Information for incoming Erasmus students

Information for incoming Erasmus studentsSummer semester of 2012/2013 startson Monday,February 11, 2013 and ends on Friday, May 10, 2013Orientation week for new Erasmus students startson Monday, February 4, 2013.(more information below)Thank you for informing the International Relations Office(zuzana.hamdanieh@upol.cz) about the date of your arrival.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/eshopwww.studentagency.eu ( trains + buses connection)Please note that the first thing you should do after your arrival in Olomoucis to check in in Neředín Hall of Residence.Registration in the International Relations Office will be done during theorientation week or in the following days during the office hours.How to get to Neředín Hall of Residence from the railway station inOlomouc?1) By taxi – every taxi driver knows the campus, it is sufficient if you say“Neředín kolej - recepce”, Czech words “kolej (e)” = students´dormitory,“ recepce” = receptionA price of taxi: up to 200,- CZK

2) By tramA tram stop is situated in front of the main railway station.To Neředín take a tram no. 2 or 7 and get off at the last stop/terminus.A price of the ticket is 14,- CZK (20,- CZK, if bought on the board from adriver). It is necesarry to stamp the ticket on the board. Tickets are availableat newsagents´ or there are also vending machines situated near the railwaystation´s main entrance.Should you feel better with some assistance right upon your arrival in Olomouc,please contact the student´s buddy service in advance at esnup.buddy@gmail.comor visit www.esnup.upol.czYou may ask a Czech student e.g. to pick you up at Olomouc railway station andaccompany you to the dormitory. Unfortunately, neither the university nor the buddyservice can arrange such a service from the Prague airport.Buddy System is organized by ESN UP (Erasmus Student Network at PalackýUniversity). It is designed to provide incoming students with a smooth start intostudies at PU.

Housing for all new Erasmus students is booked in students´ halls ofresidence in Neředín campus (Neředín = a part of the city where the halls ofresidence are situated)Address: VSK Neředín (Neředín Hall of Residence)U Letiště 12771 11 Olomouchttp://www.skm.upol.cz/en/In Neředín, at the campus, enter a partly glass round shaped building with thereception desk, the building itself is immediately visible from the tram stop since it issituated in the middle of the campus. Planning your arrival date please note that aservice at the reception is non-stop, though between midnight and 6 a.m. you willhave to ring the bell to get in. At the reception, introduce yourself as an Erasmusstudent, identify yourself with ID or with a passport. You will get a key, sign ahousing contract and pay a refundable deposit of 1 500,- CZK (approx. 60 Euro).Should you make comments on housing, be so kind and inform the InternationalRelations Office/Mrs. Hamdanieh or in case you deal with some emergency problems,get immediately in touch with a lady at the reception or inform the housing office inNeředín. In any case do not do any repairs by yourself, there are servicemen indorms.

Orientation ProgrammeFebruary 4, 2013 - February 8, 2013includes important information about studying at Palacký University as well aspractical information that may help students in adjusting to the new enviroment.Welcome Meeting starts at 10 a. m. in the premises of the Main MeetingHall (Aula), Křížkovského street, Olomouc.Meeting point is a courtyard at Křížkovského street no. 8 where Czechstudents (ESN UP members) will wait for incoming 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 ofyou there is a car park, go straight on, the upper line on your left hand side isKřížkovského 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 –see the picture above).Olomouc Public Transport – Timetable:http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/olomouc/spojeni/Be so kind and note that for organizational purposes (registration) it isimportant to come in time, 5-10 minutes before are appreciated.Transportation from Neředín to Křížkovského street takes about 20 min.At the meeting, every incoming student will get a file with a printed programme ofthe orientation week and some other information materials. A sightseeing tour of thetown, 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 triporganized by Czech students, last but not least meetings with teachers/departmentalcoordinators (upon previous agreement) will be offered.For practical reasons, students will be divided into groups, each having its timetableof activities.Students who will arrive during the orientation week and are interested injoining at least some part of the orientation week programme, should firstreport to the International Relations Office, Křížkovského 8 in order toobtain information on ongoing activities.Students who will not be able to take part in the orientation programme are askedto contact the International Relations Office, Křížkovského 8,Mrs. Zuzana Hamdanieh in order to get information delivered during the orientation.Monday- Friday: between 8 a.m. – 12 a.m.