News from the dormitories and canteens

• New menu arrangement in the canteens
  From September, navigating the canteen menu will be easier. Meals from the following categories will always appear in the same position: 1. Czech and international cuisine; 2. FIT meals; 3. meat-free meals; 4. low-cost meals.

   

• Nutritional information on meals now also available in WebKredit and MobilKredit 2
  Would you like to choose your canteen meal according to both your taste and your current needs? It is now easier to do so. WebKredit and MobilKredit 2 now provide nutritional information for individual meals, including energy value and the amounts of fat, carbohydrates and protein. This gives you a better idea of a meal’s composition before ordering and lets you choose according to your preferences and needs. Find out more on the Accommodation and Dining Services website.

   

• New AlzaBox in Neředín: In addition to the previously announced AlzaBox at Envelopa, you can now also find an AlzaBox next to the UP canteen in Neředín.

   

• The Neředín canteen will reopen on 1 September (Mon–Fri, 11:00–14:00).

   

• The Křížkovského canteen will be closed on Thursday, 3 September 2026 due to a university event.

Find your way around UP and Olomouc

Starting your first year? Head to Orientation Days, which will take place on 17–18 September in Olomouc. They will help you find your way around the university, learn about study options and get to know Olomouc. You can look forward to lectures, seminars, a campus tour, but above all a day with a trainer – a senior student from the same or a similar field – who will tell you everything important.

INVITATIONS

Explore the faculty and departmental programme of the alumni gathering 

On Horní náměstí you can look forward to the university-wide programme – music will be performed by the Ateneo Mixed Chamber Choir or Olomouc's New Street Band, founded and partly staffed by our alumni. The highlight of the musical evening will be UP alumnus Marcel Procházka, a successful pop singer, with his current project Marcell & fiedlerski.

In addition, on the gathering website under the coloured tiles you will find links to the programmes of the individual faculties. For example, the Department of English and American Studies of the FF UP cordially invites you to a lute concert by its alumnus Ondřej Jalůvka. It will take place on Saturday, 12 September from 2:30 to 3:45 pm in the FF UP auditorium (Křížkovského 10).

Visit another Element Talks, this time on the theme of the world of gaming

The next event in the Element Talks series is intended for both UP students and employees as well as the general public interested in the topic of gaming. You can expect two perspectives on the gaming industry – from the creative and historical context to the technical and process background of professional game development and publishing. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, 8 September at 6:00 pm at Envelopa Hub; registration is on the VTP UP website. (in Czech)

AFOKINO invites you to Volání vulkánu (Call of the Volcano) 

What do volcanoes, art, archaeology and our civilisation have in common? Come on Thursday, 10 September at 8:00 pm to the Vnitro space at (Riegrova 5) for an AFOKINO screening. The documentary Volání vulkánu: Od popela po archivy a umění (Call of the Volcano: From Ashes to Archives and Art) by director and geologist Clive Oppenheimer will take you on a fascinating journey into the world of volcanoes and show how volcanic activity shaped our planet and human civilisation. The film will be followed by an afterparty with DJ PspkCz. Admission is free.

Join the European Sustainable Development Week at UP

Leave the car at home, swap things you no longer need, go to a film, lecture or workshop. The week kicks off on 22 September with International Car-Free Day. At Zbrojnice, Envelopa and Neředín there will be refreshments, a basic bicycle service and other accompanying programme. In addition, a special free circular tram will run around Olomouc from 6 am to 7 pm, and in the afternoon you can join a group bike ride.

On 23 September the traditional UP Bazaar follows, where clothes, books or household equipment can find new owners – you can bring unwanted items from 7 September onwards. In the following days the programme continues with lectures, workshops and other accompanying events. You can find the complete programme and registration for selected activities on the Sustainable University website.

Spice up the end of summer with our music quiz

The UP Marketing Department, in cooperation with Hospodský kvíz, has prepared another quiz for home, this time on the theme of music. 56 questions full of music clips covering music from the 1950s to the present await you. To launch the quiz you only need a computer, mobile phone or tablet with internet access, or a smart TV. You can find the quiz here. The quiz will be available until 30 September. We wish you a pleasant time with friends, family or colleagues.

COMPETITIONS

Competition for a voucher to the UP Press

The new semester is slowly approaching, and with it the time to restock books and study materials. We have therefore prepared a competition for a voucher worth 500 CZK for shopping at the UP Press – Publishing House of Palacký University. How to take part? Simply email us the correct answer to the following question by Wednesday 2 September at soutez@upol.cz: Which programme item will kick off this year's UP Alumni Homecoming? You will find the answer in the programme of the UP Alumni Gathering, which will take place on 11–12 September. Don't forget to put "Vydavatelství UP" in the subject line of your email. One winner will be drawn from the correct answers.

The University Shop and Information Centre UPoint is announcing a clearance sale of university clothing from older collections at a fraction of the original prices.