Practical Information for Incoming Students

Faculty of Art and Design Faculty of Education Faculty of Environment Faculty of Health Studies Faculty of Philosophy Faculty of Production Technology and Management Faculty of Science Faculty of Social and Economic Studies www.ujep.cz

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Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem...... 4 Basic Information about the Czech Republic...... 7 The Town of Ústí nad Labem...... 11 Study Information...... 15 How will you get to Ústí nad Labem?...... 23 Travelling in the Czech Republic...... 25 Accommodation...... 29 Catering Services...... 31 Gastronomy...... 31 Insurance...... 32 Residence Permit for Foreign Students...... 33 Communications...... 34 Further Practical Information...... 36

1 2 Dear students,

This brochure tries to help you with orientation at the University and in Ústí nad Labem. Inside you can find practical information. We know that this brochure can not solve every problem and answer every question. Our students from Tutor Or- ganisation and employees of our University will try to help you any time.

Have a nice stay in Ústí nad Labem

3 Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem

We have adopted the name of Jan rent young people . We are a state- Evangelista Purkyně, i .e . the name of-the-art scientific, pedagogic, and of the renowned North-Bohemian cultural and educational centre of fellow countryman of Libochovice the Ústí nad Labem Region . (1787–1869), one of the founders of We educate a number of students such sciences as biology, embryol- exceeding 10 000 and employ a staff ogy, histology, modern pharmacol- of about 900 . ogy, comparative anatomy and an- We proudly take credit for the mu- thropology . Besides, Purkyně ranks nicipality of Ústí nad Labem, and among the world’s most outstand- contribute in a significant way to the ing physiologists . development of the Ústí Region . Just as well-rounded a personality The UJEP University dates back to Purkyně in his time was, we too, in 1991, and is currently known as the these days, offer a wide variety of umbrella term for 8 faculties . study programmes and specialisa- tions focusing on the most varied areas of human activities . Not only because of that are we – with our as- sorted offer – attractive for the cur-

These are the: Faculty of Art and Design Faculty of Education Faculty of Environment Faculty of Health Studies Faculty of Philosophy Faculty of Production Technology and Management Faculty of Science Faculty of Social and Economic Studies

4 Chapters from Our History

Our history dates back to 1954 when the Higher Teacher Training College was set up to become the Pedagogi- cal Institute in 1959, and to 1964, when the Pedagogical Faculty in Ústí nad Labem was established . Under Act No . 314/1991 Coll ., the Univer- sity of Jan Evangelista Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem was set up and sol- emnly inaugurated on 28 September 1991, comprising three faculties and an Institute . Those were the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Social and Economic Studies, the Faculty of Environment and the Institute of Slavonic & Germanic Studies . 1993 – The Institute of Art Culture was established as an art school of an artistic and industrial orientation . 1998 – The Institute of Technology and Production Management was set up as part of UJEP 2000 – The Faculty of Applied Art ences were established . The and Design was established, Institute of Natural Sciences being transformed from the was transformed into the Institute of Art Culture . Faculty of Science 2003 – The Institute of Health Stud- 2006 – The Institute of Humanities ies was founded . was transformed into the 2005 – The Institute of Humanities Faculty of Philosophy . The and Institute of Natural Sci- Institute of Technology and

5 Production Management J. E. Purkyně University Structure was transformed into the Faculty of Production Tech- nology and Management . This university is divided into 2008 – The Institute of Slavonic and faculties and the faculties into de- Germanic Studies became partments . Some faculties have also part of the Faculty of Philos- special institutes . The Chancellor ophy . The Faculty of Applied and the Academic Senate of the Uni- Art and Design changed its versity are two main bodies at the title to become the Faculty of head of UJEP . The deans are heads Art and Design . of faculties together with the Aca- 2012 – The Institute of Health Stud- demic Senate of the faculties . ies was transformed into the Every Academic Senate is divided Faculty of Health Studies into the Student Council and the Council of Academic Employees . All faculties consist of the departments headed by the Chairman/Head of the Department . The research issues are within the scope of powers granted to individual faculties of the Univer- sity and those granted to the Univer- sity Scientific/Research Boards .

6 Basic Information about the Czech Republic

The Czech Repub- The Czech countryside varies a lot; lic is situated in it offers mountains, forests and na- the central Europe . tional parks . Czechs have built a very It is a neighbour positive relationship with the nature to Poland in the that surrounds them . They often visit north, to Austria in it, and understand well how and why the south, Germany in the northwest it must be protected . and in the west and to Slovakia in the Since the so-called Velvet Revolution east . in 1989, which helped to dismantle The Czech Republic is a densely the Communist regime subordinated populated state . At an area of not to the Soviet Union, the Czech Re- more than seventy-eight thousand public enjoys the status of an ad- square kilometres it has a popula- vanced democracy . Czech politics is tion of more than ten million people . based on the ideals of democracy, Its capital city, Prague, is the larg- a free-market economy and respect est city of this country . It alone nes- of human rights . tles a population around 1 .2 million people . Prague, also known as the Golden City, is categorized among the world’s most beautiful cities .

Geographical Introduction

The Czech Republic is a typical landlocked country (i .e . acountry that has no access to the ocean at its borders), which is partly hilly and partly flat, and in which several important European rivers have their origins .

7 of average temperatures and the oc- currence of rainfall is more likely . Many other factors also play an important role in its climate – the bor- der mountain ranges, for example, significantly influence the ground- level air flow and rainfalls . Various height levels of the sun during the year cause the changing of the seasons, differentiated from each other mainly by the develop- What Languages Are Spoken in the ment of temperatures and precipita- Czech Republic? tion . Similarly to the whole moderate northern band, the beginning of the year in the Czech Republic is also The official language in the Czech characterized by a relatively cold Republic is Czech . The most wide- winter . After this season comes spread foreign language is English . spring, followed by a warm summer Older people also speak German and chilly autumn . The alternation quite often . As a result of the com- of the seasons has a marked effect, mon past Slovak and Russian are above all on vegetation . also frequently spoken on the terri- The climate of the Czech Repub- tory of the Czech Republic . lic can be labelled as moderate, of

The Climate in the Czech Republic

The climate differs markedly among the various regions of the Czech Republic, depending on the height above sea level . Generally speaking, the higher you are, the more frequently you can experience the drop

8 course with great local diversity seen throughout the year . Further change- ability of the climate is strongly associated with the weather itself .

History of the Czech Republic

When we ponder over the history of the Czech Republic, we find out that the settlement in this country com- Around the 15th century Bohemia menced in the Neolithic Era . became an arena for numerous The Czech state (or the Bohemian religious wars . Prominent among state) emerged in the 9th century these were the Hussite Wars in the after its unification by the Premyslid 15th century and Thirty Years´ War Dynasty . During the Middle Ages the in 17th century (1618-1648) . This Kingdom of Bohemia was an impor- long period of wars caused wide- tant local power in central Europe . spread destruction of both the lives It remained part of the Holy Roman of inhabitants in Bohemia and the Empire for a long time . infrastructure of this country . As a result of these conflicts Bohemia came under the Habsburg influence and became a significant part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire . But the Austrian-Hungarian Empire buckled during the First World War, due to which an independent republic of Czechoslovakia was created in 1918 .

