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Charles University was founded in 1348. It is a publicly funded university which comprises a total of seventeen faculties, of which three are theological, six are faculties of the humanities and social sciences, five are medical and three are dedicated to the sciences. The university further includes four university institutes, five specialized centres, five special-purpose facilities and the Rectorate.
The seat of the University is in Prague, where most of its faculties and other constituent parts are located, with the exceptions being the Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove and the Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove.
Approximately 50,000 students are currently enrolled at the University. Four fifths of this number are engaged in on-site study, and more than half of those in the social sciences and humanities. Charles University educates students in a total of 300 degree programmes, 140 of which are for bachelor and master degrees and 160 for doctorates.
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