Information for incoming Erasmus students
- Orientation week starts on Monday, September 13, 2010 (read more information below)
- Academic year 2010 – 2011 ( Winter semester) starts on Monday, September 20, 2010 and ends on Friday, December 17, 2010
Thank you for informing the International Liaison Office (zuzana.hamdanieh(at)upol.cz) about the date of your arrival as soon as possible
How to get to Olomouc ?
For general travel arrangements you may find useful the following links:
- www.idos.cz (trains + buses connection)
- www.scpendolino.cz (fast train connection)
- www.eshop.cd.cz
Please note that the first thing you should do upon your arrival in Olomouc is to check in in Neředín Hall of Residence. Registration in International Liaison Office will be done during the orientation week or in the following days during the office hours.
How to get to Neředín Hall of Residence from the railway station in Olomouc?
By taxi – every taxi driver knows the university campus,it´s sufficient if you say “Neředín kolej - recepce”, Czech words “kolej (e) “ =students´dormitory, “recepce” = reception
A price of the taxi: up to 200,- CZK (Olomouc railway station – Neředín reception)
Contacts: Atlant taxi: +420 800 113 030, www.atlanttaxi-olomouc.cz
Alfa taxi: +420 800 150 505, www.alfataxi.eu
There are usually taxis waiting in front of the railway station. Just look around.
By tram
To get in Neředín you should take a tram no. 2 or 5 and get off at the terminus (last stop). A tram stop is situated in front of the main railway station. A price of the ticket is 12,- CZK ( 16,- CZK if bought on the board from a driver). It´s necesarry to stamp the ticket on the board. Tickets are available at newsagentś or there are also vending machines situated near the railway station´s main entrance .
Should you feel better with some assistance right upon your arrival in Olomouc, please contact our buddy service in advance at esnup.upol(at)gmail.com or esnup.buddy(at)upol.cz
You may ask a Czech student e.g. to pick you up at Olomouc railway station and accompany you to dorms. Unfortunately, neither the university nor buddy service can arrange such a service from the Prague airport.
Buddy System is organized by ESN UP ( Erasmus Student Network at Palacký University). The main aim is to assist incoming students from the very beginning, give them a smooth start into their studies and stays at PU.
ESN UP Olomouc: www.esnup.upol.cz
Housing for all Erasmus students is booked in students´ halls of residence on Neředín campus (Neředín = a familiar name of a part of the city where the halls of residence are situated)
Address: VSK Neředín (Neředín Hall of Residence)
U Letiště 12
771 11 Olomouc
On the Neředín campus, enter a partly glassed in rounded building with the reception desk, the building itself is immediately visible from the tram stop since it´s situated in the middle of the campus. Planning your arrival date please note that a service at the reception is nearly non-stop, though between midnight and 6 a.m. you will have to ring the bell to get in. At the reception, introduce yourself as an Erasmus student, identify yourself with ID or with a passport. You will get a key, sign a housing contract and pay a refundable deposit of 2 500,- CZK ( 100 Euro). Please note that all housing payments are requested in Czech currency and in cash. Deposit and rent are always required in due time however upon you arrival itś not necessary to pay immediately, you will be given a week time to exchange money or draw out money from the bank etc.
Should you make comments on housing, be so kind and inform the International Liaison Office / Mrs. Hamdanieh. In case you deal with some emergency problems, get immediately in touch with a lady at the reception or inform the housing office in Neředín. In any case don´t do any repairs by yourself, there are servicemen in dorms.
Orientation Programme
September 13, 2010 - September 17, 2010
includes important information about studying at Palacký University as well as practical information that may help students in adjusting to the new enviroment.
Welcome Meeting starts at 10 a.m. in the premises of the Philosophical Faculty in Main Meeting Hall, Křížkovského street 8 , Olomouc.
Meeting point is a courtyard at Křížkovského 8. where Czech students (ESN UP) will wait for incoming Erasmus students.
How to get to Palacký University ( from dormitory in Neředín)?
