Student's guide (General information for students)

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Student's guide (General information for students)

1. Cost of Living

General information

The average cost of living for students in Ústí nad Labem is approximately 300 EUR (7500 CZK) per month (accommodation in the halls of residence, meals at a students’ canteen and other costs). The cost is higher at the start of studies (or the beginning of a term) - to pay for a student card, a city transport card, library registration, etc. (see below).

Students studying their course in a foreign language have to pay the full cost of the course. The amount is different for every faculty; further information will be provided by the student department of the given faculty or the institute.

The average cost of food (regularily updated by the Czech Statistics Office) can be found at

http://www.czech.cz/cz/ekonomika-podnikani-veda/vseobecne-informace/zivotni-standard/nakupni-kosik/.

1.1 Town public transport

Student voucher (for students under 26) on presentation of a student chip card to the Dopravní podnik Ústí nad Labem (Ústí nad Labem public transport company)

Validity Price 7 days 85 CZK 15 days 120 CZK 30 days 205 CZK 90 days 475 CZK

Citizen voucher (persons over 26) Validity Price 7 days 130 CZK 15 days 230 CZK 30 days 410 CZK 90 days 1060 CZK 180 days 1985 CZK 360 days 3710 CZK

Tickets for individual journeys (transfer ticket, full-price) Validity Price

30 minutes 15 CZK (bought from driver 18 CZK) 60 minutes 19 CZK

24 hours 65 CZK More at www.dpmul.cz

1.2 Library fee

The student registration fee at the individual UJEP libraries ranges between 0 and 100 CZK (valid for the whole time of study).

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The student registration fee at the Severočeská vědecká knihovna (North Bohemian Research Library), Ústí nad Labem is 50 CZK a year.

More at www.svkul.cz

1.3 Food

A lunch at the student canteens Klíšská or Hoření with a choice of 2 kinds of soup, 4 main courses and 1 salad costs CZK 30.90 for UJEP students (the price includes soup, a main course or salad, and tea). It is possible to order the individual courses separately. Lunch must be ordered at least a day ahead using either the chip card or on-line order. The chip card issue fee is CZK 60 .

More at http://skm.ujep.cz/

1.4 Student card

The student card is issued in the form of a chip card, available in two versions:

a) Without an ISIC licence free

b) With an ISIC licence (only for students of the full time study) 120 CZK/year

For foreign students studying within the Erasmus programme, only the card without an ISIC licence is available.

More at: http://kas.ujep.cz

1.5 Accommodation

At present, the price of accommodation at the UJEP Halls of Residence does not exceed CZK 2.600,- a month. The current price list is available at http://skm.ujep.cz → “Informace o ubytování” → “Ceník ubytování studentů”.

2. Accommodation

The University provides accommodation at the University Halls of Residence, and students of some faculties are offered accommodation contracted by the University from secondary schools at their halls of residence. (This is the case of accommodation in Litvínov and Most). At present, 1679 beds are available at the University Halls of Residence. Students can submit an application for accommodation and based on the evaluation of this application they may or may not be granted a place. The accommodation application form will be given to all students that have enrolled at the university, together with the letter of acceptance.

On 01.10.2005 the accommodation grant conditions were changed. Those students who meet the conditions set out in the Stipendiary University Rules will obtain an accommodation grant, which will partially cover their accommodation costs.

There is also the option of private accommodation. Offers of private accommodation are usually advertised on notice boards at the entrance halls of the university buildings.

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2.1 Ústí nad Labem

Halls of Residence and Student Canteen administration offices

Head Office Address Name Contact

Director Klíšská 979/129 Mgr. Jiří Veselý (+420) 475 287 186 jiri.vesely@ujep.cz Secretariat, Financial Manager Klíšská 979/129 Eva Myšková (+420) 475 287 112 eva.myskova@ujep.cz Manager of Technical Operations Klíšská 979/129 Karel Strohe (+420) 475 287 244 karel.strohe@ujep.cz Accommodation and rent manager Klíšská 979/129 Hana Halaszová (+420) 475 287 242 hana.halaszova@ujep.cz Accommodation Offices

(for all halls of residence)

Address Name Contact

Accommodation applications ubytovani@rek.ujep.cz Accommodation office co-ordinator Klíšská 979/129 Ivana Tataiová (+420) 475 287 241 ivana.tataiova@ujep.cz Accommodation office co-ordinator Klíšská 979/129 Bohumila Špačková (+420) 475 287 241 bohumila.spackova@ujep.cz Halls of Residence Address Caretaker Contacts

K1, 2 hall Klíšská 979/129 Olga Šmídová (+420) 475 287 522 K3 hall Jateční 1002/20 Hana Mlenská (+420) 475 287 176 K5 hall Na Okraji 1003 Ludvík Halasz (+420) 475 287 700

K6 hall Hoření 13 Daniela

Solařová

(+420) 475 282 189 daniela.solarova@ujep.cz

Canteen Address Contacts

JV-INTEGRA Klíšská

979/129

(+420) 475 287 322

Klíše halls of Residence: (K1, K2, K3, K5 halls, canteen) Public transport connection from Mírového Square:

– trolleybus no. 52, 58 and 59 direction Klíše lázně, stop Klíše lázně, – bus no. 17 direction Vozovna DP, stop Klíše lázně,

– the stop is right in front of the K1 and K2 halls.

