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Published by Faculty of Business and Management in September 2019 Editors: International Relations Department & Faculty Office STUDENTS Design: Petr Novotný Faculty of Business and Management 1 WELCOME TO THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

It is our pleasure that you have chosen the Faculty More information about BUT can be found at of Business and Management (FBM) of University www.vutbr.cz/en and about FBM at of Technology (BUT) as your study abroad destination. www.fbm.vutbr.cz/en/faculty.

BUT is the oldest and largest university For exchange students, FBM offers Bachelor´s study in the and one of the leading teaching program (Economics and Management B) and Master´s and research universities in . study program (Economics and Management M).

We believe that studying at FBM and living in the vibrant, Current offer of courses can be found at university city of Brno will bring you an unforgettable www.vutbr.cz/en/students/courses or at the end life experience. Brno is a significant academic city with of this guide. six public and a number of private universities. There are about 80 thousand university students and the city The teaching is organized into 2 semesters: has been changing to meet this challenge. >> Fall semester runs from late September until late Staying in a foreign environment might be challenging, December this booklet aims to help you gain basic information about living in the Czech Republic and being >> Spring semester runs from early February until an exchange student here. We are ready to give you mid-May guidance and support so that you can fully enjoy both the academic as well as cultural part of your stay at the Every semester consists of 13 weeks of lectures and> Faculty of Business and Management. 5 weeks of exams.

2 Faculty of Business and Management Faculty of Business and Management 3 WHERE AND HOW TO FIND US?

>> From : your ticket online on the website of the České dráhy By By> >>>>or RegioJet and Flixbus operate direct buses from company: https://www.cd.cz/en/. RegioJet and LEO The nearest airports are in Brno, , Vienna Brno can be reached via motorways heading from Vienna’s Schwechat airport and both of them express also operate trains from Prague and Vienna to or . For the cheapest flights check: Prague (210 km), from Bratislava (130 km) or from stop at Brno-Grand hotel bus station. LEO Express Brno. https://kiwi.com/en/. Vienna (135 km). (https://www.leoexpress.com/en) also leaves from the There are several bus service operators on these Vienna airport, but stops at Brno-Zvonařka bus station. How to get from Prague or Vienna to Brno? International Airport Brno-Tuřany is regularly served by routes. Some of the buses depart directly from the flights from (Stansted), Milan (Bergamo) and airports (see above). The connections can be found at The other option is to find the bus connection >> Prague Berlin (Schoenefeld). There are many seasonal flights http://www.idos.cz or at the web pages of a particular on following web pages: First you need to get from the airport to the center to and from the Greek islands, Egypt, Spain, Turkey, and transportation company. http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/autobusy/spojeni/ by taking the city shuttle and then the metro Bulgaria. To get to Brno-Hlavní nádraží (central railway (underground) to get to the train station (ask at the station) and Brno-Zvonařka (bus station) you can use >> From Prague: info desk at the airport about the details). There lines E76 with buses running every 30 minutes, or N89 RegioJet´s buses leave from Prague´s Václav By are two possible train stations: „Praha, hlavní (night bus service, operating between 11:00 pm and Havel airport and from Praha-Florenc bus station. Brno is an important rail junction situated on the nádraží“, and „Praha-Holešovice“ schedule online 05:00 am and running every hour). The journey takes All buses arrive to Brno-Grand hotel bus station. Balkans – – Prague – Berlin – Scandinavia at http://www.jizdnirady.idnes.cz/vlaky/spojeni/. around 20 minutes. To see the timetable and buy your ticket, go to: rail route. All Euro City trains stop in Brno. The distance You will then get the list of all possible trains, make https://www.studentagency.eu/en/ from Prague to Brno is 256 kilometers, from Vienna sure to choose only a direct train to Brno so that For more information go to: http://www.brno-airport.cz/en/ 155 kilometers, from Bratislava 132 kilometers, you do not have to change the train. The trip from Flixbus operates buses from Praha-Florence bus from Berlin 566 kilometers and from Wroclaw 312 Prague to Brno will take around 3 hours. You can Other possible connections are via Vaclav Havel station only arriving at the same place as RegioJet. kilometers. The central railway station is located buy your ticket online on the website of the České Airport in Prague, Wien-Schwechat Airport in Vienna https://www.flixbus.com in the center of Brno. You can search for rail connections dráhy company: https://www.cd.cz/en/ or RegioJet: or . Buses heading downtown to train at the following address: https://www.jizdnirady. https://www.jizdenky.regiojet.cz/ and Leo Express: and bus stations are available at the airport terminals. idnes.cz/vlakyautobusymhdvse/spojeni/. You can buy https://www.leoexpress.com/cs. >>>

