, Czech Republic.-Structure:The university consists of eight faculties and one institute, as follows:* Faculty of Economy...

(Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, JČU)
Masaryk University
Masaryk University
Masaryk University is the second largest university in the Czech Republic, a member of the Compostela Group and the Utrecht Network. Founded in 1919 in Brno as the third Czech university , it now consists of nine faculties and 42,182 students...

(Masarykova univerzita v Brně, MU)
Mendel University Brno (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, MENDELU)
University of Ostrava
University of Ostrava
The University of Ostrava , is in the city of Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. Founded in 1991, it has 6 Faculties.-Organization:The university is divided into these 6 faculties and 1 institute:...

(Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě, OU)
Silesian University (Opava)
Silesian University (Opava)
Silesian University in Opava, is one of the youngest universities in the Czech Republic, established in 1989.Silesian University in Opava should not be confused with a similarly named university in Polish-administered part of Silesia .Silesian University had about 4 000 students in 2006.-External...

(Slezská univerzita v Opavě, SU)
Technical University of Liberec
Technical University of Liberec
The Technical University of Liberec is a public university in Liberec, Czech Republic. Its roots lie in the Technical College of Mechanical Engineering, which was founded in 1953. The college was promoted to a university and took its current name in 1995...

(Technická univerzita v Liberci, TUL)
University of Hradec Králové
University of Hradec Králové
University of Hradec Králové was founded on June 21, 2000 by renaming the University College of Education , which itself traces its roots back to 1959...

(Univerzita Hradec Králové, UHK)
Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem
Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Ústí nad Labem
Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem is a public university in the Czech Republic. The institution was established on 28 September, 1991. It bears the name of famous Czech scientist Jan Evangelista Purkyně who was born in nearby Libochovice.-History:Originally, in 1954, the...

(Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem, UJEP)
Charles University in Prague
Charles University in Prague
Charles University in Prague is the oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1348, it was the first university in Central Europe and is also considered the earliest German university...

(Univerzita Karlova v Praze, UK)
Palacký University of Olomouc (Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, UP)
University of Pardubice
University of Pardubice
University of Pardubice is a university in Pardubice, the Czech Republic. In 2005 it had nearly 8,000 students. It is the only university in Pardubice Region.-History:...

(Univerzita Pardubice, UPA)
Tomas Bata University in Zlín
Tomas Bata University in Zlín
Tomas Bata University in Zlín , , is a progressive university comprised of six faculties offering students the possibility of studying technology, economics, humanities, arts and health care. The University is named after the world-famous entrepreneur Tomas Bata who was also the originator of the...

(Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, UTB)
University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno
University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno
The University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno is a public university located in Brno, Czech Republic....

(Veterinární a farmaceutická univerzita v Brně, VFU)
Technical University of Ostrava
Technical University of Ostrava
The Technical University of Ostrava , is a university located in the city of Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic....

(Vysoká škola báňská – Technická univerzita Ostrava, VŠB – TUO)
University of Economics, Prague
University of Economics, Prague
The University of Economics, Prague, is a public university located in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the largest university in the field of economics, business and information technologies in the Czech Republic with almost 20,000 students in its bachelor, masters and doctoral programmes.-Schools...

(Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, VŠE)
Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague
Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague
Institute of Chemical Technology Prague is the largest university specializing in chemistry in the Czech Republic. It was founded in 1952 and since that time it has been one of the leading research spots in Central Europe. More than 2,000 students are accepted every year...

(Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, VŠCHT)
Vysoká škola polytechnická Jihlava (VŠPJ)
Institute of Technology and Business (Vysoká škola technická a ekonomická v Českých Budějovicích, VŠTE)
Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague
Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague
The Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague is a public university located in Prague, Czech Republic....

(Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová v Praze, VŠUP)
Brno University of Technology
Brno University of Technology
Brno University of Technology is a university located in Brno, Czech Republic...

