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ORIENTATION Central Europe Summer School

ORIENTATION Central Europe Summer School. POL366Y "Kidnapped Europe's" Return? : Politics, Security and Culture in Central Europe since 1989 HIS389Y0 The City in Central Europe – Imperial Pasts, Imperial Aspirations, Wars and Revolutions. Office for International Studies. Content.

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ORIENTATION Central Europe Summer School

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  1. ORIENTATIONCentral Europe Summer School POL366Y "Kidnapped Europe's" Return?: Politics, Security and Culture in Central Europe since 1989 HIS389Y0 The City in Central Europe – Imperial Pasts, Imperial Aspirations, Wars and Revolutions

  2. Office for International Studies Content • safety and emergency • academics • Brno as a living space • exploring the region Summer 2012Brno - Telč

  3. WIFI at MU • http://eduroam.muni.cz/doku.php?id=en:uvod

  4. Local staff • Martin Glogar • Ricky Turcsanyi • Anna Oujezdská • Andrea Prouzová

  5. Safety first…

  6. Office for International Studies Local Emergency Resources How to dial police/ fire department and emergency services? • Fire: 150 • Ambulance: 155 • Police: 158 • European Emergency Services: 112 Summer 2012 Brno – Telč

  7. Office for International Studies How to make a call a) toa Canadian number b) toa Czech number Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  8. Office for International Studies (pay) Phones and how to use them • http://www.czecot.cz/poi/25477_567213091-telc • card-operated • coin-operated (Koruna and Euro coins can be used) • combined (i.e. card and coin-operated) • How to make calls • Pick up the receiver of a public payphone • Insert the card or coins • Dial the number - to make corrections press (C) • Make your call • Hang up • Pull out your card Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  9. How to Purchase a Sim card • http://www.vodafone.cz/eng/prepaid-cards1/ • 200 CZK for a sim card • Passport might be required • roaming service – needed for trips abroad • You are not being charged for any incoming messages or calls unless abroad

  10. Office for International Studies Safety and security • Generally low rate of crime in Czech Republic • Main problem: Street crime –particularly pick-pocketing and occasional mugging • Violent crime (still relatively infrequent), are becoming more common in Prague • Don’t take open drinks at bars or clubs • Be careful while riding trains, trams or metro, where most crime occurs • Keep a copy of your passport in a safe place separate from the passport itself!!! (you may come to my office to get your passport copied) Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  11. Office for International Studies Brno Summer 2008 Brno, 23.5.2008

  12. Office for International Studies Emergency facility: • Medical Service • tel.: 545 538 538 • Address: Ponávka 6, Brno • Medical Service - Dentist • tel.: 543 183 459 • Address: Pekařská 53, Brno • Mon–Fri:3:30 p.m. –7 p.m., Sat-Sun nonstop • Emergency Pharmacy/Chemist’s • tel.: 542212110 • Address: Kobližná 7 Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  13. Office for International Studies Medical Care • In case of emergency or an accident use any hospital or health clinic. • If your medical problem is not an emergency, speak to me or the program assistant – Brno has several clinics that cater to English-speaking clients that can provide a network of services from basic examination to accompanying a patient to the hospital. Please note, that these are usually commercial operations that may charge a high fee. • If you need a general practitioneror dentist, you can go to one of the following health centres: General PractitionerMUDr. OtokarAch-HübnerMendlovo nám. 17 (3rd floor) Tel: 543233137 http://hubner.unas.cz Dental CareMUDr. Filip Georges Hlinky 112a Tel: +420 545 213 959 www.diente.cz Summer 2012 Brno – Telč

  14. Office for International Studies Local Pharmacy note: Non-prescription drugs and medicines are sold only in pharmacies. The nearest pharmacy to the residence: Kounicova 67 Opening hours: Monday: 8:00 - 18:00 Tuesday: 8:00 - 18:00 Wednesday: 8:00 - 18:00 Thursday: 8:00 - 18:00 Friday: 8:00 -18:00 Saturday – Sunday: closed how to recognize a pharmacy? Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  15. The real purpose: Academics

