This list of universities in the Czech Republic includes public, state, private and for-profit universities which exist in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

Partial list

Old universities

Charles University in Prague Charles University ( cs, Univerzita Karlova, UK; la, Universitas Carolina; german: Karls-Universität), also known as Charles University in Prague or historically as the University of Prague ( la, Universitas Pragensis, links=no), is the oldest an ...

(Charles University) - founded in 1348 by

Bohemia Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...

n king and

Holy Roman Emperor The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans ( la, Imperator Romanorum, german: Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period ( la, Imperat ...

Charles IV. * Palacký University of Olomouc (Olomouc University) - a college founded 1249 by

Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on th ...

bishop, got university rights in 1573 when it was led by the

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, in 18th century became state university. During oppressions of absolutism of the 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 (CTU, cs, České vysoké učení technické v Praze, ČVUT) is one of the largest university, universities in the Czech Republic with 8 faculties, and is one of the oldest institutes of technology in Centra ...

(Bohemian Polytechnica; České vysoké učení technické) - founded in 1707 by Bohemian nobility to provide better technical knowledge. Many important scholars have taught there, e.g. F. J. Gerstner or J. Ressel. * VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava is a polytechnic university with a long history of high-quality engineering education and research was founded on 23 January 1849 in

Příbram Příbram (; german: Freiberg in Böhmen, ''Przibram'', or ''Pribram'', in 1939–1945 ''Pibrans'') is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 32,000 inhabitants. It is well known for its mining history, and more ...

, moved to

Ostrava Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rive ...

in 1949. *

Brno University of Technology Brno University of Technology (abbreviated: ''BUT''; in Czech: Vysoké učení technické v Brně – Czech abbreviation: ''VUT'') is a university located in Brno, Czech Republic. Being founded in 1899 and initially offering a single course ...

(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 The Velvet Revolution ( cs, Sametová revoluce) or Gentle Revolution ( sk, Nežná revolúcia) was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations agains ...

in 1989 reorganized and new faculties were founded. *

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU; ( cs, Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze), ČZU; also Czech University of Agriculture in Prague) is a university of agricultural education and research in Prague, the Czech Republic, establish ...

(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 decree 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 Masaryk University (MU) ( cs, Masarykova univerzita; la, Universitas Masarykiana Brunensis) 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 sec ...

- founded in 1919 by the state. Became one of the biggest universities during the 1990s. *

Mendel University Brno Mendel University in Brno is located in Brno, Czech Republic. It was founded on 24 July 1919 on the basis of the former Tábor Academy. It now consists of five faculties and one institute - the Faculty of AgriSciences, Faculty of Forestry and W ...

(Mendelova univerzita v Brně) - founded in 1919 named after

Gregor Mendel Gregor Johann Mendel, Augustinians, OSA (; cs, Řehoř Jan Mendel; 20 July 1822 – 6 January 1884) was a biologist, meteorologist, mathematician, Augustinians, Augustinian friar and abbot of St Thomas's Abbey, Brno, St. Thomas' Abbey in Br� ...

- the botanist and the "''Father of Genetics''" *

Prague University of Economics and Business The Prague University of Economics and Business (PUEB) (originally: ''the University of Economics, Prague''; '' cs, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, VŠE'') is a triple crown accredited economics and business-oriented public university loc ...

(Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, VŠE) founded in 1919 as Vysoká škola obchodní (the Commercial College) affiliated to Czech Technical University, and currently is the largest university in the field of economics, business and information technologies in the Czech Republic.

New universities

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

, Pilsen and

Liberec Liberec (; german: Reichenberg ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants and it is the fifth-largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well preser ...

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

University of Pardubice University of Pardubice ( or UPA) is a university in Pardubice, the Czech Republic. In 2021 it had nearly 8,000 students. It is the only university in Pardubice Region. History In the aftermath of the World War II, chemical factories in the city ...

- founded in 1950 as the Chemistry College later for 40 years known as the Institute of Chemical Technology. *

University of West Bohemia The University of West Bohemia ( cs, Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, ZČU) is a university in Plzeň, Czech Republic. It was founded in 1991 and consists of nine faculties. History The university was formed by the merger of the ''College of Me ...