(Vysoké učení technické v Brně, VUT)
University of West Bohemia
University of West Bohemia
The University of West Bohemia is a university in Pilsen, Czech Republic. It was founded in 1991 and consists of seven faculties.-Organization:The faculties are the basic units of the university. The units implement their own academic programs...

(Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, ZČU)

State

Police Academy (Policejní akademie České Republiky)
University of Defense (Univerzita obrany) in Brno, Vyskov and Hradec Kralove.

Private

Academia Rerum Civilium – Vysoká škola politických a společenských věd, s.r.o.
Akademie STING
Anglo-American College
Anglo-American College
Anglo-American University is an English-language university in Prague.Anglo-American University , founded in 1990, is the oldest private institution of higher education in the Czech Republic....

– Anglo-americká vysoká škola, o.p.s.
Bankovní Institut Vysoká Škola, a.s. - Banking Institute / College of Banking
Banking Institute / College of Banking
-History:The College of Banking was authorized by Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic in 1999 as the first private higher education institution in the Czech Republic....

- http://www.bivs.cz/,http://en.bivs.cz/
Architectural Institute in Prague
ARCHIP
Architectural Institute in Prague is a private international school of architecture with instruction in English.The school offers instruction only in the English language and is truly international, with an emphasis on international students and faculty. ARCHIP was established in 2010 and benefits...

- http://www.archip.eu
Brno International Business School
Evropský polytechnický institut, s.r.o.
Filmová akademie Miroslava Ondříčka v Písku, o.p.s.
Institut restaurování a konzervačních technik
Škoda Auto University
Škoda Auto University
The Škoda Auto University is a private university located in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. Skoda Auto University was founded in 2000 and to date is the first and the only company-owned university in the Czech Republic. It was established by automobile manufacturer Škoda Auto...
Literární akademie (Soukromá vysoká škola Josefa Škvoreckého
Josef Škvorecký
Josef Škvorecký, CM is a leading contemporary Czech writer and publisher who has spent much of his life in Canada. He and his wife were long-time supporters of Czech dissident writers before the fall of communism in that country...

)
Mezinárodní baptistický teologický seminář Evropské baptistické federace, o.p.s.
NEWTON College, a.s.
Pražská vysoká škola psychosociálních studií,s.r.o.
Pražský technologický institut
Rašínova vysoká škola s. r. o.
Soukromá vysoká škola ekonomických studií
Středočeský vysokoškolský institut, s.r.o. - http://www.svikladno.cz/
University of Northern Virginia, Prague Branch Campus
University of New York in Prague, s.r.o.
Unicorn College
Unicorn College
Unicorn College is a private institution located in Prague, Czech republic.It offers bachelor's degree education in information and communication technologies, economics and management . All programmes are available in Czech and English ....

- http://www.unicorncollege.cz
Vysoká škola aplikovaného práva, s.r.o.
Vysoká škola cestovního ruchu, hotelnictví a lázeňství
Vysoká škola ekonomie a managementu
Vysoká škola evropských a regionálních studií, o.p.s.
Vysoká škola finanční a správní o. p. s.
Vysoká škola hotelová v Praze
Vysoká škola Jana Amose Komenského
Vysoká škola Karla Engliše v Brně
Vysoká škola Karlovy Vary
Vysoká škola logistiky, o.p.s.
Vysoká škola manažerské informatiky a ekonomiky, a.s.
Vysoká škola mezinárodních a veřejných vztahů Praha, o.p.s.
Vysoká škola obchodní v Praze
Vysoká škola podnikání
Vysoká škola realitní - Institut Franka Dysona s.r.o.
Vysoká škola regionálního rozvoje, s.r.o.
Vysoká škola tělesné výchovy a sportu Palestra, s.r.o.
Vysoká škola v Plzni, o.p.s.
Vysoká škola veřejné správy a mezinárodních vztahů v Praze, o.p.s.
Vysoká škola zdravotnická, o. p. s.
Západomoravská vysoká škola Třebíč, o.p.s.