UNIVERZITA KARLOVA

beschrijving van de organisatie

Charles University, founded in 1348, consists of 17 faculties. 9000 employees work there, 50000 students are enrolled in 380 programs, and nearly 9,000 foreign students come every year. The priorities of the University are to ensure high quality of teaching, research, and international cooperation. It is ranked number 218 in Best Global Universities, and number 288 in QS World University Rankings.

The Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, one of the youngest faculties, will coordinate the volunteering activities. Its mission is to educate professionals in sport and physical education (for children, adults, and seniors, with and without special needs), military physical education, civil protection education, sport management, recreation, and physiotherapy.

The University aims to enrich the way of fulfilling its third role (responsibility towards society). Therefore, it shares knowledge and creates space for public discussion on current topics, which leads to the decision to apply for the Quality Label. The Faculty of Physical Education and Sport offers knowledge on sports and healthy lifestyle activities. Long-term experience has proved that sports events unite people regardless of their age, nationality, or limitation of any kind by building friendly and informal relationships and creating cooperations. Moreover, personal happiness and satisfaction level has been increased, which the young generation is regarding as a high-priority topic.