9 But peace did not prevail in Czecho- Nazi Germany, but the Czechoslovak slovakia . The centralistic states did government-in-exile nevertheless not grant political autonomy to the continued to exist during this period minorities due to which they rebelled of time . and asked to break Czechoslovakia Between 1948 and 1989 Czecho- into pieces . slovakia was a Communist state The dictator Hitler sensed the wave with a centrally planned economy . of discontent in the Czechoslovakian In 1989 Czechoslovakia managed population and thought to benefit to gain political freedom through out of it . He succeeded in his plans the Velvet Revolution . This peaceful through the Munich Agreement that country split into the Czech Repub- gave him the majority of the Ger- lic and the Slovak Republic on 1st man speaking Sudetenland . In 1939 January 1993 . In 1999, the Czech Slovakia separated from Czechoslo- Republic was accepted as a member vakia and Hitler occupied the rest of the NATO and together with nine of the Czech territory . From 1939 other states the Czech Republic be- to 1945 the state did not have de came one of the members of the Eu- facto existence, due to its forced di- ropean Union on 1st May 2004 . vision and partial incorporation into

10 The Town of Ústí nad Labem

History of the Town of Ústí nad a Royal Town for the first time . The Labem development and the life of the Royal Town were interrupted by Hussite wars . The Hussite army defeated the Ústí nad Labem is Saxon army and the day after the the ninth biggest battle they stormed into the Ústí nad city in the Czech Labem and destroyed it . By the end Republic . It is situ- of 1430 this town had been rebuilt ated approximately again . 100 kilometres In the 16th and the beginning of the from Prague and 70 kilometres from 17th centuries the town was mostly Dresden (the capital city of Saxony Catholic . During the Thirty Years’ in Germany) in the Bohemian Mas- War the city suffered enormously sif, at the confluence of the Bílina being plundered and looted by the and the Labe (Elbe) Rivers . armies which went through this The history of Ústí nad Labem place . started more than 20 000 years ago The turn of the 18th and 19th cen- when the first inhabitants came to turies was not only the time of the this area to settle down in the Bílina Enlightenment and the beginning River Valley . At present we are re- of the Industrial Revolution, but it minded of the rich history of this was also the time of Romanticism . town and its surroundings by a lot The famous German Romantic poet of archaeological findings from the Johann Wolfgang Goethe visited the Stadice settlement, located near Ústí city in 1812 and 1813 . nad Labem . For the town of Ústí nad Labem the The first written record about the city 19th century meant the most impor- dates back to the 11th century . Dur- tant period of its ing the 12th and the 13th centuries development in the city started to be the most im- whole of its his- portant centre of the whole region . tory . The advan- At the beginning of the year 1249, tageous position Ústí nad Labem was mentioned as of this place as

11 a trading centre was an important industry and the mining of brown basis for its development . The steam coal (lignite) . navigation down the Labe River was The election of 1990 triggered the started as early as 1841 . A significant growth of autonomy in the Ústí nad chemical factory was founded there Labem Region . At that time the bor- in 1856 next to the sugar refinery, der cooperation with Saxony started distillery and textile manufacture . to develop within the Elbe Euro-Re- When this town became the biggest gion (Euroregion Labe) . harbour in the Austrian-Hungarian In 1991 the University of Jan Evan- Empire at the turn of the 19th and gelista Purkyně was founded, which 20th centuries, the river transport on resulted in a significant change in the Labe River was at its height . the development of both the town At the beginning of the 20th century itself and the whole region . The Mar- the majority of the people who lived ian Bridge, built in 1998 over the in Ústí nad Labem were Germans . Labe River, is one of the symbols of Czechs lived predominantly in the the present-day architectural devel- industrial villages near Ústí nad opment of this town . Labem . This structure of inhabitants was the reason for the complica- tions in 1918 when Czechoslovakia was established . In 1945, at the very end of World War II, the town of Ústí nad Labem was exposed to the most severe air raids on the territory of Czechoslovakia . At that time hundreds of buildings in the centre of the city were destroyed . The first election after the war was won by the Communist Party and from that time it was the leading party in the country until 1990 . The first post-war decades in this region were characterized by the development of various branches of heavy

12 The Town of Ústí nad Labem and Its Surroundings

Among the historical monuments and places of interest that are located in the town of Ústí nad Labem we can name, for instance, Střekov Castle, the altered ruin of the original Gothic castle dating back to the 14th century, situated on a huge rock on the right bank of the Labe River . An- other dominating place is Větruše, an excursion place with a cableway and a restaurant for hikers and tourists (with a dancing hall, a terrace, a look-out tower, a maze lined with mirrors and a natural labyrinth), the Marian Bridge (the new bridge Klíše and Střekov . The Marian that crosses the Elbe/Labe River Bridge, built over the Elbe/Labe Riv- at Usti nad Labem) and the Marian er, at present belongs among the 10 Crag . In the very centre of the town most beautiful constructions of the there are several churches; with the world of the 1990s (according to the most famous being the Church of international survey of the renowned the Assumption of the Virgin with journal Structural Engineering Inter- the leaning tower (the leaning of its national) . tower was caused when the town Among cultural facilities in the town was bombed at the end of the war we can name The North Bohemian in 1945) . In addition to that, we can Opera and Ballet Theatre, Drama name the Church of St . Adalbert and Theatre, the Open-Air Cinema, the the Church of the St . Paul the Apos- Museum of the Town of Ústí nad tle (also called the Red Church) . In Labem . Some other cultural perfor- the town we can also find areas of mances are held, for instance, in the modern housing development and Ústí nad Labem House of Culture . modern villa quarters, mostly in

13 Every year Ústí nad Labem invites mations (a fantastic rock city with ensembles from various parts of numerous bizarre sandstone forma- our country and from abroad to take tions), the Museum of Folk Architec- part in numerous festivals . Among ture in Zubrnice (which illustrates them we can name the International the rural type of life in the area of Festival of Dancing, Trampská porta the Bohemian Midlands), as well as (a festival of country music), the In- many other places of interest . ternational festival of Choir Singing Two protected landscape areas – the or the Ústí nad Labem international Labe River Sandstone Formations competition called Virtuosi per mu- and the Bohemian Massif – also sica di pianoforte . spreads as far as the territory of In the vicinity of the town of Ústí nad Ústí nad Labem and the surround- Labem there are various tourist cen- ing areas; in addition to that a great tres or excursion places . In the town number of smaller nature reserves itself there is Bertha Valley and a zoo can be found in this territory-for in- garden, close to the town is situated stance Vrkoč – our national monu- the Erben Lookout, Vaňov Waterfall ment, a unique basalt rock formation (which forms unusual ice formations the shape of which reminds us of in the winter period), ruins of the spread hair . castle called Blansko, the Church of More detailed information about this St . Barbara in Dubice, Velké Březno town can be found at the following Chateau, Trmice Chateau, Napoleon- websites: ic battlefields in Chlumec, Přestanov www .usti-nad-labem .cz . and Varvažov, Tisá Sandstone For-

14 Study Information

General information

Numerous forms of studies offered by the University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně are governed by the Univer- sity Rules and Regulations . Accord- ing to these Rules all students have a possibility of studying any subject offered by UJEP programmes . The competent department always confirms its recognition of the student’s completion of the subject . Foreign students have to follow re- quirements of the faculty at which they study . Foreign students should be informed well ahead about the way of recognition of the subjects studied at our university . The majority of the courses at our university are taught in the Czech language . But also there are some also programmes subjects taught in English or other languages (e .g . German or Russian) . It depends on the field of study . Any problems that may occur with study issues at UJEP are solved by secretaries at the Student Affairs Department of the particular faculty .