4 Faculty of Business and Management Faculty of Business and Management 5 BRNO - MEDLÁNKY

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WHERE AND HOW TO FIND US?

BUS 53 BRNO - KRÁLOVO POLE BRNO - KOMÍN SKÁCELOVA STATION BRNO - SEVER >> Vienna How to find FBM? TRAM 12 If you are taking the train from Vienna to Brno, then you need to take a bus from Vienna airport to the train From the center (the most suitable stops are Main station. Take the bus that takes you to Wien Meidling Railway Station “Hlavní nádraží”, or “Česká”) you can (direction to Wien Westbahnhof but do not forget go by tram No. 12 (general direction is “Královo to get off the bus in the station „Wien Meidling“, bus Pole”) to the final stop “Technologický park” and BRNO - JUNDROV schedule can be found here: https://www.oebb.at/en/). walk approximately 200 meters. Or, you can get off BRNO - That´s the name of the train station from where you can at “Skácelova” stop and take bus No. 53 and take the direct train to Brno. When you get off the bus, go to “Kolejní” stop, which is literally in front of the BUT RECTORATE you will find the train station right next to you, buy the faculty. ticket to get to Brno hlavní nadraží (main train station). ČESKÁ STATION To check the train schedule from Vienna to Brno, go to The time tables can be found on-line at www.idos.cz http://www.jizdnirady.idnes.cz/vlakyautobusy/spojeni/ and at each stop. and follow the same steps as mentioned above. The trip takes around 1,5 hours. BRNO - STŘED

In both cases (bus or train) from either Prague or Vienna, you will reach the same destination in Brno, that MAIN RAILWAY is Brno hlavní nádraží (Brno main train station). STATION BRNO - ČERNOVICE

BRNO - 6 Faculty of Business and Management NOVÝFaculty LÍSKOVEC of Business and Management 7 BRNO - JIH BRNO - BOHUNICE TRANSPORTATION GUIDE

There is an excellent public transport system in Brno The time tables can be found at each stop and online at 210 Czech crowns. You can buy train tickets at the with bus, tram and lines including night bus Main Railway Station - both and international lines. Students are entitled to a reduced transport https://www.seznam.cz/jizdnirady/. - at a reduced price if you show your International fare based on the confirmation of study issued by Student Identity Card. Information about bus and train Brno Public Transport Company and confirmed by the For more information about the public transport system, timetables can be found at: study department at the faculty. There is a possibility going by car or by bike and about inter-city transport, to arrange the online non-transferable ticket to public visit: https://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/vlakyautobusy/spojeni/ transport in Brno. We highly recommend you to buy the online ticket, since it is very easy and save your time. https://www.gotobrno.cz/en/find-your-way-in-brno/ http://www.dpmb.cz getting-around-brno-and-the-surrounding-areas/

Fares for Public Transport The Brno area and the entire country are equipped with a wide network of bus and train links. All bus tickets can Ticket for 15 min costs 20 CZK be bought at the main Bus Station at Zvonařka. When traveling to Prague, bus connections are also available Ticket for 60 min costs 25 CZK from , opposite the Grand Hotel nearby the Main Railway Station. The bus to Prague leaves Ticket for 90 min costs 27 CZK every half an hour, with student tickets costing about

