Location & Venue ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ENTIRE EVENT SHALL BE IN-PERSON. ****************************************************************************************** * Prague ****************************************************************************************** Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 14th-largest city in the and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated on the River Vltava in the north-west of t city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have 2.6 million. The city has a temperate climate, with warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is home to a number of notable historical monuments, many of which survived the vio destruction of 20th-century Europe. The main attractions include Prague Castle, Charles Br Square with the Prague Astronomical Clock, the Jewish Quarter, Petřín hill and Vyšehrad. S broader historical centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage history makes it a popular tourist destination, ranking Prague the fifth most-visited Euro London, Paris, Istanbul and Rome. For further information see https://www.prague.eu/en [ URL "https://www.prague.eu/en"] . ****************************************************************************************** * Charles University ****************************************************************************************** Charles University was founded by Charles IV, King of Bohemia and later Holy Roman Emperor 1348, making it one of the oldest universities in the world. It was the first university i Europe. Originally it had four faculties: theology, liberal arts, law and medicine. It was universities in Bologna and Paris, and within a short time it achieved international renow Currently, the University consists of 17 faculties (14 in Prague, one in Pilsen and two in and with its nearly 50‚000 students and around 1300 accredited degree programmes, it is th university in the Czech Republic. The most prestigious international charts rank Charles U the top 2% of universities worldwide and among the top 100 European universities. Charles University participates in a number of joint programmes with prestigious European partners and has entered into over 3,000 interinstitutional agreements (Erasmus+) and more international partnership agreements with universities from all over the world. The Univer member of a number of international organizations, such as the Coimbra Group, EAIE, EUA, E UNICA, and others. ****************************************************************************************** * Hall of Patriots ****************************************************************************************** Originally the university library, the hall acquired its name thanks to the Royal Bohemian Sciences, which had its seat here from the end of the 18th century. The walls carry busts figures in Czech science and a portrait of President T. G. Masaryk.