15 Individual UJEP Buildings and Student Affairs Departments – Contacts to Their Heads

Faculty of Art and Design Pasteurova 9, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Mgr. Matoušková Monika Head of Student Affairs Department Tel .: (+420) 475 285 130 E-mail: monika .matouskova@ujep .cz

Faculty of Education České mládeže 8, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Mgr. Bláhová Jana Head of the Student Affairs Department Tel .: (+420) 475 283 163 E-mail: jana .blahova@ujep .cz

Faculty of Environment Králova výšina 7, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Matkovičová Dana Head of the Student Affairs Department Tel .: (+420) 475 284 149 E-mail: dana .anyzova@ujep .cz

16 Individual UJEP Buildings and Student Affairs Departments – Contacts to Their Heads

Faculty of Health Studies Velká Hradební 13, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Ing. Mertová Veronika Head of the Student Affairs Department Tel .: (+420) 475 284 214 E-mail: veronika .mertova@ujep .cz

Faculty of Philosophy České mládeže 8, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Mgr. Šolcová Hana Head of the Student Affairs Department Tel .: (+420) 475 283 166 Fax: (+420) 475 283 274 E-mail: hana .solcova@ujep .cz

Faculty of Production Technology and Management Na Okraji 1001, 400 01 Ústí nad Labem Olivová Soňa Head of the Student Affairs Department Tel .: (+420) 475 285 514 E-mail: olivova@fvtm .ujep .cz

17 Individual UJEP Buildings and Student Affairs Departments – Contacts to Their Heads

Faculty of Science České mládeže 8, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Chocholoušová Alena Head of the Student Affairs Department Tel .: (+420) 475 283 182 E-mail: alena .chocholousova@ujep .cz

Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Moskevská 54, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Vitáková Vladislava Head of the Student Affairs Department Tel .: (+420) 475 284 608 E-mail: vladislava .vitakova@ujep .cz

The Rector’s Office Pasteurova 1, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem

18 STAG (i.e. the abbreviation for the internet pre-enrolment . The inter- “Study Agenda”) net pre-enrolment is advertised by individual faculties, in compliance with their progress charts . Even af- The STAG is a system that enables ter expiration of this period of time students to keep an eye on the histo- it is possible to make changes in the ry of their study . It is also made use student’s agenda, but only by means of for students´ registration of their of an application submitted to the studies in the following semester . Student Affairs Department . The Students can also create and modify Department makes these additional their timetables by making use of the changes for an administrative fee . STAG . By means of this system they The progress charts are available at register themselves for individual the internet addresses of each fac- exams . The results of their exams ulty . and their completion of individual It is very important to pay attention subjects are registered in the STAG to safety of all students´ personal database by individual teachers . data . For that reason each student Foreign students have to go to the should keep his/her access codes Student Affairs Department, where strictly confidential to avoid any they get the access name and pass- misuse of his/her personal data . Af- word . These two things make their ter closing the internet browser, you access to STAG possible . They can also log out from the STAG . also ask for a possibility of getting access to the Internet at the UJEP students’ residential halls (dormitories) . In addition to that, the Choice of Subjects electronic study agenda enables students to make a request for their Accommodation Scholarship . Each department or faculty offers Before the new semester begins students a wide range of subjects all students are expected to enrol they can study in the given semester . (or write off) in/from the STAG the All students of this university are in- subjects they want (do not want) formed about the scope of subjects to study . It is possible to do that in and their contents by ‘Syllabi or Syl- the period of time of the so-called labuses’ (which enable students to

19 read abstracts of individual subjects to check whether the teacher has al- in English and learn some more ready awarded the expected credits details about all subjects of their to you . In case that you find out that choice) . They are recommended to the credits for the subject you have foreign students by the departments passed have not been included in the concerned . Unless the chosen sub- STAG, please contact immediately ject is suitable to you (or if you wish the teacher who is responsible for to change any of the subjects and the particular subject . The Univer- replace it by another) you can make sity of Jan Evangelista Purkyně uses these changes in the STAG or ask a system compatible with the ECTS the Student Affairs Department for credit system . assistance . Information about the number of credits you can obtain for completion of individual subjects can be found in STAG, as well as the number of credits . This electronic The Scale of Grades system (STAG) will also enable you

Započteno (Z) = indicates that the student has been awarded the required number of credit points for the studied subject . Examination Results: Výborně (1) = Excellent Velmi dobře (2) = Very Good Dobře (3) = Good Nevyhověl/a (4) = Fail Some subjects are not completed by an examination . In that case students are awarded only a certain number of credit points (i .e . the number of credit points required for the relevant subject by the syl- labus), the co called ”Zápočet“ . The

20 granting of the required credit points The Student Card also serves as the to students certifies that these stu- Reader’s /Borrower’s Identification dents have successfully completed Card, which enables the student to the studied subject . In case that stu- get access to all university libraries . dents wish to pass an examination, It is also used for accommodation they are expected to obtain the re- and provision of the reduced student quired credits at first, otherwise they fare for the Mass Urban Transporta- are not allowed to sit for an exam in tion System in Ústí nad Labem, as the given subject . well as for the opening of a selected number of entrance doors and re- volving doors installed in some of the university buildings (for instance Student Cards at the Faculty of Environment, or on the premises of K5 (i .e . one of the Student Residential Halls) . Student cards are issued in the form of chip card . For foreign students coming to our university within the Erasmus programme this student Libraries card is issued without the ISIC licence . The issue of this card will be provided by the UJEP the Centre of As mentioned above, the UJEP Stu- Informatics of UJEP . dent Card also serves as a library Provided that the student sends card for access to all UJEP libraries his/her duly filled in application for (i .e . the chip card) . The common the issue of the Student’s Card, the catalogue for all UJEP libraries can card will be prepared well ahead and be found at http://arl .ujep .cz available for the student upon his/ The registration in the libraries of her arrival . individual parts of UJEP is free of If any of the incoming foreign stu- charge for students . For more infor- dents is interested in the card that mation, please, study the following also includes the ISIC licence, he/ website: http://www .ujep .cz in the she has to arrange for its issue in the section “Podle činností“(According to Czech Republic on his own (for more activities) → “Knihovny“ (Libraries) . details, please check www .isic .cz) .