8 Faculty of Business and Management Faculty of Business and Management 9 APPLICATION PROCESS

Nomination Online application For completing application, student or responsible Acceptance person at home institution send an e-mail including Nomination for studying at FBM needs to be send Students need to fill in the online application form. following 5 items to [email protected]: Learning Agreement signed by FBM together with by the responsible person at home institution to Online applications run during the period 31st March – Letters of Acceptance (both in EN and CZ) is sent back [email protected]. Only nominated students 31st May for Fall Semester and 15th September – 15th 1. Application Protocol (printed from on-line in case if all above is done correctly. will be accepted. November for Spring Semester. application, signed by student and responsible person at home institution) Once you are accepted to study at FBM, it is possible to Responsible person at FBM confirms the nomination Students also choose the level of study and courses 2. Learning Agreement (printed from on-line confirm your Request for Accommodation. back to home institution by e-mail. which would like to attend in the electronic application. application, signed by student and responsible It is necessary to wait for on-line confirmation of person at home institution) Students receive e-mail with instructions and link for required courses by the responsible person at FBM. 3. Curriculum Vitae (Resume) online application. 4. Motivation Letter Application documents 5. Electronic photograph in .JPG format (passport Read instructions carefully before completing your on- size) line application, please. Incomplete, incorrect and/or After confirming all selected courses in on-line illegible applications cannot be processed. application, student should be able to print Application Protocol and Learning Agreement from the on-line application.

10 Faculty of Business and Management Faculty of Business and Management 11 WHAT DO TO BEFORE ARRIVAL

Visa special permit, solely on the basis of a travel document Nationals of non-EU countries >> Long-term stay (more than 90 days) or an identity card. If they intend to stay in the Czech EU nationals Republic for longer than 3 months, they can apply for >> Short-term stay – Schengen visa (not longer than The visa application needs to be submitted at a Czech a certificate of temporary residence or a permanent 90 days) embassy in the country of origin of the relevant person Nationals of EU/EEA countries and Switzerland have residence permit. or in the country where he/she resides, and the deadline the same legal status in the Czech Republic as Czech A short-term stay is a stay not exceeding 90 days for evaluation of the application is 60 days from the nationals. There is no need to get any residence >> Certificate of temporary residence within any of 180 consecutive days (note: the length date of submission. permit or work permit. From the practical point of view, of stay is calculated according to the entry and exit it is good to distinguish between short-term stays, Issued at request of an EU national who intends to stamps into the relevant travel document made at the All documents submitted must be originals or official where contracts for short-term work (DPP or DPČ) are stay in the Czech Republic for more than 3 months. The border-crossing point). For the purposes of such short- copies and must be in the or officially concluded, and long-term stays, where regular long- certificate is not required, it is up to you whether or not term stays, European legislation divides third countries translated into Czech. Moreover, an apostille or term employment contracts are concluded. you apply for it. into those whose citizens must hold a visa, and those legalisation must be attached to any documents issued whose citizens are exempt from such conditions for by foreign public authorities. Official translations can If you come from an EU/EEA country or Switzerland, you >> Permanent residency permit entry and short-term stay in the members states where usually be obtained at the embassy. are obliged to comply with the “Reporting duty” if you the common visa policy applies. intend to stay in the Czech Republic for over 30 days. EU nationals can apply for permanent residence Useful links and guides: For more details, see Section “After arrival”. permits after 5 years of continuous residence in the The visa application must be submitted personally at a Czech Republic. Czech embassy and all documents must be completed Ministry of the Interior - https://www.mvcr.cz/mvcren/ Nationals of EU/EEA countries and Switzerland can in Czech or officially translated into Czech. For more article/immigration.aspx >>> temporarily stay in the Czech Republic without any details, see Section “Before arrival”.

