News from dormitories and canteensCanteens and FreshUPs will return to regular opening hours from September 22. The Rectorate Canteen (Křížkovského) will be closed on Monday, September 15. Starting September 22, 2025, you will be able to purchase 10-15 most popular cold kitchen products from the FreshUP menu directly at the Neředín cafeteria. Every weekday from 7:30 to 14:30 at the cash register area -- where you usually buy salads, lunches, drinks, or ice cream. You can pay by cash or ISIC / UP ID card. - If you live in the dormitories, in the coming days you will be able to pick up refundable bags for waste sorting.
| | The amendment to the law brings two major changes for PhD studentsThe introduction of doctoral study income and the completion of studies consisting only of the defense of the dissertation for incoming doctoral students are brought by the amendment to the university law, which came into effect in March this year. Innovations also apply for current students in the second and higher year of full-time doctoral studies. More in the article. | | | Discover the world as an ambassador of the Aurora university networkDo you want to broaden your horizons, meet other students from all over Europe, and develop yourself? Thanks to UP being a member of the European university network Aurora, you can become part of the international community of students and attend online and offline events that will move you forward both personally and professionally. How? Apply by October 31 and become a new ambassador -- more at the Aurora website. | | | | | MEET UP: Experience the university cityGet to know the university and everything it offers! Meet students' organizations, university units, and lots of new people. P/\ST, Lazer Viking, or Cringe Prince and lots of buskers will perform. There will be a swap, relaxation zone, UPoint offer, workshops, and of course various food and drinks. All this at the university festival MEET UP on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, from 14:00 to 22:00 at Olomouc embankment -- Josefa Jařaba waterfront. A detailed program is already available online. (in Czech) | | | We start the semester sustainablySet out on a sustainable path with UP. Together, we join the European Sustainable Development Week and start the new academic year with activities that connect care for the environment and society with personal wellbeing. From September 22 until October 3, we will have Car-Free Day or the university bazaar -- you can bring things for exchange now. The program will include first-aid workshops, a conference on sustainable food, clothing swap, cycling trip to Kosíř, lectures on carbon storage and climate anxiety, and concluding yoga with the Faculty of Law. Everything can be found on the Sustainable University website. | | | International Car-Free Day at UP 2025Leave your car at home, come to the university on foot, by bike, or by public transport, and join the Sustainable University for the International Car-Free Day. On Monday, September 22, a packed program awaits you in the Zbrojnice courtyard and at the Geopark behind the Faculty of Science: coffee from Café Gape and refreshments for those who arrive on foot, by bike, or public transport, free cycle service, or an opportunity to try the electric car from Auronapůl and a cargo bike. In cooperation with nextbike, a joint ride around UP buildings, cycle bingo, and bonus code BEZAUT25 for a free ride will be part of the program. In the afternoon, we continue with the city of Olomouc at Republiky Square, with program prepared for the public as well. More information available online. | | | Join International Haná 2025 as an Active Volunteer! We are excited to invite you to take part in International Haná, a unique celebration of cultures, traditions, and diversity happening on October 9th, 2025! This year, we are looking for enthusiastic volunteers and cultural representatives who are eager to share their traditions, food, music, and stories with the university community and beyond. Why join? - Present your culture and traditions to a wide audience.
- Meet new people and build international friendships.
- Gain valuable experience in event organization and teamwork.
- Be part of one of the most colorful and inspiring events of the year!
Join us, participate actively, and let's turn International Haná into a celebration to remember! | | | | | Opening Student Holy MassThe University Catholic Movement Olomouc invites all students, employees, alumni, and friends of the university to the Holy Mass for the opening of the new academic year (in Czech). It will take place on Wednesday, September 24, from 19:00 at the Church of Our Lady of the Snows. The service will be celebrated by Apostolic Nuncio Mons. Jude Thaddeus Okolo. | | | UP Memory Edition: Discover the story of Aljo Beran, painter and author of the university emblemIf not for him, we would not have today's university logo. Renowned painter Aljo Beran is closely connected to UP as a teacher and played a major role in building its visual identity after its post-war restoration in 1946. His painting Athena with coat of arms became the model for the shield of our alma mater. The unique biography Life with the Scent of Turpentine. The Story of Aljo Beran is published by Palacký University Press in the UP Memory edition. The book launch will take place on Friday, September 26 from 17:00 at UPoint (in Czech), with participation of Aljo Beran's grandson and co-author Václav Čada among others. The event will also include an exhibition of photographs of old Olomouc from the artist's archive and a short staged reading from the book. | | | | | | - Statute of the Rector's Honorary Mention for UP doctoral students for scholarly article – amendment no. 2
This amendment to UP internal regulations, effective from September 3, 2025, (in Czech) primarily concerns doctoral students and vice-deans for doctoral studies at all UP faculties. It clarifies procedures for proposing awards to doctoral students, including the responsible vice-rector, and increases the number of scholarly articles that can be awarded. - Statute of the Coordination Council of UP Doctoral Study Programs
This internal UP regulation, effective September 5, 2025, (in Czech) primarily concerns doctoral students and vice-deans for doctoral studies at all UP faculties. It establishes the rector's advisory body for doctoral study programs. - Social scholarships at UP for the period September–December 2025
This internal UP regulation, effective September 9, 2025, (in Czech) primarily concerns students of all UP faculties and authorized employees of the study department. It specifies the amount of social scholarship for the period September to December 2025. - Accommodation scholarships at UP for the period October–December 2025
This internal UP regulation, effective September 9, 2025, (in Czech) is intended especially for UP students and other UP employees. It specifies the amount of accommodation scholarship for the period October to December 2025.
All UP standards, including the ineffective ones, divided by UP units, with the possibility of filtering and searching in them can be found by students and employees of UP after logging in to files.upol.cz. | | | | Win tickets for the What the Fest?! festivalIn cooperation with Letňák Olomouc, we have a competition for 10 free tickets (each winner gets 2 tickets) to the What the Fest? event. The festival will take place on September 24 in Letňák Olomouc and offer a rich line-up full of musical experiences. How to enter? Just write by Wednesday, September 17 to soutez@upol.cz the answer to this question: Who is the main headliner of the What the Fest festival? Remember to put "What the Fest" in the subject line. Good luck! | | | |
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