21 The North-Bohemian Research Li- Internet Access brary in Ústí nad Labem (Severo- česká vědecká knihovna v Ústí nad Labem) You can get connected to the Inter- The fee for student registration in net at school (i .e . on the university this library is CZK 100 .00 per stu- premises), in dormitories or in inter- dent, per year . net-cafés . Each faculty has its own internet Useful information: classrooms with computers con- e-mail: knihovna@svkul .cz nected to the Internet . www: http://svkul .cz At some faculties there is a possibil- wap: www .svkul .cz/wap .wml ity of the Wi-Fi connection (wireless connection to the Internet) and thus, Address of the Research Section of if you are a laptop owner, you can the Library also use the Wi-Fi connection . De- Velká Hradební 49, 400 01 Ústí nad tails of the connection to the wire- Labem less net can be found at: http://edu- roam .ujep .cz . People’s Section and the Depart- Each room in the dormitories has ment of English Literature two sockets for the Internet connec- W . Churchilla 3, 400 01 Ústí nad tion . The only possibility how you Labem can get connected to the Internet is through the flex, i .e . through the LAN University Bookshop network . The Internet speed is 100 Pasteurova 1, 400 01 Ústí nad Labem Mb/s . For the connection it is nec- Tel .: (+ 420) 475 286 044 essary to have the flex of the length E-mail: knihkupectvi@ujep .cz of 3-5 meters . You can get it in Ústí Opening hours: Mon–Fri 9 .00–17 .00 nad Labem shops with electrical ap- pliances; its approximate price is CZK 80 .00 . Another necessity for the connection is the functional network card . For more information see the following website: http://www .skm- net .ujep .cz .

22 Courses of the Czech Language for The Introductory course of the Foreigners Czech language for foreign students lasts 2 hours a week for the period of one semester . Foreign students Our university organizes short-term will be provided with more detailed courses of the Czech language un- information about the course of the der the auspices of the Depart- Czech language after their arrival . ment of the Czech language of the Faculty of Education for students coming to study at the university within the framework of the existing How will you get to Ústí nad exchange programmes (Erasmus, Labem? programmes for inter-governmental stipend holders, etc .) and annual paid courses of the Czech language Timetables for trains, buses and ur- for foreigners as a form of prepara- ban transport can be found on the tion for studying Czech programmes internet (in English) at the following at Czech universities . This course is address: www .idos .cz . provided by the Centre for Lifelong All international flights arrive in Education of the Faculty of Educa- Prague Airport Václav Havel . From tion) . the airport you can go by the Airport Express (AE) Bus (from Terminal 1 to Prague – the Main/Central Rail- way Station, which is on the Under- ground – Line C . It is easy to travel to the Czech Re- public by train . Agreat number of through trains go via Ústí nad Labem . In Ústí nad Labem there are two different railway stations where the international trains stop . The first is Ústí nad Labem hlavní nádraží (Ústí n . L . – The Main Railway Sta- tion) and the second is called Ústí

23 nad Labem – Západ (Ústí n . L . – the C) . The buses, which go to Ústí nad West) . Labem, depart from the Holešovice From “Praha – Hlavní nádraží” (the Railway Station . Ústí nad Labem has Main Railway Station in Prague) or only one bus station . The stations of “Praha – Holešovice” (i .e . the railway the urban transportation system are station on the Underground-Line located near the bus station . C) by EC trains to Ústí nad Labem Travelling by car: you have to buy “Hlavní nádraží” (the Main Railway a motorway vignette which is ob- Station) . ligatory for driving on Czech high- Travelling by bus is also possible . ways . Next to the dormitories there International buses usually go to the is a free of charge parking place . Prague Bus Station Florenc (on the Underground (Metro) – Lines B and

Dresden PL Wroclav

Ústí nad Labem E 55

E 48 Karlovy Vary PRAHA E 50 Plzeň CZ Brno

München

A Wien

24 Travelling in the Czech Republic

Public Transport

Within the Czech Republic you can travel by long-distance transports which are trains or buses . private owner and they have another tariff than ČD . The trains are divided into some Buses categories . The basic division is on first and second category .

In Ústí nad Labem the long-distance Osobní vlak (Os) = Stopping train buses depart from the Bus Station . II . Category There is one exception and it is the These trains run on local railways departure of the buses in the direc- and stop in every station . Some of tion Prague . These buses leave from the stations are request stop . You the Main Railway Station . The bus have to give sign to train service if transport has more owners which is you want to get off . the reason for different prices of the fares . Spěšný vlak (S) This type of train runs on longer railways and halts only in bigger station .

Trains Rychlík (R) = Fast train Category II, Category I – passengers have to pay an additional charge – it The keeper of the train transport is stops only at important railway sta- České dráhy (ČD, Czech Railways) . tions or at intersections of bigger Only some local railways are kept by towns and cities .

25 InterCity (IC) be made use of by students/people Category I travelling in groups of two and more It is the category of trains which run persons . If you travel alone, there is within the Czech Republic . If you only a reduction in the form of a re- want to travel by InterCity trains it is turn ticket . However, this reduction necessary to buy tickets with an ad- is possible only when you go back ditional charge . on the same day . You can find more information about SuperCity (SC) transport by trains at the following Category I site: www.idos.cz . This kind of trains belongs to the best category . It is called Pendolino and passengers buy extra tickets for the journey by Pendolino . Public Transport in Ústí nad Labem

EuroCity (EC) Category I Ústí nad Labem (like every major city This is an international train . Pas- in the Czech Republic) has a public sengers who wish to travel by this transport system (MHD = the Mass train buy an international ticket with Urban Transport System) . You have an extra charge for travelling abroad . to buy a ticket for the mass urban There is a possibility of a reduction transport (MHD) . After getting on for groups . A group reduction can the bus, you have to date-stamp

26 your ticket to make it valid . This Revoluční Street, where they provide Mass Urban Transportation System you with information about the traffic . in Ústí nad Labem makes use of two The tickets can be bought at the types of means of transport – buses Traffic Department, at the tobacco- and trolley buses . nist’s or from automatic machines If you wish to get to the Klíše dormi- at main bus stations; or you can ask tory from the main railway station, the driver to sell a ticket to you (in you have to take trolleybus No . 52 . that case, however, you have to pay Please, do not travel without a valid a slightly higher price for the ticket) . ticket since passengers are checked The Student Coupon (Voucher) by ticket inspectors from time to (available for students until 26 years time . You have to show your ticket to of age) after submitting the student the driver when you get on the bus/ chip card to the transportation Com- trolleybus at some lines of the ur- pany of the Town of Ústí nad Labem: ban transport . The penalty for being caught travelling on a bus without Period of its validity prices a valid ticket is CZK 500 .00,– if you Zones 101 + 111 + 121 + 122 pay in cash at the place of inspection . 7 days CZK 100 If you pay later the amount is higher . 15 days CZK 150 The timetables for MHD are available 30 days CZK 265 on the Internet, at the following web- 90 days CZK 618 sites: www .idos .cz . You can also go to Zones 101 + 111 + 121 + 122 + 431 the Traffic Department Info-Centre in 7 days CZK 97