12 Faculty of Business and Management Faculty of Business and Management 13 >>> Czech embassies - https://www.mzv.cz/jnp/ assistance and repatriation expenses. If necessary, –– student advisory center: http://alfons.vutbr.cz Actual price list (Pod Palackého vrchem cz/o_ministerstvu/adresar_diplomatickych_misi/ it can be arranged in the Czech Republic with a local –– laundry rooms with clothes dryers Residence Hall): ceske_urady_v_zahranici/index.html insurance company. –– access to a study room, TV room, bicycle room, one bed in a double room 118 CZK* day/person music room with a piano or photographic room Health Insurance For more information visit the website of the Czech separate room with three beds embassies and consulates www.mzv.cz/jnp/en/ BUT dormitories with a shower and toilette 112 CZK* day/person Before coming to study in the Czech Republic, students diplomatic_missions or the Czech Insurance (*Prices incl. VAT) should acquire their health and travel insurance. It is Association www.cap.cz/en. There are approximately 6 600 beds available in five recommended to have insurance that is valid outside of BUT dormitories: Contact: the Czech Republic for traveling purposes. Facilities Brno University of Technology –– Pod Palackého vrchem Residence Hall, Kolejní 2, Halls of Residence and Dining Services of BUT Students from the EU/EEA/EFTA countries are entitled >> Halls of Residence offers: Brno Kolejní 2 to the same urgent health care free of charge as are –– Purkyně Residence Hall, Purkyňova 93, Brno 612 00 Brno Czech citizens. They can go to the doctor/dentist/ –– 100 % high-speed internet connection –– List Residence Hall, Kounicova 46/48, Brno hospital directly with the European Health Insurance –– wide range of dining services (cafeterias, –– Mánesovy Residence Hall, Mánesova 12, Brno Website: Card (EHIC). restaurants, pizzerias, cafés, bars and snack bars) –– Starý pivovar boarding house, Božetěchova 1, Brno http://www.kam.vutbr.cz/ –– modern catering system (cashless, no pre- Other international students must get private insurance ordering, no limit, online menus) It is necessary to reserve a room before arrival. Student accommodation office: that is valid for the whole period of their stay in the –– halls of residence provide quality sports facilities Tel.: +420 541 142 930-3 Czech Republic and covers hospitalization, medical http://www.cesa.vutbr.cz/about-cesa. E-mail: [email protected]

14 Faculty of Business and Management Faculty of Business and Management 15 USEFUL INFORMATION

ISIC – International Student Identity Card You can benefit from the student discounts available at Emergency cases Police student cafeterias, for public transportation, museums, If you obtain your Student Identity Card (ISIC) from theatre, rail and bus tickets, etc. If you are faced with an urgent need for medical There are two police forces in the Czech Republic. your home university/country, it allows you to benefit attention at a time when doctors‘ offices are not open, Police of the Czech Republic (Policie České republiky) from student discounts for many services as public Emergency phone numbers and you are confined to bed, call the first-aid service at and Municipal Police Forces (Městská policie). The transport pass, museums´ entrance, theatre tickets, +420 545 538 538; a doctor will come to examine you Czech Police deal with such areas as criminal activities, and many bus, rail and airfares. For many of these Throughout the Czech Republic, there is one set of within a very short time. In other cases, you should go road traffic (accidents, fines and so on), and visas for services, the BUT Student Identity Card is a sufficient emergency numbers for use in case of fire, the urgent in person to the Emergency service in Traumatological foreigners. alternative (see below). need for an ambulance, or crime. These are as follows: hospital Brno (“Úrazová nemocnice“) at Koliště street 41 - entrance from the Ponávka street 6. It is open Pharmacies BUT Student Identity Card Monday - Friday from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am and non-stop General Emergency> > > 112 on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Most of the medicines available elsewhere can When you are enrolled in university, you will get a be obtained here, though not in every pharmacy. student identity card with a special BUT chip. This card Ambulance> > > > 155 Emergency dental care is also available at the In case you need some kind of medicine in the evening, will serve you as your identification card while you are sameaddress. More information can be found at at night or over the weekend, when shops are normally at Brno University of Technology. It will enable you to Fire station> > > > 150 www.unbr.cz. closed, there is a non-stop pharmacy located in the enter computer rooms at faculties or in the university centre of the city at Koliště street 47, phone: center, department or central libraries, and other Police> > > > > 157 +420 545 424 811. university facilities. Municipal Police> > > 156

