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5 Best Universities in Eastern Europe
5 Best Universities in Eastern Europe
2020
5 Best Universities in Eastern
Europe Region are
1. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
• Was founded in 1755 by Mikhail
Lomonosov, a Russian polymath, scientist
and writer, from whom the institution
takes its name.
• There are 39 faculties at MSU and
undergraduates can choose from 128
programmes. Postgraduates may choose
to specialise in 18 branches of science
and humanities within 168 different
areas. Over 140 programmes are
available through open distance learning.
• Among the university’s notable alumni
are 11 Nobel Laureates and seven Fields
Medal winners. The writers Anton
Chekhov and Ivan Turgenev attended
MSU, as did former Soviet statesman
Mikhail Gorbachev.
2. Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
• Was founded in 1348 and is the oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic.
It is one of the oldest universities in Europe in continuous operation and takes its
name from its founder, King Charles IV, King of Bohemia and King of the Romans.
• The university was modelled on the first European universities, Bologna and Paris
in particular, and its original faculties were in theology, liberal arts, law, and
medicine.
• Today the university consists of 17 faculties spread across Prague, Hradec
Králové and Pilsen.
3. Semmelweis University, Hungary