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complex. The Kaufland shopping centre is in the vicinity of the halls, as well as public outdoor and indoor swimming pools.

Accommodation at Severní Terasa: (K6 Hall – Hoření 13, part of the vice-chancellor‘s office building)

Public transport connection from Mírové Square:

– trolleybus no. 53 and 55 in the direction of Severní Terasa, Krušnohorská stop; – trolleybus no. 52 direction Severní Terasa, Malátova stop.

The rooms are on the top floors of the buildings; the student canteen is on the ground floor. There is also a gym-hall in the building. The Hypernova shopping centre, with several restaurants, is in the vicinity.

Further information: http://skm.ujep.cz

2.2 Litvínov

Accommodation for students is contracted from the Humanitas secondary school in their halls of residence.

Further information: Monika Birová at vhc@humanitas.cz telephone: (+420) 476 765 135.

2.3 Most

Accommodation for students is contracted from the Technical Secondary School in Most, in their halls of residence at Velebudice (Dělnická 21). There are approximately 20-25 beds available to university students. Accommodation conditions, applications and further information are available from Mrs. Libuše Kramešová on telephone: (+420) 476 137 306 or (+420) 777 994 927 and e-mail: kramesova.libuse@sstmost.cz. Basic information about accommodation can be found at http://www.sstmost.cz.

3. Food

3.1 Student canteen

Food for students and UJEP employees is provided by JV- INTEGRA s.r.o. in two canteens – at the Halls of Residence complex at Klíše and in the vice-chancellor’s office building in Hoření Street.

Canteen Hoření – the building of vice-chancellor’s offices, Hoření 13, Ústí nad Labem Canteen Klíšská – Klíšská 979/129, Ústí nad Labem

Further information at www.skm.ujep.cz

3.2 Snack-bars

There are drinks machines in all UJEP buildings and in most there also are snack-bars offering basic refreshment.

There are various restaurants and snack-bars in which students can eat in the vicinity of the faculties.

4. Health Care

If urgent medical attention should be needed, use the emergency unit at Masarykova Hospital Na Bukově, which is open 24 hours a day. If an ambulance is needed, ring 155; if you don’t

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speak Czech, ring 112 (German and English speaking service). You have the right to medical help from any GP during their normal working hours. If you need to visit a specialist, you will require a GP’s referral and in most cases you will need to make an appointment.

The list of doctors is available at the H.E.L.P central information system in the main Treatment and Prevention file (Hlavní evidence léčby a prevence) run by the medical information centre. The file contains details of each doctor’s specialization and contact information. Internet address: www.kataloglekaru.cz.

While choosing a GP, it is important to make sure that the GP has a contract signed with your Health Insurance Company.

GP for adult patients (forUJEP students who need a medical treatment but cannot visit their own GP, eg. because his/her office is in another town.)

MUDr. Zdeňka Karamanová Masarykova 1859/170 400 01 Ústí nad Labem

Telephone: (+420) 475 200 860 E-mail: karamanovaz@seznam.cz Masarykova hospital – Bukov complex Sociální péče 3316/12A

401 13 Ústí nad Labem www.mnul.cz

Switchboard: (+420) 477 111 111 (connects to all buildings and departments of the hospital)

5. Health Insurance

5.1 Health insurance for foreign students

Foreign students must be insured for the whole time of their stay at UJEP. Their insurance documents should be submitted to the faculty co-ordinator or the student co-ordinator before matriculation into the STAG system, otherwise they will not be accepted on the courses. The conditions differ for EU and non-EU students. If you come from an EU country, a standard EU insurance card will suffice for these purposes. With this card, you will need to register with the Všeobecná zdravotní pojišťovna ČR insurance company (Bratislavská 8, Ústí nad Labem) immediately after your arrival in the Czech Republic. Unless you do so, you will have to pay for treatment and then ask your insurance company to pay the bill (like students with private insurance). The treatment will be given after the insurance card is shown. If you come from a non-EU country, you will need travel insurance valid for the whole time of your stay. You will be treated following the presentation of your valid insurance documents. If you intend to do any dangerous sports in the Czech Republic (among which skiing is included) you will need special high-risk health insurance.

If you come from a non-EU country you may choose from the following two kinds of health insurance. However, in both cases you will still need to be insured with the Všeobecná zdravotní pojišťovna ČR.