Take a tram* no. 2 ( the best choice because you will not have to change the trams ), pass several stops, get off at „Náměstí Republiky“ (the eighth stop), in front of you there is a car park, go straight on, the upper line on your left hand side is Křížkovského street, go on for about 50 m and on your right hand side look for no. 8, come in and wait at the courtyard ( a small courtyard with a fountain and four trees).
* on working days tram no. 2 leaves Neředín at 9:05, 9:17, 9:29, 9:41, 9:53 in the morning, time-tables are available at every stop or at www.mhdspoje.cz ( only in Czech).
Be so kind and note that for organizational purposes (registration) it is important to come in time, 5-10 minutes before are appreciated. Transportation from Neředín to Křížkovkého street takes about 20 min.
At the welcome meeting, every incoming student will get a file with a printed programme of the orientation week and some other information materials. A sightseeing tour of the town, a visit of the Town Hall, meeting with a police officer, interesting lectures, Survival Czech course ( for real beginners), Tram Party, Welcome Party and a trip organized by Czech students, last but not least meetings with teachers/departmental coordinators (upon previous agreement) will be offered.
For practical reasons, students will be divided into groups, each having its timetable of activities.
Students who will arrive during the orientation week and interested in joining at least some parts of the orientation, should first report to the International Liaison Office, Křížkovského 8 to obtain information on ongoing activities.
Students who will not be able to take part in the orientation programme are asked to contact the International Liaison Office, Křížkovského 8,
Mrs. Zuzana Hamdanieh or Mrs. Ivana Petrželová to get information delivered during the orientation.
Monday- Friday : between 8 a.m. – 12 a.m. (Mrs. Hamdanieh), 12 a.m. - 16 a.m. (Mrs. Petrželová )
From September 20 till September 27, 2010 - Mrs. Hamdanieh will be out of the office, please contact Mrs. Petrželová or other members of the international office staff.
A tip for incoming students:
Days of European Cultural Heritage in Olomouc
September 10 -12, 2010
Don´t miss the opportunity to visit for free some of the most beautiful historical and cultural places of interest in Olomouc within the Days of European Cultural Heritage - September 10-12, 2010.
All of the most famous historical and cultural places of interest in Olomouc will be open to public for free.
Also:
On Friday, September 10, 2010 a classical music concert (Čajkovskij, Dvořák, Handel) will take place in the main square ( in front of the Holy Trinity Column). A performance will start at 8:30 p.m.
On Saturday, September 11, 2010 - a fair of traditional arts and crafts with a cultural programme, in the main square, from 9 a.m. till 4.30 p.m.
On Sunday, September 12, 2010 – an open air concert in Smetanovy sady ( Olomouc park) at 3.00 p.m.
AIR SHOW in Neředín on Saturday, September 11, 2010
music and fireworks in the evening from 7 p.m.
International Organ Festival 2010 in Olomouc
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Olomouc to host famous musicians from abroad, more at www.mfo.cz
For more information about current cultural events in Olomouc please visit www.tourism.olomouc.eu
A note for incoming students of medicine and nursing:
Your study programme or placement requires you to follow a timetable prepared in advance by a coordinator of PU Medical Faculty. After your arrival and accomodation in Neředín you are recommended to contact as the first your study coordinator – Mrs. Jitka Melcrová or Mrs. Marie Jurečková to get a timetable of your courses and study activities. Offices of both ladies are situated in the Dean´s office building , třída Svobody street no. 8.
Students majoring in nursing can contact either Bc. Kateřina Marková, Faculty of Health Sciences, her office is situated also at třída Svobody 8 or Mgr. Hana Ševčíková, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hněvotínská street 3, Olomouc (Teaching Hospital) – itś recommended to send an e-mail at hana.sevcikova(at)upol.cz to make an appointment in advance, a newly incoming student may need an assistance to get to a teaching hospital area.
A note for all but mainly for Polish students:
No need to arrange an ISIC( International Student Identification Card) at home, Palacký University provides all incoming students with a Palacký University Identification Card which is at the same time an ISIC ( two in one card ☺ ), the validity of ISIC issued in September 2010 will be till 31st December 2011,
price: 200,- CZK.