16 Faculty of Business and Management Faculty of Business and Management 17 Currency small exchange booths in the center of Brno are said Public holidays to offer good exchange rates. Although the Euro is The Czech currency is called „koruna“ (crown), occasionally accepted by some restaurants, hotels and January 1 New Year‘s Day July 6 Day marking the anniversary of the abbreviated Kč / CZK. Coins in the following shops, the Czech crown is generally the only currency death of Jan Hus (1415) denominations are in circulation: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and that can be used. Big Friday moveable, the Friday before Easter 50 crowns. In addition, there are the following notes: Sunday September 28 Day of Czech statehood (the feast 100, 200, 500, 1 000, 2 000 and 5 000 crowns. The Post offices day of St Václav) approximate conversion rate is 100 CZK / 3,70 EUR or Easter Monday moveable; the Monday after Easter 26 CZK / 1 EUR. Most post offices are only open on weekdays. The one Sunday October 28 Day commemorating the founding beside the Main Train Station remains open non-stop, of the Czechoslovak state (1918) Money matters 24 hours a day seven days a week. May 1 Labour Day November 17 Day of the struggle for freedom and The cost of living is low in the Czech Republic compared Climate and weather May 8 Liberation Day (marking the end democracy to most Western countries, and you will be able to of World War II) live comfortably without spending large sums. Most The Czech Republic is a landlocked country with December 24-26 Christmas holidays supermarkets, shops, restaurants, and institutions a temperate climate. There are four seasons including July 5 Feast day of the Apostles of the accept payment cards. There are many cash machines relatively hot summers and snowy winters and , Sts Cyril and Methodius located especially in the city center and on the campus moderate springs and autumns.

Foreign currency can be exchanged at any bank. The For weather forecast you can visit www.chmi.cz.

18 Faculty of Business and Management Faculty of Business and Management 19 Culture in Brno >>> A lot of information can be provided by the BUT has its own sports center which offers a wide range The State Philharmonic Orchestra performs regular Tourist Information Centre at Radnická street in the Old of activities for students, such aerobics, badminton, Brno never sleeps! Its cultural life is extremely rich concerts in various halls, often featuring the work of Town Hall. You can visit http://www.ticbrno.cz/en. They bowling, indoor cycling, swimming, horse-back riding, and varied. The theatres in Brno offer a wide range of great Czech composers such as Dvorak, Smetana and offer maps of Brno and its surroundings, brochures, and squash. For BUT students most of the activities are stage productions – dramas, , ballets, operettas, Janacek, whose creative life was so closely linked with and list of upcoming events. Your entertainment guide free of charge. musicals, and puppet plays. The main theatres are: Brno. can be found at https://www.gotobrno.cz/en/. Janáček Theatre, , Brno Municipal Theatre and Husa na provázku (Goose on a String) The city was also a major center of the Functionalist Sports Theatre. movement in architecture between the wars, and today buildings such as Mies van der Rohe‘s landmark Brno offers a wide range of sporting and recreational Those interested in a dose of Western culture can find Tugendhat (recently designated a UNESCO World opportunities. The city of Brno also provides dozens the latest films in the original English, alongside films Heritage site) are open to the public. The nicest thing of sporting facilities, including three indoor swimming in Czech for the more adventurous, at the city‘s many about the city center is that there is always something pools, four open-air swimming pools and a small aqua cinemas and two multiplexes. going on in the main square called Náměstí Svobody park. In winter you can go ice-skating to two winter (“Svoboďák”): a festival of Czech regions, where you arenas. For dance enthusiasts there are several dance Notable among Brno‘s numerous galleries is the can try our traditional cuisine, wine festivals, the Easter centers which offer a wide range of classes, such as Moravian Gallery, featuring works by major Czech and market, and the popular Christmas market. >>> ballet, ballroom dancing, street dance, Zumba, , international artists, and the Brno City Museum (located pole dance and others. There are also sport centers in the historical Spilberk Castle), featuring several with , squash and badminton courts and many exhibits dedicated especially to the city‘s rich history. gyms with specific classes.