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27 30 days CZK 351 delivery . The ticket shall be obtained 90 days CZK 936 within approx . 2minutes from the Zones 111 + 121 + 122 + 431 moment the passenger’s requirement 7 days CZK 60 was sent off . The passenger is al- 30 days CZK 216 lowed to get on the bus or trolley bus 90 days CZK 576 only at the moment the SMS ticket The Civic Coupon is available for per- has been delivered to the passenger . sons/ passengers older than 26 years): In case of any inspection check, it Zones 101 + 111 + 121 + 122 is necessary to show the delivered 7 days CZK 195 ticket to the inspector or dictate the 15 days CZK 310 number of the telephone from which 30 days CZK 535 it has been bought . 90 days CZK 1395 Should you erase your SMS ticket 180 days CZK 2570 from the mobile phone, you can apply 365 days CZK 4845 for a duplicate in the form of MDJA by Zones 101 + 111 + 121 + 122 + 431 sending your request to the following 7 days CZK 195 number: 902 06 03 . In that case, how- 30 days CZK 702 ever, it is necessary to pay an extra fee 90 days CZK 1872 of CZK 3 .00 for this service . Zones 111 + 121 + 122 + 431 Transportation Company of the Town 7 days CZK 120 of Ústí nad Labem (Dopravní podnik 30 days CZK 432 města Ústí nad Labem) offers its ser- 90 days CZK 1152 vices . Detailed information is available One way fare/a ticket for an individual at the following website: www .dpmul . trip ( i .e . a full price transfer ticket): cz (The information is available only in 45 minutes CZK 18 the Czech language; foreign students 75 minutes CZK 23 are kindly asked to make use of our 24 hours CZK 80 student tutors’ assistance) . Registered Address of the Transpor- SMS Fare/SMS Tickets tation company: By sending a message (SMS) in the Revoluční 26, 401 11 Ústí n . Labem MDJ format to telephone number 902 Advance booking and/or sale of tick- 06 it is possible to buy an SMS ticket ets, as well as their issue: for CZK 18 .00 . Its period of validity Hraničář, Revoluční Street (just op- is 60 minutes from the term of its posite the department store Labe)

28 Accommodation

At present the price for accom- Catering services are provided at modation in the student dormitory the university canteen (which is part does not exceed an amount of CZK of the premises) by an independ- 3,000 .00 per month . The current ent company . In the vicinity there is price list is available at: a department store (Kaufland) and http://skm .ujep .cz . a public swimming pool that offers The premises of Student Residential services in its outdoor and indoor Halls in Klíše (Halls K1, K2, K3, K5, pools . and refectory/students´ canteen): Severní Terasa Accommodation Connection by making use of the (Student Residential Hall K6 – Mass Urban Transport from Mírové Hoření 13): náměstí (Mírové Square): Bus connection from Mírové – Trolley Bus Lines No . 52, 58 and náměstí: 59 – the direction of Klíše lázně, – Trolleybus lines No . 53 and the Klíše lázně output stop; No .55 in the direction of Severní – Bus Line No . 17 – the direction Terasa, the output stop is called of the Transportation Company Krušnohorská . Depot, the Klíše lázně, output bus – Trolleybus line No . 52 in the direc- stop; tion of Severní Terasa, Malátova – the output bus stop is located just output bus stop . The accommoda- opposite the Student Halls K1 and tion for students in this building K2 . is provided on the upper floors . For the full participation in sports activities students will have at their disposal a tennis court and the gym in the halls of residence . To find more cultural enjoyment they can visit the University Bar-Room situated on the ground floor of Residential Hall K3 .

29 Students can make use of catering These services are free of charge . services in the students´canteen Students´ halls also enable students located on the ground floor of the to make use of a washing machine, same building . If they are interest- a drying chamber, a piano room, ed in sports activities, they can use a TV room, an electric iron and a gym located in the same build- a vacuum cleaner . These are also ing . The shopping centre Albert is free of charge services . The rooms located in the vicinity of these uni- are cleaned by students themselves . versity premises . The residential hall provides a lot of services for students . Students are only expected to bring their own towels, glasses, mugs, plates, pot, pan, cutlery, etc . They are also Accommodation for Students‘ Guests and Visitors recommended to have their own electric kettle . These things are quite cheap and students can buy them in the Czech Republic . There is a possibility to accommo- The services offered by the residen- date students´ guests in the univer- tial hall also include: provision of sity residential halls . They are usually bed linen (a pillow and a blanket), accommodated in the single room, curtains, lamps and bedspreads . It is which is more expensive . They can possible to ask for one more blanket . also stay in the student’s room . In that case the student needs consent of his/her roommates . They have to put their signatures on a special form which is available in the Accommo- dation Office or in the storeroom . The signed form is submitted to the accommodation officer to whom you have to pay a small fee . The prices of accommodation for visitors are available at the following internet address: www .skm .ujep .cz or on notice board in some dormitories .

30 Catering Services i .e . cereals, legumes, potatoes and meat . Meat is one of the most important Catering for university students and parts in Czech cuisine – in our res- employees of UJEP is provided by taurants pork, beef, poultry, rab- two canteens . One canteen is lo- bit meat and venison are served . cated in the Klíše premises (Klíšská Among freshwater fish we can name 979/129, Ústí nad Labem) the other carp, trout, and less frequently also in placed in Hoření Street (Hoření 13, pikeperch or eel . Ústí nad Labem) . More information Gravies and dumplings are Czech can be found at: http://skm .ujep .cz specialities . Gravies usually in- In all buildings of UJEP there are au- corporate cream, butter and flour . tomatic machines with drinks and in There are many types of dumpling, the majority of university buildings for instance bread dumplings, po- students can also find a buffet for tato dumplings or dumplings stuffed their quick refreshment . with smoked meat or even with dif- In the vicinity of individual facul- ferent kinds of fruit . Soups are also ties there are numerous restaurants popular in Czech cuisine as well as and places that offer refreshment or sweet pastries . Delicacies include some other catering services . open sandwiches, various salads, soft ripened cheeses (Olomoucké tvarůžky) or Prague ham . Beer is an excellent accompaniment Gastronomy to Czech cuisine . Czech beer is world famous and has a long tradition . The bittersweet Becherovka liqueur, which is made in the spa town of Czech cuisine is strongly influenced Carlsbad, is also a popular souvenir by the geographical position of the for visitors to the Czech Republic . country . The Czech Republic is a landlocked country with a colder climate; consequently its cuisine has always been based on those ingre- dients that could be grown at home,