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a) Short-term insurance – covering necessary and urgent treatment

This insurance can be taken out for the period of 1-24 months. The insurance covers diagnosis and examinations essential for determination of medical treatment, hospitalization, essential surgery and urgent dental treatment. This insurance is not limited by age.

b) Long-term – covering overall treatment

This insurance is similar to the general public health insurance. It also covers prescribed medicine and medical procedures, preventative treatment, physiotherapy, inoculations and so on. The insurance is taken out for a period of 6 – 24 months and is available to people at up to 70 years of age. Before its conclusion the applicant must undertake a general health examination by a physician listed by the insurance company. The cost of the insurance depends on the age of the applicant.

Further information will be provided by Všeobecná zdravotní pojišťovna ČR at: www.vzp.cz

6. Financial support for students

UJEP provides these kind of stipends: a) merit scholarship

b) exceptional c) doctoral

d) accommodation (can be also given to foreign students within the Erasmus programme) e) social

f) travel expenses of academic staff within the programmes of European co-operation in the area of university education

These stipends are granted according to the Stipendiary Rules.

Up-to-date information about the social and accommodation stipends can be found at http://platby.ujep.cz

Up-to-date information about other stipendiary options are available on the university web-site. In 2007, for example, there was:

Stipend from the Glaverbel Czech Managing Director for the best diploma or Bachelor‘s dissertation at the University of J. E. Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem in 2007

Stipend for the best UJEP students of 2007

Stipend from the Ústí nad Labem Region(more at http://www.kr-ustecky.cz).

Further information can be found on the university web-site and the web-sites of the individual faculties. The up-to-date version of the Stipendiary Rules is posted at www.ujep.cz in the section „Podle činností → Studium→ Vnitřní předpisy a normy”

Foreign students from developing countries can also apply for stipends; applications should be handed in at the appropriate diplomatic office (usually in the applicant’s country) within the required time. Applicants that are staying in the Czech Republic at the time of application should submit the required documents to the Czech Republic Foreign Office, department of developing co-operation. Foreigners with a permanent stay visa cannot apply for government stipends.

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Another kind of stipend provided by the government of the Czech Republic is based on bilateral international agreements in government and resort categories which have been negotiated with many EU and other European and non-European countries.

Stipends of this kind are intended for students or university graduates and doctorate holders (exceptionally also research and pedagogical university staff) who wish to undertake studies or carry out a research stay at a Czech public university. The length of stay usually ranges from two to ten months depending on the agreement between the Czech government and the government of the country concerned, which also specifies categories of possible recipients of a stipend.

Further information is available on the Ministry of Education web-site: http://www.msmt.cz/international-cooperation-1

7. Student Department

Faculty of Philosophy

České mládeže 8, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Mgr. Šlapáková Hana

Head of the Student Department Telephone: (+420) 475 283 166 E-mail: hana.slapakova@ujep.cz

Faculty of Social and Economic Studies

Moskevská 54, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Vitáková Vladislava

Telephone: (+420) 475 284 608 E-mail: vladislava.vitakova@ujep.cz

(Head of the Student Department: Master’s full time study, Bachelor’s full time study Social Work, Bachelor‘s combined studies and lifelong education)

Dolánková Romana

Telephone: (+420) 475 284 608 E-mail: romana.dolankova@ujep.cz

(Master’s full time study, Bachelor’s full time study Social Work, subject, Bachelor‘s combined studies and lifelong education)

Podlesná Alena

Telephone: (+420) 475 284 603 E-mail: alena.podlesna@ujep.cz

(Bachelor‘s full time study except for Social work) Bc. Vlková Lenka

Telephone: (+420) 475 284 603 E-mail: lenka.vlkova@ujep.cz

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Faculty of Art and Design

Pasteurova 9, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem

Mikynová Antonie

Head of Student Department Telephone: (+420) 475 285 128 E-mail: antonie.mikynova@ujep.cz Sládková Veronika

Telephone: (+420) 475 285 128 E-mail: veronika.sladkova@ujep.cz

Faculty of Production Technology and Management

Na Okraji 1001, 400 01 Ústí nad Labem Olivová Soňa

Telephone: (+420) 475 285 514 E-mail: olivova@fvtm.ujep.cz

Faculty of the Enviroment

Králova výšina 3132/7, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Anýžová Dana

Head of Student Department Telephone: (+420) 475 284 149 E-mail: dana.anyzova@ujep.cz Brýnová Lenka Telephone: (+420) 475 284 129 E-mail: lenka.brynova@ujep.cz Janečková Věra Telephone: (+420) 475 284 129 E-mail: vera.janeckova@ujep.cz Faculty of Education

České mládeže 8, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Mgr. Bláhová Jana

Telephone: (+420) 475 283 163 E-mail: jana.blahova@ujep.cz

(Head of Department, state examinations, dissertations, stipends) Burešová Věra

Telephone: (+420) 475 283 310 E-mail: vera.buresova@ujep.cz

(teaching for 2nd stage of elementary school – major studies, foreign language teaching for elementary schools, Bachelor‘s study in the following programmes: Physical Education and Sports,Pedagogy)

