The University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, UCT Prague is the biggest educational institution of its kind in Central Europe. Its tradition of almost 200 years combined with progressive fields of study and a good international repute allows every student to get in touch with advanced technologies and make use of foreign student exchanges, and it offers a prospect of a prestigious and highly remunerative professional career both in the Czech Republic and abroad. Its history goes back to the beginning of 19th century when chemical education started at Prague Polytechnic. It comprises of four faculties: Faculty of Chemical Technology, Faculty of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology and Faculty of Chemical Engineering.