ECTS, the European Community Course Credit Transfer System, was developed by the European Commission to provide common procedures to guarantee academic recognition of studies abroad. It provides a way of measuring and comparing academic achievements and transferring them from one institution to another throughout the European Union and another eligible countries of Central and Eastern Europe to allow students to study their chosen subject abroad. More...
Inter-university co-operation and international mobility is considered by Charles University to be a crucial condition for the improvement of the quality of activities in research and teaching. Co-operation with foreign universities is based on a global network of partner relations that gives CU access to the to best information and experience and makes possible extensive exchange of students, teachers and researchers. For student mobility CU has been creating the conditions for one- to two-semester exchanges, while exchanges of academic staff are focused on the creation of joint research projects. CU is striving to integrate all its faculties into this process, while placing the main emphasis on exploitation of European Union programmes. More...