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Jónová Marie

Telephone:(+420) 475 283 456 E-mail: marie.jonova@ujep.cz

(teaching for secondary schools – single-major study, Bachelor‘s study in: Philology, Specialization in Pedagogy)

Náhlovská Lenka

Telephone: (+420) 475 283 213 E-mail: lenka.nahlovska@ujep.cz (STAG information system) Picková Jaroslava

Telephone: (+420) 475 283 177 E-mail: jaroslava.pickova@ujep.cz

(teaching for secondary schools – major study, Bachelor‘s study in: Specialization in Pedagogy programme)

Ramajzlová Jiřina

Telephone: (+420) 475 283 214 E-mail: jirina.ramajzlova@ujep.cz

(teaching for the 1st stage of elementary school, teaching for the 1st stage of elementary school and specialization in pedagogy, teaching for the 1st stage of elementary school and English language,Pedagogy, Bachelor‘s study programmes: Pedagogy, Specialization in Pedagogy)

Faculty of Science

České mládeže 8, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Office CN 324

studijni@sci.ujep.cz Chocholoušová Alena

Telephone: (+420) 475 283 182 E-mail: chocholousova@sci.ujep.cz

(Bachelor’s full time study, final state exams – application for state exams and viva voce) Kovářová Kamila

Telephone: (+420) 475 283 185 E-mail: kamila.kovarova@ujep.cz

(Combined, follow-up Master study programmes,doctoral studies, STAG, Erasmus)

Institute of HealthStudies

Velká Hradební 13, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Dana Masopustová

Telephone: (+420) 475 284 211

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8. Student resources

8.1 Bookshops

In 1992 the University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem opened a bookshop specializing in university textbooks, anthologies and monographs in its own editions for students as well as pedagogical staff. Also to the wider academic public the bookshop offers a wide selection of publications in pedagogy, psychology, sociology, philosophy, history, linguistics, literary science, politics and economics. To the general public, it offers serious literature, cultural magazines and art books. University textbooks can also be ordered by members of other universities. Textbooks, anthologies, papers and monographs of UJEP can also be ordered via the internet.

University Bookshop

Brněnská 2, 400 01 Ústí nad Labem Telephone: (+420) 475 282 629 E-mail: knihkupectvi@rek.ujep.cz Opening hours Mon–Fri 9.00–17.00 8.2 Libraries

Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Moskevská 54, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Telephone: (+420) 475 284 513

Tel. study room: (+420) 475 284 723 SVI manager: (+420) 475 284 514 E-mail: knihovna.fse@ujep.cz

The Centre of Scientific Information (Středisko vědeckých informací - SVI) of FSE functions as a university library with a free choice of library resources in the library, with access to presentation facilities in the study room and electronic sources of information. It serves the academic community of FSE, co-operating institutions and the academic public. Since 2006, the European Documentation Centre (EDS) has been working as an independent unit of SVI . EDS is situated in the study room on the first floor of the FSE building and offers the usual study room services.

Library manager: Ing. Martykánová Lydie E-mail: lydie.martykanova@ujep.cz

European Documentation Centre (Evropské dokumentační středisko): Moskevská 54, 400 01 Ústí nad Labem

URL: http://fse1.ujep.cz/EDS.asp Bc. Zikmundová Denisa

E-mail: denisa.zikmundova@ujep.cz Books for lending:

Grussová Michaela

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Processing of library resources: PhDr. Provazníková Ivana

E-mail: ivana.provaznikova@ujep.cz

Faculty of Philosophy, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Science

Pasteurova 11, 1st floor (building D in the complex of Masarykova hospital – university campus), 400 01 Ústí nad Labem

Telephone: (+420) 475 283 820 (loans record) (+420) 475 283 812 (inter-library services) (+420) 475 283 811 (manager)

Department of 1st stage of elementary school teaching and special schools: Hoření 13 (basement), 400 96 Ústí nad Labem,

Tel.: (+420) 475 282 359

E-mail addresses for correspondence: Concerning books on loan: pult@pf.ujep.cz Concerning inter-library services: mvs@pf.ujep.cz General: knihovna@pf.ujep.cz

Library manager: PhDr. Brožek Ivo

E-mail: brozeki@pf.ujep.cz

Faculty of Production Technology and Management Na Okraji 1001/1, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem

tel. (+420) 475 285 527

Library and study room administrator: Odziomek Petr

E-mail: odziomek@fvtm.ujep.cz Faculty of Art and Design knihovna@fuud.ujep.cz vesela@fuud.ujep.cz

Faculty of the Environment

Králova výšina 3132/7, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Telephone: (+420) 475 284 112

Library manager: Suchá Ivana

E-mail: ivana.sucha@ujep.cz Faculty of Health Studies

Every student is allowed to make full use of the facilities of the resource library, not only of the central library of UJEP, but also of resources of the partner hospitals. Students also have

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offer have study rooms for students. 8.3 Reprographic services

All faculties provide their students with reprographic services.