20 Faculty of Business and Management Faculty of Business and Management 21 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT AND FACULTY OFFICE

The International Relations Department, located at Erasmus+ Coordinator at FBM: BUT Rectorate, is the central office responsible for international relations and co-operation: Ing. Veronika Ptáčková, Ing. Gabriela Kopřivová [email protected] Brno University of Technology +420 541 142 508 Antonínská 548/1, 601 90 Brno, The Czech Republic [email protected] Vice-Dean for International Relations: www.vutbr.cz/en/international doc. PhDr. Iveta Šimberová, Ph.D. [email protected] International Office of FBM providing information +420 541 142 678 regarding academic issues to incoming students to FBM: Vice-Dean for External Relations and International Studies: Faculty of Business and Management Kolejní 2906/4, 612 00 Brno, The Czech Republic doc. Ing. Zdeňka Konečná, Ph.D. www.fbm.vutbr.cz/en/faculty [email protected] +420 54114 3756

22 Faculty of Business and Management Faculty of Business and Management 23 STUDENT DISABILITY SERVICES

Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is a non-profit information about their arrival details and then someone The Over the Blocks support centre for students with international student organisation. Their mission from our club who is available on that date and time special needs offer a wide range of services provided is to represent international students, thus provide comes to pick them up! The pick-up leads the foreign by trained psychologists and counsellors. Students opportunities for cultural understanding and self- student to the dormitories and helps him/her with the with specific learning difficulties, visual, hearing and development under the principle of Students Helping accommodation and all the stuff around. Then it is only physical impairments, mental health problems and Students. ESN is the biggest student association up to the local and foreign student whether they want chronical diseases can specify their interest in the in Europe. to stay in touch during the forthcoming months or not. assistance when submitting the e-Application. Usually, great friendships arise thanks to the Pick-up ESN VUT Brno is a part of ESN, a group of international system! volunteers and your future friends. Helping, caring, and Contacts for Over the Blocks Counselling Centre: entertaining. They are here to make your stay in Brno Buddy system simply awesome! Block A04 Each foreign student can also apply for a Buddy. Again, Kolejní 2905/2. 612 00 Brno, The Czech Republic All the information you might need can be found it is someone from the ESN VUT Brno who helps the [email protected] at www.but.esnbrno.cz. or you can send a message foreign student with everyday life in Brno. Buddy is a +420 541 142 929 to [email protected]. guide. It is a person who can be trusted and contacted anytime. In any case. You can even call him/her when Pick-up system you are bored or in the mood for a beer.

Before your arrival, foreign students can register into More information can be found at www.but.esnbrno.cz. our ESN BUT Brno online system. The state basic

24 Faculty of Business and Management Faculty of Business and Management 25 CONTENT

WELCOME TO THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT ...... 3 WHERE AND HOW TO FIND US? ...... 4 TRANSPORTATION GUIDE ...... 8 APPLICATION PROCESS ...... 10 WHAT TO DO BEFORE ARRIVAL ...... 12 USEFUL INFORMATION ...... 16 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT AND FACULTY OFFICE ...... 22 INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE ERASMUS STUDENT NETWORK ...... 24 STUDENT DISABILITY SERVICES ...... 25

Meet new friends and share your leisure time with them.

Register your team/yourself to University 6 a side football league in Brno via> [email protected] till September 21st. Match every week, min. 18 games per season.

www.bsmk.cz - your way to the pitch.

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Published by Faculty of Business and Management in September 2019 Editors: International Relations Department & Faculty Office Design: Petr Novotný 28 Faculty of Business and Management