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Universities in Czech Republic
Czech Republic has 38 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1001. 5 were founded before 1600. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES38
OLDEST1001
FOUNDED 1900+19
By founding era
Before 12001 · 3%
1200–15994 · 11%
1600–18997 · 18%
1900 or later19 · 50%
Date unknown7 · 18%
Oldest universities in Czech Republic
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1001Jesuit college in Litoměřice
1348Charles University
1573Palacký University Olomouc
1586Jesuit college in Český Krumlov
1589Jesuit College and Church of Saint Ignatius
1625Jesuit collegium
1628Jesuit college in Jičín
1651Jesuit College (Telč)
1658Jezuitská kolej Karlovo náměstí
1707Czech Technical University in Prague
1882German University in Prague
1899Brno University of Technology
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