Students are mainly offered the following reprographic services: Black and white A4 and A3 photocopies, colour A4 and A3 photocopies, and A4 prints from a disketteor a CD.

8.4 Computer study rooms with Internet connection

Every faculty and institute provides computer study rooms with an internet connection.

In selected buildings, an Informatics centre allows connection to the internet via wireless technology (Wi-Fi). Details about wireless internet connection can be found at: http://eduroam.ujep.cz.

All students accommodated in the Halls of Residence can use the internet connections in their rooms. Further information at http://www.skmnet.ujep.cz.

8.5 Psychological counselling

The psychology department of the Pedagogical Faculty provides psychological counselling. Their goal is to offer free on-line professional private psychological and psychotherapeutical help for the members of the UJEP academic community. The counselling is provided by psychologists working in the psychological department of PF, UJEP in Ústí nad Labem. This service offers:

- psychological diagnosis, - crisis intervention, - psychological counselling. Web: http://pf.ujepurkyne.com/_poradna/index.htm Contacts: Mgr. Otakar Fleischmann, Ph.D.

Telephone: 475 282 325, E-mail: otakar.fleischmann@ujep.cz first Tuesday of the month from 17 to 18:00

PhDr. Vladislava Heřmanová, Ph.D.

Telephone: 475 282 287, E-mail: vladislava.hermanova@ujep.cz every third Tuesday of the month from 12 to 14:00

PhDr. Iva Wedlichová, Ph.D.

Telephone: 475 282 284, E-mail: iva.wedlichova@ujep.cz every last Monday of month from 12 to 14:00 h

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8.6 University Advisory Centre

The UJEP UAC activities can be divided into the following categories:

• General study orientation

• Study-related counselling

• Careers advisory 1) General study orientation

Information about study options at individual UJEP faculties and institutes is offered to groups as well as individuals. The University Advice Centre also provides information about the content and goals of university studies, requirements of the entrance process (exams), the content of individual study programmes and the fields of study. It also provides information about education within the framework of the Lifelong Education programme. These services are intended for student applicants, educational advisors of secondary schools and other people interested in information about studying at UJEP

2) Study-related counselling

This advice programme gives UJEP students a better understanding of the operation of our university and its individual parts, and thus helps students, especially new ones, to adapt better. It specializes in solving study-related problems including failure prevention. Furthermore, it helps with orientation in the relevant study-related and legal regulations. It also provides advisory services to foreign students.

3) Careers advisory

Careers advisory concentrates mainly on providing information for students who, in the final year of their studies, are preparing to look for employment. This kind of counselling provides students with information about the labour market, ways to find employment, and also how to prepare CVs appropriately, as well as letters of application and job interviews.

Contact web address: http://upc.ujep.cz

9. International programmes

The Department of External Relations is in charge of the university‘s international co-operation. The department co-operates with international partners and institutions. It looks for new contacts, partners and programmes which can sponsor university projects. It informs students and pedagogical staff about the possibilities of educational stays, stipends and language stays abroad. It organizes the stays of foreign pedagogical staff and students at our university. It takes an active part in organizing events with international participation. It ordinates international programmes and is responsible for bilateral agreements concerning co-operation with international partners.

Further information at: www.ujep.cz „Podle činností → Zahraniční aktivity”; or at the National Agency for European Educational Programmes web-site: www.naep.cz; and at the

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the Ministry of Education’s international services office web-site: www.dzs.cz. Erasmus is the most extensive programme of European co-operation.

Contacts:

Mgr. Tomková Hana

Manager of External Relations Department,

Institutional co-ordinator of the Erasmus programme Hoření 13, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem

Telephone: (+420) 475 282 277 Fax: (+420) 472 772 781

E-mail: hana.tomkova@ujep.cz Ing. Krečová Gabriela

External Relations Co-ordinator Hoření 13, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Telephone: (+420) 475 282 277 Fax: (+420) 472 772 781

E-mail: gabriela.krecova@ujep.cz

10. Practical advice for students

10.1 Ústí nad Labem and its surroundings

map source: http:// www.czech.cz

Ústí nad Labem is situated 100 km north of Prague, close to the border with Germany and approximately 80 km from Dresden. It is among the ten largest towns in the Czech Republic. The first historical mention of the town dates from the first half of the 11th century. It became a royal town during the reign of Wenceslaw I, circa 1240. It experienced its biggest boom in the second half of the 19th century thanks to the development of transport and industry. At

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present, the number of its inhabitants is nearly 100 thousand and it is known mainly as an industrial town (the chemical industry). It is an administrative centre for the Southern Bohemia region.

There are many historical buildings and places of interest in the town, for example Střekov, the ruin of a Gothic castle from the 14th century, which is situated on a rock on the right side of the Labe River. The tourist restaurant Větruše, the Mariánský most (a modern bridge) and Mariánská Rock are other important landmarks of the town and the surroundings. There are several churches in the town centre, the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary being the best known. The church’s tower is lopsided, which is the result of bombardment in 1945. There are also St. Adalbert´s Church and the Apostle Paul’s Church (the Red Church). There are mainly modern developments in the town, but also some old villa districts, mainly in Klíše and Střekov.