- founded in 1990 (continuation of University of Mechanical and Electrotechnical Engineering, est. 1949 under ČVUT, independent 1953). *

University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice ( cz, Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, la, Universitas Bohemiae Meridionalis Budovicensis, JU or JČU) is a public university located in the city of České Budějovice (with ...

- founded in 1991. *

University of Ostrava The University of Ostrava (Czech ''Ostravská univerzita'') is a public university in the city of Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. Founded in 1991, it is the newest public university in Ostrava. It consists of six faculties ...

- founded in 1991 (continuation of Higher School of Education, est. 1953). *

Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem ( cs, Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem, abbreviated as UJEP) is a public university in Ústí nad Labem in the Czech Republic. The institution was established on 28 Se ...

- founded in 1991. Purkyně was a biologist, one of the best Bohemian scholars of 19th century. *

University of Silesia, Opava The Silesian University in Opava, ( cs, Slezská univerzita v Opavě) is a university offering tertiary education. It was established by the law (Nr. 314/199), adopted by the Czech National Council on 9 July 1991, making it one of the youngest u ...

- founded in 1991. *

Technical University of Liberec The Technical University of Liberec is a university in the city of Liberec, Czech Republic. The university has undergone great transformation in its over sixty-year history. When it was founded, it was called the Institute of Mechanical Engineerin ...

- founded 1994 (continuation of University of Mechanical and Textile Engineering, est. 1953). *

University of Hradec Králové The University of Hradec Králové (in Czech ''Univerzita Hradec Králové'', UHK; in Latin ''Universitas Reginaegradecensis'') is a public university in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, founded on 21 June 2000. It 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 (TBU), ( Czech ''Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně''), is a Czech public university in the Moravian city of Zlín, comprising six faculties offering courses in technology, economics, humanities, arts and health c ...

- founded in 2001.

Historical universities

(Universities that no longer exist) *''Law University in Prague'': established by separation of Law faculty of Prague University during the 1360s. In long-lasting 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

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was divided into two Universities of two languages in 1882. Important scholars have taught there, e.g.

Albert Einstein Albert Einstein ( ; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theory ...

Christian von Ehrenfels Christian von Ehrenfels (also ''Maria Christian Julius Leopold Freiherr von Ehrenfels''; 20 June 1859 – 8 September 1932) was an Austrian philosopher, and is known as one of the founders and precursors of Gestalt psychology. Christian von Eh ...

Hans Kelsen Hans Kelsen (; ; October 11, 1881 – April 19, 1973) was an Austrian jurist, legal philosopher and political philosopher. He was the author of the 1920 Austrian Constitution, which to a very large degree is still valid today. Due to the rise ...

. In the 1930s University got slowly under

Nazi Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in ...

influence (rector San Niccolo). In 1945, University was closed by government. *''Russian Free University in Prague'': this University was established in the 1920s and financed by Government of Czechoslovakia to help Russian emigrants who fled before

Bolshevik The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...

s from their home country. The university was closed by the German occupiers in 1939 and by second time in 1945 by the new leftist government. Many Russian professors and other Russian emigrees, citizens of Czechoslovakia, were kidnapped to Soviet Russia by

NKVD The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (russian: Наро́дный комиссариа́т вну́тренних дел, Naródnyy komissariát vnútrennikh del, ), abbreviated NKVD ( ), was the interior ministry of the Soviet Union. ...

in 1945. *''Ukrainian Free School in Prague'': this university school was established in the 1920s for Ukrainians who fled before Bolsheviks. School followed the end of Russian Free University, many Ukrainian emigres were also kidnapped by

Comprehensive list

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

Public

Academy of Performing Arts in Prague The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague ( cs, Akademie múzických umění v Praze, AMU) is a university in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic, specialising in the study of music, dance, drama, film, television and multi-media. It is the larg ...

(Akademie múzických umění v Praze, AMU) *

Academy of Fine Arts, Prague The Academy of Fine Arts, Prague ( cs, Akademie výtvarných umění v Praze; AVU) is an art college in Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1799, it is the oldest art college in the country. The school offers twelve master's degree programs and on ...

(Akademie výtvarných umění v Praze, AVU) *

(České vysoké učení technické v Praze, ČVUT) *

(Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, ČZU) *

Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts The Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts ( cs, Janáčkova akademie múzických umění v Brně; abbreviation in Czech: JAMU) is a public university with an artistic focus in Brno, Czech Republic. It was established in 1947 and consi ...