31 Insurance suing a long-term residence permit abroad and submitting a proof of travel health insurance is required, All foreign students are obliged to such insurance must cover costs as- have a valid health insurance and are sociated with necessary and urgent expected to present the confirmation health care, including the costs as- of the health insurance before the sociated with transportation, includ- registration at the Study Department ing mortal remains in the event of of the appropriate faculty . death, and such insurance must not Foreign students from the EU coun- exclude providing an insurance pay- tries will present the European Health ment in the case of accident caused Insurance Card . After their arrival by a wilful act, negligence or con- they have to register at the health in- tributory negligence of the insured, surance company called Všeobecná even as a result of drinking alcohol, zdravotní pojišťovna (Mírové taking narcotics or psychotropic náměstí 35/C, Ústí nad Labem, of- drugs by the insured . The amount of fice hours Monday and Wednesday the insurance payment limit must be 8 a .m . – 5 p .m ., Tuesday, Thursday at least EUR 60,000 .00 . and Friday 8 a .m . – 3 p .m .) . If a foreign national submits the ap- Foreign students from the countries plication abroad, the travel health in- that have an agreement on providing surance can be taken out not only at free health care will present a confir- an insurance company authorized to mation about free health care issued provide such insurance in the Terri- by their home health insurance com- tory of the Czech Republic, but also pany . These students have to regis- at an insurance company which is ter at the above mentioned health in- entitled to provide such insurance surance company immediately after in the other member states of the their arrival in Ústí nad Labem . European Union and/or in a state which is bound by the Treaty on the European Economic Area (Iceland, Students from non-EU countries Lichtenstein, Norway), or in a state where the foreign national is a citi- zen or where he/she has a permitted In the case a foreign national asks residence . In such cases, the foreign for granting a long-term visa or is- national is obliged to submit an offi-

32 cially authenticated translation of the More information: http://www .mvcr . insurance policy and general insur- cz/clanek/changes-in-conditions- ance terms and conditions to Czech for-the-entry-and-stay-on-the- together with the proof of travel territory-of-the-czech-republic- health insurance . Upon request, he/ from-2011 .aspx she shall also submit a proof of the http://www .mzv .cz/jnp/en/informa- payment of insurance premium for tion_for_aliens/index .html the whole term of required stay in our country . the Territory .

Residence Permit for Foreign Students

Registration for the Stay Contact the Ministry of the Interior offices when you wish to: • apply for an extension to a long- All foreign students staying at dor- stay visa (applications for such vi- mitories are automatically registered sas should be made to the relevant by the Foreign Police . Czech embassies) Students staying in private flats, • apply for a long-term residence homes, etc . have to made the regis- permit or its extension tration by the Foreign Police on their • apply for permanent residence own . • apply for a certificate of temporary In what circumstances should for- residence (EU citizens) eign national contact the Ministry of • apply for a residency card for Interior (Department for Asylum and a member of your family (EU citi- Migration Policy)? zens) and its extension address: Berní 2261/1, 400 01 Ústí • report a change in your place of nad Labem . residence in the Czech Republic should you intend to reside there for longer than 30 days • apply for a certificate of residency (should you hold a long-stay visa,

33 a long-term or permanent residence Republic, then this visa entitles its permit, or should you be an EU citi- holder to stay only in the countries zen or a member of their family, and referred to in this visa . should you reside only temporarily in the Czech Republic) .

Travelling to Countries in the Communications Neighbourhood

If you come from the EU countries Telephone Services and wish to travel abroad from the Czech Republic, there is no problem to travel to the other EU countries . A students coming from any of the It is easy and convenient to make tel- non-EU countries without a neces- ephone calls in the Czech Republic . sity to have a visa, he can travel to The country is covered by several those countries where they also do mobile networks . not have this requirement . In the If you wish to call a number in the case there is an obligation to have Czech Republic, you must first dial a visa of the country you wish to the country code 00420, followed travel to, you have to apply for the by other codes and numbers (that visa at the embassy of the particular of the city and the subscriber), but country . If you come with a visa for always without any additional zero . the Czech Republic, you can travel, If you want to make a call from the in compliance with this visa, within Czech Republic to another country, the Czech Republic and Slovakia . first dial 00, then the relevant coun- Before arrival to the Czech Republic, try code, followed by the particular please check in which countries the number (e .g . when calling the United visa is required . Kingdom, you would dial 0044 XXXX If a foreign student has the Schen- XXXXXX) . gen visa with a limited territorial validity or the visa with the territorial validity reduced only to the Czech

34 Mobile phones Important Telephone Numbers

There are currently three mobile We would like to inform you about the operators offering their services most important telephone numbers in the Czech Republic: Vodafone, you should always have handy when T-Mobile and Telefónica O2 . Their travelling in the Czech Republic . services are provided using the 900 Universal emergency service line – and 1800 MHz frequencies, which 112 (they speak also English and most mobile are enabled to use . German) Before you start using your mo- Ambulance – 155 bile phone in the Czech Republic, Police – 158 consider buying a local SIM card City police – 156 as it can considerably reduce your Fire brigade – 150 telephone bills . However, your mo- Directory enquiries – 1188 bile phone needs to be unblocked in that case . A SIM card together with a starting prepaid credit costs be- Postal Services tween CZK 300 – 2,000 .

Postal services in the Czech Repub- lic are provided by the Czech Post . Their services are reliable and of good quality . You can either send your postcards or letters from a post office, or buy a stamp at a news- stand and drop your mail in an or- ange post box . The Czech Post also provides express postal services . You can of course have your parcel insured, and when sending valuable items, you should also fill in a cus- toms declaration form . Czech post site: http://www .cpost .cz/

35 Further Practical Information pay a minimum of 2 % of the total amount for the exchange of your currency . At present you will find Time a lot of exchange machines installed in our banks – you put in your currency and the machine gives you the The Czech Republic lies in the same equivalent in Czech crowns . If you time zone as the rest of Central Eu- use this service, the exchange fee rope; you will therefore be using will be deducted as well . Central European Time (GMT + one Do not exchange your money in the hour) . The Czech Republic uses street, do not buy currency from summer and winter time . strangers, for instance in restau- When referring to time, the Czechs rants, airports or discos! do not use the morning (a .m .) and If you decide to exchange your afternoon (p .m .) distinction, but money in a private exchange office, rather, for example, refer to 8 a .m . at first ask the clerk to tell you the as 8:00, while 20:00 means 8 p .m . precise amount he is going to pay to In the spoken language you can you . The 0 % commission sign does also, for instance, hear the follow- not often relate to the sale but to the ing references to time: 8 o’clock in purchase of the foreign currency . the morning, 10 o’clock in the morn- The super-advantageous exchange ing, 6 o’clock in the afternoon (i .e . rate frequently advertised by the 18:00), or 8 o’clock in the evening exchange office applies only to the (20:00) . exchange above a certain limit (e . g . EUR 100 .00), or very often extra fees for the exchange are added . The exchange office is always respon- Financial Matters sible for providing full and correct information about terms and conditions of their services in several lan- Where to get Czech Currency? guages, however, the conditions are Banks and Exchange Offices often written in very small letters and You can get Czech crowns in banks customers frequently overlook these or in private exchange offices . In conditions or do not pay attention to bank exchange offices, you will them .