The city’s cultural facilities comprise the North Bohemian Theatre of Opera and Ballet, the Drama Theatre, the Hraničář Cinema, Pictures at František, the City Museum, and a number of cultural events take place in the House of Culture of Ústí nad Labem.

Ústí nad Labem stages a number of cultural events annually, apart from others the International Dance Festival, Trampská Porta – a national festival of rambling, country, and folk music, the International Festival of Community Singing and the international competition Virtuosi per Musica di Pianoforte.

The city environs boast of numerous places of interests – directly in the city there is Berta´s Valley and the Zoological Garden, the Erbenova Lookout Tower within easy reach, the Vaňov Waterfall, Castle Blansko, the Church of St. Barbara in Dubice, Chateau Velké Březno, Chateau Trmice, the Napoleonic battlefields in Chlumec, Přestanov and Varvažov, the Tisá Sandstone Rocks, the Museum of Folk Architecture in Zubrnice and many others. For more information on the city, see www.usti-nad-labem.cz.

10.2 Where to find:

10.2.1 UJEP University buildings

Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Moskevská 54, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Telephone: (+420) 475 284 611

Fax: (+420) 475 200 169 Email: eva.polesna@ujep.cz http://fse.ujep.cz

Go by bus No. 7, 11, 15 or trolleybus No. 52, 58 and 59 to the „Kampus” bus stop. Continue walking straight down the street, the green building on your left is the Faculty of Social and Economic Studies.

You can also go by bus No. 7, 11, 15 or trolleybus No. 52, 54, 56, 58, 59 and 60 to the „Poliklinika“ (Medical centre) bus/trolleybus stop.

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Pasteurova 9, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem á

Telephone: (+420) 475 285 111, (+420) 475 285 123 Email: michaela.thelenova@ujep.cz

http://fud.ujep.cz

You can reach the campus from the „Kampus” bus/trolleybus stop (buses No. 7, 11, 15, trolleybuses No. 52, 58 and 59). Once you have got off the bus (trolleybus), cross the street and continue walking up Resslova Street, turn left at the first crossing, the campus is on your right.

Tovární 50, 417 01 Dubí u Teplic Ceramics Design

Ceramics Centre Design exhibition hall

Faculty of Production Technology and Management Na Okraji 1001/1, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem

Telephone: (+420) 475 285 517 Fax: (+420) 475 285 566 Email: kontakt@fvtm.ujep.cz http://fvtm.ujep.cz

From the „Klíše Lázně“ bus/trolleybus stop (bus No. 7, 17, 18, trolleybus No. 52, 58, 59) walk down Klíšská Street (the student hostel is on your left) and turn left into Na Okraji Street.

Consulting Centre at the Chomutov Secondary School of Engineering and Vocational School J. E. Purkyně University

Faculty of Production Technology and Management Školní 50, 430 01 Chomutov

Telephone: (+420) 474 628 992 Fax: (+420) 474627497

www.spscv.cz

Králova výšina 7, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Telephone: (+420) 475 284 111

Fax: (+420) 475 284 158 Email: dana.anyzova@ujep.cz http://fzp.ujep.cz

From the „Poliklinika“ bus/trolleybus stop (bus No. 7, 11, 15, trolleybus 52, 54, 56, 58, 59, 60) walk down to the roundabout, turn left there and walk up the hill. The faculty is on your left.

Detached Most university workplace

Faculty of the Environment in Most workplace Address: Dělnická 21 (9th floor), 434 01 Most

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Telephone: (+420) 476 137 448 Fax: (+420) 476 137 448 Website: http://most.ujep.cz Faculty of Philosophy

České mládeže 8, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Telephone: (+420) 475 283 294

Fax: (+420) 475 283 274 Email: hana.slapakova@ujep.cz http://ff.ujep.cz

Faculty of Education

České mládeže 8, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Telephone: (+420) 475 283 111

Fax: (+420) 475 212 053 Email: jana.blahova@ujep.cz http://pf.ujep.cz

Faculty of Science

České mládeže 8, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Telephone: (+420) 475 283 223

Fax: (+420) 475 283 563 Email: studijni@sci.ujep.cz http://sci.ujep.cz

Options how the Faculty of Philosophy, Faculty of Education and Faculty of Natural Science of UJEP in České mládeže Street in Ústí nad Labem can be reached from the city centre using a bus/trolleybus:

a) Bus No. 11 or trolleybuses No. 52, 58, 59. Get off at the „Kampus” stop. Once you have got off, walk up Resslova Street in the direction to the Secondary School of Engineering. Turn left at the crossing into České mládeže Street. The main entrance of the building is about 50 m from here. Another option is to get off one stop earlier, i.e. „Bezručova” Street, walk up Bezručova Street passing the Secondary School of Medicine up to the crossing with Resslova Street. Go down, turn right past the tennis courts and you are at the rear entrance to the building.

b) Another option is to take bus No. 17 from the city centre and get off at „V Besídkách“ bus stop, or take bus No. 3 and get off at the „Kaufland“ bus stop. Walk down the street from the „V Besídkách" bus stop in the direction from which the bus arrived. Turn left at the crossing into České mládeže Street. Walk up the street from the Kaufland bus stop to the crossing of Klíšská and České mládeže Streets. The main entrance to the building is after about fifty metres.