(Janáčkova akademie múzických umění, JAMU) *

(Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, JČU) *

Masaryk University Masaryk University (MU) ( cs, Masarykova univerzita; la, Universitas Masarykiana Brunensis) 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 seco ...

(Masarykova univerzita v Brně, MU) *

(Mendelova univerzita v Brně, MENDELU) *

(Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě, OU) *

Silesian University (Opava) The Silesian University in Opava, ( cs, Slezská univerzita v Opavě) is a university offering tertiary education. It was established by the law (Nr. 314/199), adopted by the Czech National Council on 9 July 1991, making it one of the youngest u ...

(Slezská univerzita v Opavě, SU) *

(Technická univerzita v Liberci, TUL) *

(Univerzita Hradec Králové, UHK) *

(Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem, UJEP) *

(Univerzita Karlova v Praze, UK) * Palacký University of Olomouc (Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, UP) *

(Univerzita Pardubice, UPA) *

(Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, UTB) *

University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno The University of Veterinary Sciences Brno ( cs, Veterinární univerzita Brno, abbreviated VFU or VETUNI) is a public university located in Brno, Czech Republic. In 2020, its Pharmaceutical Faculty was transferred to Masaryk University, and the ...

(Veterinární a farmaceutická univerzita v Brně, VFU) *

Technical University of Ostrava Technical may refer to: * Technical (vehicle), an improvised fighting vehicle * Technical analysis, a discipline for forecasting the future direction of prices through the study of past market data * Technical drawing, showing how something is co ...

(Vysoká škola báňská – Technická univerzita Ostrava, VŠB – TUO) *

University of Economics, Prague The Prague University of Economics and Business (PUEB) (originally: ''the University of Economics, Prague''; '' cs, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, VŠE'') is a triple crown accredited economics and business-oriented public university loc ...

(Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, VŠE) *

Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague The University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT Prague; cs, Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, VŠCHT Praha) is the largest university specializing in chemistry in the Czech Republic. Though founded in 1952, UCT Prague has or ...

(Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, VŠCHT) *

College of Polytechnics Jihlava A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a academic degree, degree-awarding Tertiary education, tertiary educational institution, a part of a collegiate university, ...

(Vysoká škola polytechnická Jihlava, VŠPJ) *

Institute of Technology and Business An institute is an organisational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes can ...

(Vysoká škola technická ekonomická v Českých Budějovicích, VŠTE) *

Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague The Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (AAAD, cs, Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová v Praze, abbreviated VŠUP, also known as UMPRUM) is a public university located in Prague, Czech Republic. The university offers the study d ...

(Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová v Praze, VŠUP) *

(Vysoké učení technické v Brně, VUT) *

(Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, ZČU)

State

* Police Academy (''Policejní akademie České Republiky'') * University of Defence (''Univerzita obrany'') in Brno, Vyškov and Hradec Králové.

Private

Anglo-American University Anglo-American University (AAU) is a private university in Prague, Czech Republic, providing courses in English. Founded in 1990, it was the first private university in the country to use English as the language of instruction. History Anglo ...

* Collegium Humanum – Warsaw Management University *

Jan Amos Komensky University Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

University of New York in Prague The University of New York in Prague (UNYP) is a private higher education institution in Prague, Czech Republic. It was established in 1998 in cooperation with the State University of New York at New Paltz and Empire State College, both part of ...

, s.r.o. * New York University - NYU Prague * Škoda Auto University *

International Prague University International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * International (Kevin Michael album), ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * International (New Order album), ' ...

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For-profit private

* Architectural Institute in Prague
Newton University
(Vysoká škola Newton) * Prague City University *

Unicorn College Unicorn University, formerly known as Unicorn College, is a vocationally oriented private university located in Prague. It was established in 2007 by Unicorn a.s. The institution was transferred under the ownership of Unicorn Learning Centre a.s. ...

The University of Finance and Administration The University of Finance and Administration ( cs, Vysoká škola finanční a správní o.p.s., VŠFS) is a private business school in the Czech Republic. It was founded by the Bank Academy and Czech Coal Group in 1999 and was one of the first p ...

University of International and Public Relations Prague The College of International and Public Relations Prague (in Czech: Vysoká škola mezinárodních a veřejných vztahů Praha) is a private university in Prague, specializing in bachelor's and master's degrees in international and public relations. ...