36 ATMs and Payment Cards in which you want to open the account . Be aware of the fact that this is a student account and in that case The easiest way is to get the money you are entitled to be offered student from ATMs, which are installed prac- advantages . tically at every corner in bigger cities . The absolute majority of them How to Open this Account accepts all common international We recommend you to ask your Tu- types of payment cards (Visa, Mas- tor for help because of the language terCard, Plus, Maestro, Cirrus and barrier . You have to take your Stu- some other) . You can also pay with dents Chip Card with you, the Ac- these cards in most shops, restau- commodation Certificate and your rants or petrol stations . passport . One crown is divided into 100 helers . The Czech Republic uses coins of the following values: CZK 1, CZK 2, CZK 5, CZK 10, CZK 20 and CZK 50 . Opening Hours Paper banknotes have the values of CZK 50, CZK 100, CZK 200, CZK 500, CZK 1000, CZK 2000 and CZK Shops 5000 . The opening hours of most shops from Monday to Friday are 8 or 9 a .m . to 5 p .m . and on Saturdays mornings . Major retail stores and Possibility of Opening a Bank shopping centres are open from 8 Account a .m . to 10 p .m . every day including weekends, some of them are open 24 hours a day . Some smaller shops We recommend this possibility to may close for a lunch break, which is those students who need to bring usually between 12 a .m . and 1 p .m . the money from their country to the Czech Republic . It is possible to Banks open this bank account at any bank Banks and public offices are open but you have to make inquires about mostly on working days (Monday to the services offered by the bank Friday) between 9 a .m . and 5 p .m .,

37 though the hours of individual transportation services are signifi- branches can vary . Post offices are cantly limited on these days and the also open on Saturday mornings . intervals are much longer than on working days . Restaurants Most restaurants and cafés are Public Holidays open daily from 9 a .m . to 11 p .m . or January 1 even later . In smaller towns, restau- New Year’s Day – Foundation of the rants and cafés do not open before Czech Republic in 1993 lunchtime, i .e . 11 a .m . Most pubs Late March or early April and beer halls also observe similar Easter Monday opening hours . May 1 Labour Day Tipping A tip of 5–10 % is appreciated in any May 8 Liberation Day – The end of World restaurant with table service . The War II usual system is that the waiter announces the amount as he/she hands July 5 St. Cyril and St. Method (Methodi- over the bill and the customer while us) Day – The arrival of the Christian paying announces how much he missionaries sent from the Byzan- wishes to pay with the tip included . tine Empire to the Czech Lands July 6 Jan Hus (John Huss) Day – Com- memoration of this great religious Holidays reformer’s death at the stake in 1415 September 28 Day of the Czech Statehood – St . Sundays, Saturdays and public holi- Wenceslas’ Day – In remembrance days are the days when the majority of the patron saint of the Czech State of authorities and banks are closed; October 28 on Sundays and holidays shops are Czechoslovak Statehood Day – often closed as well . On the other Foundation of the independent hand, most restaurants, bars and Czechoslovak State in 1918 tourist attractions usually stay open . You should remember that public

38 November 17 Souvenirs Day of Students’ Fight for Freedom and Democracy – Commemorating the anti-Communist demonstrations of 1989 The most popular souvenirs are products of Czech skilful craftsmen, December 24 i .e . in particular glass, porcelain, and Christmas Eve ceramics . If you visit Prague, you December 25, 26 will see a lot of nicely decorated and Christmas Holidays illuminated shops with Bohemian glass . In Prague you also can find a lot of shops with handmade ce- Czech News ramics and those in which you can buy handmade clothes and fashion accessories . Another major treasure There is a great number of Czech of the Czech Republic is the semi- newspapers, but only a few are precious Czech garnet (also known available in English . One of the most as the Bohemian ruby) . favourite ones is The Prague Post (www .praguepost .com) .

39 Medical Care ment and Prevention), operated by the Medical Information Centre . The list always shows the particular Provided that you need acute medi- branch of medicine and contacts to cal care, make use of the emer- individual doctors/physicians . The gency medical service, located on websites of this system are available the premises of Masaryk Hospital at the following address: www .kata- (Masarykova nemocnice) in Bukov, loglekaru .cz . It is necessary to add which is open 24 hours a day . If you that all patients/clients are expected need an ambulance car, call num- to pay a fee for their visit at the doc- ber 155 for the Emergency Medical tor’s . Service . Unless you are Czech, call We recommend you to ask your Tu- number 112 (and you can make tor for help to avoid any problems yourself understood either in Ger- caused by the language barrier . man or in English) . Otherwise, every general practitioner will help you in List of general practitioners for these acute cases in the course of adults (for UJEP students): working hours . If you need to visit Masarykova nemocnice – areál a specialist, it is usually necessary Bukov (Masaryk Hospital, Bukov to make an appointment well ahead . premises) The list of physicians is available Sociální péče 3316/12A in the Central Information System 401 13 Ústí nad Labem www .mnul .cz H .E .L .P . (i .e . the Czech acronym for Central Exchange: (+420) 477 111 111 the Main Registry of Medical Treat- Ústecká poliklinika (Ústí Policlinic) Masarykova 2000/92 400 01 Ústí nad Labem-centre tel .: (+420) 477 102 111 http://www .usteckapoliklinika .cz

40 Pharmacies Psychological Advice Centre (Coun- selling Centre)

In pharmacies students can ask for two types of medicaments . The At the department of psychology of first type is free medicaments that the Faculty of Education students can be bought without any doc- can find assistance in the Psycho- tor’s prescription . The second type logical Counselling Centre whenever is available only against the doc- they have problems associated with tor’s prescription . For the first type their studies or living in a foreign of medicaments students will have country . Its main aim is to provide to pay the full price, while for the on-line confidential, professional other type of medicaments they will and free of charge psychological have to pay an extra charge (from 0 and psychotherapist assistance to to 100 % of their price) . The symbol members of the UJEP academic of pharmacy is a green cross . community . This counselling cen-

41 tre is run by psychologists working TUTOR Programme at the Department of Psychology of the UJEP Faculty of Education . The services provided by this centre in- The TUTOR Programme develops clude psychological diagnostics, an effort to support foreign students crisis intervention and psychological who study at UJEP; it tries to assist counselling . them in their overcoming the lan- Contacts: http://pf .ujep .cz/index . guage barrier and facilitates their ori- php?option=com_content&view=article &id=1381&Itemid=573 entation in the university operation and its services . This programme functions in cooperation with the Department of External Relations of the Rector’s Office . http://tutor .ujep .cz

University Sports Facilities

On the premises of students dormitories (officially called Students´ Residential Halls) and in their vicinity you can find numerous sports facilities belonging to this university – gyms on the premises of K1 (Klíšská Street) and K6 (Hoření Street) and conditioning rooms (fitness rooms and/or muscle conditioning gyms) at K3 (Jateční Street), K5 (Na Okraji) and K6 (Hoření Street) . At each of the residential halls students can always find a room for playing table tennis . A large number of sports grounds can be found near the fol-