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Detached workplaces of the Faculty of Natural Sciences

Detached workplace of the UJEP Faculty of Science in Chomutov Školní 1060/50, 430 01 Chomutov,

Telephone: (+420) 474 628 992 Fax: (+420) 474 627 497

www.spscv.cz

Detached workplace of the UJEP Faculty of Science in Litvínov Ukrajinská 379, 436 01 Litvínov,

Telephone: (+420) 476 111 226, (+420) 476 752 753 Fax: (+420) 476 765 130

www.humanitas.cz

Detached workplace of the UJEP Faculty of Science in Varnsdorf Mariánská 1100, 407 47 Varnsdorf,

Telephone: (+420) 412 315 022, (+420) 412 372 595 Fax: (+420) 412 372 174,

www.vosvdf.cz

Faculty of Education, Hoření 13, Ústí nad Labem

If you go by trolleybuses No. 52 (direction Severní Terasa), No. 53 (direction Dobětice), No. 54 (direction Dobětice), you can get off at the „Malátova” stop (trolleybuses turn right). Cross the street and walk straight on up the main road from the trolleybus stop to get to the university (a 5-minute walk).

If you go by trolleybuses No. 53 (direction Severní Terasa), No. 55 (direction Severní Terasa), you can get off at the „Krušnohorská“ trolleybus stop (on your right, there is an uncompleted building, the Hotel Máj is next, the third building in the block is the UJEP university). You can reach the university via the pavement from the trolleybus stop, up the hill from the stop and then turn right.

You can also get off at the „Elba” stop (the Hypernova shopping centre is on the right); go back down the road from the bus stop. Cross the road at the uncompleted building in front of you and turn left, down the road, the university is 5 minutes’ walking distance.

Institute of Health Studies http://uzs.ujep.cz

Velká Hradební 13, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem Telephone: (+420) 475 284 211

E-mail: studium@uzs.ujep.cz

Walk straight on from the „Divadlo“ bus/trolleybus stop (bus No. 3, 11, 14, 15, 17 or trolleybus No. 51 – 60) up Masarykova Street, turn right into Pařížská Street, then turn left at the second crossing into Velká Hradební Street.

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10.2.2 North Bohemian Research Library in Ústí nad Labem

E-mail: library@svkul.cz Www: http://svkul.cz

Wap: www.svkul.cz/wap.wml

Department of Specialised Literature Velká Hradební 49, 401 34 Ústí nad Labem Telephone: (+420) 475 220 811

Fax: (+420) 475 220 698 General Readers Library

W. Churchilla 3, 401 34 Ústí nad Labem Telephone: (+420) 475 209 126

Fax: (+420) 475 200 045 English Literature Department

W. Churchilla 3, 401 34 Ústí nad Labem Telephone: (+420) 475 209 126 kl. 125 Fax: (+420) 475 200 045

10.2.3 Ústí nad Labem Public Transport Company

Www: www.dpmul.cz E-mail: dpul@dpmul.cz Telephone: (+420) 475 258 111 Registered office:

Revoluční 26, 401 11 Ústí nad Labem Advance Booking and Season Tickets: Hraničář

Revoluční (opposite the Labe Department Store) 10.3 TUTOR Programme

TUTOR Programme offers support and assistance to foreign students studying at the UJEP University, helps them overcome the language barrier and makes it easier for foreign students to get acquainted with university life. The programme cooperates with the foreign department of the chancellor´s office.

http://tutor.ujep.cz

11. Language courses

11.1 Foreign language teaching in individual faculties

Foreign language teaching for the Faculty of Education is provided by the Language Teaching Centre.

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The Language Teaching Centre provides language courses for doctoral course students (who can enrol in adult advanced courses for UJEP employees within their language learning programme), language courses for UJEP employees as well as teaching and exams in English, German, Russian, French, Spanish, Italian, as well as Latin, for those interested.

The courses are designed for full-time or combined programme students of Master´s and Bachelor´s courses.

Students can sit two types of foreign language exams: - A exam – higher language standard

- B exam – lower language standard

Faculty of Philosophy

Foreign language teaching (English, German) is provided by the Faculty Language Centre.

Faculty of Education and Science

Foreign language teaching (generally English) is provided by the Faculty.

Faculty of Social and Economic Studies

The Foreign Language Department (KCJ) offers language courses for all study programmes, fields of study and specialisations.

