Practical Information for Incoming Students - UJEP

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