42 lowing premises: K1 Residential aerobic, basketball, beach volleyball, Hall and the Faculty of Education . floorball, football; mountain climb- It is possible to play the following ing, body building, tourism, modern games here: volleyball, hockey ball, and sports gymnastics and a lot of netball (the Czech term for this game other sports activities . Within the is “nohejbal”– i .e . gamea played allotted period of time (please note with a football kicked across the that every semester the reserved net), football, basketball, tennis and period of time changes) the con- beach volleyball . ditioning room is available for our Students can also make use of the students and they can use it for re- sports hall at the Faculty of Edu- duced admission . More information cation, on the premises of České about the USK Slavie is available at mládeže . They can register in the the following website: http://pf .ujep . USK Slavie (the Ústí Students’ cz/ktv/ under the reference the “USK Sports Club) and within the frame- Slavie“ . work of its individual teams/clubs The Sports Hall of the UJEP Faculty they can go in for the following of Education is a multifunctional fa- sports or play the following games: cility that has at its disposal quite

43 a large area with a hall for fight- its own (Bukovina), which is located ing sports, a muscle-conditioning in Český ráj (in the Czech Paradise – room (weight/fitness training room), i .e . an area of unique natural beauty a covered athletic field, a climbing spots) . wall and a boulder training wall . Numerous classrooms and a labo- ratory of functional assessment are also parts of this Sports Hall . Other Sports Facilities On the premises comprising a few buildings of the Faculty of Educa- tion students can also find a room Information about some other sports for training gymnastics, two sand facilities can be found at: www . sports grounds and an area with usti-nad-labem .cz in the follow- the artificial surface . The University ing section: Turistům (for Tourists) also possesses a training centre of → volný čas (free time) → Sport

44 (Sport) . These links will offer you Mountains (Východní Krušné hory), a lot of information about various which offers a lot of opportunities kinds of sports and games, for infor skiing in winter . The total area of stance the following ones: athletics, this park is 4 000 ha and it is located basketball, fighting sports, cycling, at the average height of 700m above fitness, football, handball, moun- the seal level . Its main ski centre, tain climbing/mountaineering, horse Zadní Telnice, located in the vicinity riding, bowling, ice hockey, skiing, of the town of Ústí nad Labem, offers swimming, skateboard, tennis, tour- a couple of downhill courses of dif- ism, rowing and water polo; further ferent levels of difficulty, as well as information is available at websites ski running tracks, which can also be of Městské služby Ústí nad Labem found in Adolfov, Nakléřov and Tisá . (Ústí nad Labem Municipal Ser- The skiing season commences (in vices): http://msul .cz (i .e . an opera- dependence on the current weather tor of the Swimming Pool in Brná, conditions) in the middle of Decem- the Municipal Football Stadium, the ber and lasts approximately until the Municipal Spa, the Klíše Swimming month of March . Pool and Other Facilities, the Sauna and the Winter Stadium) . Where can I find a current survey Three bigger sports stadiums are lo- of cultural and sports events in the cated in the town itself: the Winter Czech Republic? Stadium, the Municipal Stadium– Important cultural events held in the for athletic events and for football . Czech Republic can be found on the There are also sports halls, tennis following portals or websites: www . courts and bowling rooms . In the kudyznudy .cz, www .ticketpro .cz or vicinity of the town students can www .ticketstream .cz . You can find even find a possibility to train horse interesting information about the racing, golf, mountain/rock climb- Czech Republic in Czech, Slovak, ing (on artificial walls and in natural English, German, French, Spanish conditions) . In summer months stu- and Russian at www .czech .cz . dents will have a chance of making use of the cyclobus in the direction of Adolfov, Tisá or Petrovice . Not far from Ústí nad Labem there is a natural park – the Eastern Ore

45 Information Sheet, Key Data Name of Institution Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem Institutional Erasmus Code CZ USTINAD01 Head of Institution René Wokoun Website www .ujep .cz Postal Address Pasteurova 1, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem, CZ

Vice-rector for External Relations Name Zdeněk Radvanovský Postal Address Pasteurova 1, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem, CZ Contact zdenek .radvanovsky@ujep .cz Phone: +420 475 286 275

External Relations Department Postal Address Pasteurova 1, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem, CZ Phone: + 420 475 286 277, fax: + 420 475 286 175 Head of External Relations Gabriela Krečová Department, Erasmus Insti- gabriela .krecova@ujep .cz tutional Coordinator Incoming Students Lucie Velková lucie .velkova@ujep .cz Deadline for Application Forms Winter Term June 15 (May 15 for Turkish students) Summer Term December 15 (November 15 for Turkish students) Academic Year Winter Term 2nd half of September Summer Term 2nd half of February

46 Required Forms All Incoming students have Student Application Form to fill in and send the follow- Learning Agreement ing forms to the Jan Evan- Application for Accommodation gelista Purkyně University in Request for Issuing a Foreign Student Card Ústí nad Labem: These forms are available at: http://www .ujep .cz/en/welcome/international- relations/erasmus/forms .html

ECTS Programme and Course Catalogue Website http://tom .ujep .cz:8180/search?lang=en

Foreign Student Guide Website http://www .ujep .cz/en/welcome/study .html (The guide is on the right hand side of the page)

Accommodation Website http://skm .ujep .cz

Departmental Coordinators Faculty of Art and Design Departmental Erasmus Eva Mráziková Coordinator Pasteurova 9, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem eva .mrazikova@ujep .cz, http://fud .ujep .cz Phone: +420 475 285 124, fax: +420 475 285 127 Faculty of Education Departmental Erasmus Jana Ceeová Coordinator České mládeže 8, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem jana .ceeova@ujep .cz Phone: +420 475 283 165 Faculty of Environment Departmental Erasmus Miloslav Kolenatý Coordinator Králova výšina 7, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem miloslav .kolenaty@ujep .cz, http://fzp .ujep .cz Phone: +420 475 284 115, fax: +420 475 284 158

47 Faculty of Health Studies Departmental Erasmus Veronika Mertová Coordinator Velká Hradební 13, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem veronika .mertova@ujep .cz Phone: +420 475 284 214, fax: +420 475 282 441 Faculty of Philosophy Departmental Erasmus Eva Krovová Coordinator České mládeže 8, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem eva .krovova@ujep .cz Phone: +420 475 283 301, fax: +420 475 283 274 Faculty of Production Technology and Management Departmental Erasmus Jana Bejdlová Coordinator Na Okraji 1001, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem bejdlova@fvtm .ujep .cz, http://fud .ujep .cz Phone: +420 475 285 518, fax: +420 475 285 566 Faculty of Science Departmental Erasmus Michaela Bobková Coordinator České mládeže 8, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem michaela .bobkova@ujep .cz, http://sci .ujep .cz Phone: +420 475 283 154, fax: +420 475 212 053 Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Departmental Erasmus Jitka Ježková Coordinator Moskevská 54, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem jitka .jezkova@ujep .cz Phone: +420 475 284 718, fax: +420 475 200 169

Publisher: J . E . Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem Department for External Relations Pasteurova 1, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Czech Republic www .ujep .cz All information contained in this brochure is subject to change . Edited with support of the EU within the Erasmus Programme .

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