Department teachers teach students in specially designed courses to take International certificate exams (i.e. Cambridge Exams, TOEFL, City & Guilds, Deutsch für den Beruf, Zertifikat Deutsch, Start Deutsch 2). The Faculty also provides exams working together with the concerned organisations (British Council, Goethe Institut). Since 2005, the Foreign Language Department has been an accredited centre for organising all City & Guilds exam levels.

The tuition is provided by the Department of General Preparation.

Faculty of Production Technology and Management

The tuition is provided by the Department of Applied Disciplines.

The tuition is provided by the Department of Social Sciences

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Institute of Health Studies

Individual departments provide their own foreign language courses. 11.2 Czech language courses for foreigners

The university provides short-term courses in the Czech language for students arriving for exchange programmes (Erasmus, intergovernmental grantees, etc.) and one-year courses in the Czech language for foreigners as preparation for studying in Czech study programmes (this course is provided by the Lifelong Education Centre of the Faculty of Education).

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12. Educational stays

For information on educational stay opportunities, see http://www.ujep.cz/ in the „Podle činností“ → „Zahraniční aktivity“ section and on the websites of individual faculties. Educational stays are designed for university students.

13. Sports facilities

13.1 University sports facilities

University sports facilities are available in the student halls of residence or nearby – i.e. K 1 gymnasium (Klíšská Street) and K6 (Hoření Street) and fitness rooms at K3 (Jateční Street), K5 (Na Okraji Street) and K6 (Hoření Street). All hall of residence have a table tennis room. Most courts and playgrounds are located near the K1 hall and the Faculty of Education (volleyball, hockey-ball, football-tennis, football, basketball, tennis and beach volleyball can be played here).

The Klíše halls offer a gymnasium free for students from Monday to Friday between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. The K3 hall organises aerobics courses (see the information on the hostel board). Students can also use the sports hall of the Faculty of Education in the České mládeže Street building complex, where they can register in the USK Slavie Sports Association and practice sports in its various clubs (i.e. aerobics, basketball, beach volleyball, floorball, football, mountaineering, body building, hiking, modern and sports gymnastics, etc.). Students can visit the fitness room at specified times (please note that it changes every term), and USK Slavie members can use it free of charge, other visitors pay either a lump sum entrance fee or they use time restricted tickets. For information on the USK Slavie, see http://pf.ujep.cz/ktv/ under the USK Slavie heading.

The PF UJEP sports hall is a multi-functional facility, which disposes of an extensive area, combat and fighting sports hall, a fitness room, indoor athletics track, climbing wall and a training boulder wall. The hall also comprises classrooms and a functional diagnostics laboratory. The Faculty of Education also seats a gymnastics gymnasium, two sand courts and a playing area with an artificial surface. The university also has a training centre in Bukovina, Bohemian Paradise

13.2 Other sports facilities

For more information on other facilities, see www.usti-nad-labem.cz , section Turistům

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Zábava a sport

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Sport, where you can find information on these sports – athletics, basketball, martial arts, cycling, fitness, football, handball, mountaineering, riding, nine pin bowling, ice hockey, skiing, swimming, skateboard, tennis, hiking, rowing and water polo; for more information, see the Městské služby Ústí nad Labem website http://msul.cz (operator of the Brná swimming pool, City football stadium, City baths, Klíše swimming pool, Sauna and the Ice rink).

The ski resort of Zadní Telnice is located in close proximity to Ústí nad Labem, cross-country ski tracks are also in Adolfov, Nakléřov and Tisá.

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14. Non-academic and leisure activities

The Academic Club is located at the K3 Hostel (Jateční Street 1002/20), where concerts,

discos, exhibitions and other social events take place in the evenings (e.g. watching sport TV coverage).

The Video Club is at the K3 and K1 hostels (Klíšská Street 979/129).

The Film Club occasionally shows films at the K6 hall cinema (Hoření Street 13) within the

film club.

The Aula Film Club shows films in the Grand Hall of the Faculty of Education (České

mládeže Street 8) – for more information, see www.artfilm.cz/aula.

For more information on other opportunities for cultural events, see www.usti-nad-labem.cz section Turistům

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Kultura or www.predprodeje.cz, www.operabalet.cz or www.cinoherak.cz.

UJEP students also have their own website at http://student.ujep.cz.

15. Student associations

15.1 AS UJEP (SKAS UJEP) Student Board

Its mission is to deal with students´ issues of the whole university. Board meetings are regularly held every third Monday of the month and in extraordinary cases when necessary. Minutes from the meetings are available on the UJEP web. The SKAS UJEP has no fixed work hours at the moment, however, students can meet SKAS members upon individual agreement. The TUTOR programme, providing assistance to foreign UJEP students, runs under the auspices of the SKAS UJEP.

15.2 UJEP Student Union (SU UJEP)

The Student Union were founded on 17 October 2005 by registering the union with the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic. The SU UJEP unites active students who wish to improve UJEP life, and support the development of the university. Its ambition is to encourage student involvement in the university life, particularly working with junior students.

Student's guide (General information for students)