  16. Office for International Studies Course schedule – Pol Sci • Module 1: West to East to West – Central Europe 1918 – 1989 • Robert Austin • Module 2: Central Europe's Quest for Security • Petr Suchý • Module 3: Central Europe – Multiethnic to Monoethnic to Multicultural • Michal Vašečka Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  17. Office for International Studies Tests and course evaluation – POL • Test on Module 120% • Short Essay I(linked to Module 2 – 4-5 pages)20% • Short Essay II(linked to Module 3, 4-5 pages)20% • Final test (on week five, plus comparative topics)25% • In-class participation 15 % • Late penalty 2% will be deducted per day for late work Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  18. Office for International Studies Deadlines: • Test on Module 1 21 May • Short essayI: 6June • Final test:19June • Short essay II:28June • Last drop date: 6 June Both essays must be sent to Martin Glogar: glogar@czs.muni.cz Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  19. Office for International Studies FieldTrips – POL • Slavonice:Friday, 18 May • Třebíč:Saturday, 19 May • Budapest: 24-26May • Prague: 31 May-2 June • Bratislava: 8-9 June • Krakow & Auschwitz: 14-16 June • Wine Cellar Hustopeče: 19 June • (events in bold are compulsory) Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  20. Major field trips • Budapest • Prague • Bratislava • Krakow & Auschwitz Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  21. Office for International Studies Readers: • The list of readings for the course is in the Outline • The texts (and other “important staff”) are available here: • http://www.rect.muni.cz/summerschool/Study_Materials_POL.php Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  22. Office for International Studies Course schedule – HIS • Module 1 – The Historical Context: Central Europe to 1945 • Robert Austin • Module 2 – Vienna • Don Sparling • Module 3 – Wroclaw • Don Sparling • Module 4 – Prague • Don Sparling • Module 5 – Budapest • Robert Austin Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  23. Office for International Studies Tests and course evaluation – HIS • Short assignment(linked to Module 1 – 4-5 pages)20% • Mid-term essay(linked to Module 1-4, 6-8 pages)25% • Final test (on week five, plus comparative topics)40% • In-class participation 15 % • Late penalty 2% will be deducted per day for late work Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  24. Office for International Studies Deadlines: • Short assignment: 29May • Mid-term essay:12June • Final test:19June • Last drop date: 6 June Both essays must be CC also to Martin Glogar: glogar@czs.muni.cz Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  25. Office for International Studies FieldTrips • Slavonice:Friday, 18 May • Třebíč: Saturday, 19 May • Vienna: 24-26May • Wroclaw& Auschwitz: 30 May -1 June • Prague:8-10 June • Budapest: 14-16 June • Wine Celler: 19 June • (events in bold are compulsory) Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  26. Major field trips • Vienna • Budapest • Wroclaw & Auschwitz • Prague Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  27. Office for International Studies Readers: • The list of readings for the course is in the Outline • The texts (and other “important staff”) are available here: • http://www.rect.muni.cz/summerschool/Study_Materials_HIS.php Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  28. Office for International Studies Attendance policy • The classes start at 9.15 a.m. and end at 12.45 a.m. – you need to show up in time! • POL: All classes from next Monday (21 May) are at the Faculty of Social Studies – room AVC (Ricky will take you there on Monday morning) • HIS: All classes from next Monday (21 May) are at the Faculty of Arts – room AVC (Andrea will take you there on Monday morning) • You may not missany single class without an official/documented excuse, such as a medical note (see the Terms of Participation listed in the When in "Look Before You Leap" handbook, page 30 item #2). Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  29. Office for International Studies Libraries 1. University Library(catalogue:http://aleph.muni.cz/F) Two main locations: • Faculty of Arts (open Mo-Fr:9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; study room opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 8 p.m. on Mo-Fr and at 5 p.m. on weekends) • Faculty of Social Studies (open Mo-Fr: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sat: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.; study room opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 8 p.m. on Mo-Th, at 5 p.m. on Fr and at 3 p.m. on Sat;) 2. Moravian Library 3. “Summer Program library” in our office (http://www.rect.muni.cz/summerschool/Practicalities/Office_library_11.xls) – more than 200 books which are relevant for the course – if you need anything else, check the university library catalogue or this special one (http://www.rect.muni.cz/summerschool/Practicalities/CESP%20books%20MU.xls) and we can get it for you Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  30. Office for International Studies Computers labsat MU Several computer centers available for students of MU. • The main computer centre of MU – University Computer Centre (UCC) – is located at the Faculty of Medicine (Komenského nám. 2). Opened 24/7. • Faculty of Social Studies: open as the study room • Faculty of Arts – Library: open as the study room • For more information check the User Guide http://www.muni.cz/ics/services/ups/ Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  31. Office for International Studies Internet in the residence • To have an access to the internet in your room, you will need: • Laptop • Cable • Secondary password and login to IS (Information System of MU) – https://is.muni.cz/auth/system/heslo.pl?studium=480614;vysl=58984;lang=en#zmena_hesla • http://www.skm.muni.cz/sks.php?akce=20&lang=en • https://ycollege.skm.muni.cz/ • Information on WIFI connection at university: http://www.muni.cz/ics/services/wifi Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  32. Office for International Studies Brno public transport • Consists of trams, city buses and trolley buses • The residence stop: “Klusáčková“ – tram 12 and 13 (in directions “Technologický park”) from “Česká” or “Hlavní nádraží” stop • During nights: Take bus #93 (in direction “Kolejní”) or #99 (in direction “Komín, sídliště”). Buses leave every 30 - 60 minutes from “Hlavní nádraží” • One use ticket: • 15-minut: 20 CZK • 60-minut: 25 CZK • Month pass: • 275 CZK (with the student discount) • 550 CZK (for the ones who are more than 25 years old) • Brno public transport map is available here: http://brno.planydopravy.cz/ • Looking for connection is available here: http://idos.cz Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  33. Office for International Studies How to validate the ticket LEGEND TO PICTUREA ... ticket number B ... type of ticket C ... time validity of ticket D ... zone validity of ticketE ... how tickets are used F ... price G ... print for marking: 1 ... symbol of carrier 2 ... vehicle number 3 ... line 4 ... zone 5 ... date of punching (day, month and the two last digits of year) 6 ... time of punching (h:min) Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  34. Office for International Studies Taxi • No standard price for taxi services, but drivers are required to display their prices, usually on the door. • A reasonable price is CZK 25 per km. • A drive from both Hlavní nádraží (the Main Railway Station) and Grand bus station to Kounicova Halls of Residence should cost approximately CZK100. • Don’t use taxi in Prague! You might get substantially overcharged there! Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  35. Office for International Studies Cycling • http://www.rentbike.wbs.cz/ • http://www.cd.cz/en/volny-cas/pujcovny-kol-cd/jihomoravsky-kraj/-8343/ • Bicycles in Telč – available Wednesday and Thursday afternoon Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  36. Office for International Studies Money and Banking • Bank opening hours are generally 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and some banks are open on Saturday morning. • Nearly all banks have 24-hour ATM cash machines and a foreign exchange desk where you can exchange your currency and travellers cheques. • Lost Credit Cards · American Express – information at: +420 222 800 111 · Visa – information at: +420 224 125 353 · MasterCard/Eurocard – information at: +420 261 354 650 · Diners Club Czech – hot line: +420 267 197 450 Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  37. Office for International Studies Budgeting • Eat at the university cafeterias (http://www.skm.muni.cz/stravovani.php?akce=1&lang=en) • Take an advantage of “polední menu“ • Use public transport (with a student tram pass) or walk • Use the itineraries for the city visits • Where to eat • What tickets to buy • What to see • Present your student cards (preferably ISIC) • Spend your money in Brno • Drink beer… Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  38. Cost of Living • Lunch/dinner at university cafeteria 30-70 CZK • A “denní menu” lunch 65-100 CZK • Pizza in a pizzeria from 50-100 CZK • Restaurant meal 110-300 CZK • Beer at a pub around 20-35 CZK • Dairy products 10 - 30 CZK • A loaf of bread 20-30 CZK • 1 kg of meat (chicken) from 100 CZK • 1 kg of apples 15 - 30 CZK • 1.5 l of mineral water around 15 CZK • Cinema ticket 70-150 CZK • Theatre ticket 70-500 CZK • Museum admission from 40 CZK • Swimming pool / hour from 60 CZK • Bike rental / day 200 - 500 CZK

  39. Office for International Studies Accommodation • Room service in Telč – Thursday morning • Services & Facilities • eletric appliences • bed sheets • washing machines, laundry (alternatively you can do your laundry at theClubwash – http://www.verybusy.cz/) • internet • Respect for others! • nighttime • parties • smoking • pets • Contact persons • In case of trouble contact Ricky (room # XXX), or alternatively Andrea Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  40. What to do in Brno? • Sightseeing • Špilberk Castle http://www.spilberk.cz/?lang=en • Stare Brno Augustinian Abbey http://www.opatbrno.cz/opat_hist_en.htm • Villa Tugendhat http://www.tugendhat-villa.cz/ • Mendel’s Museum http://www.mendelmuseum.muni.cz/en/ • Moravian Gallery http://www.moravska-galerie.cz/en/ • Moravian Museum http://www.mzm.cz/Default-en.htm • Cultural life • National Theater (ballet, opera) http://www.ndbrno.cz/en/ • Brno Philharmonic – http://www.filharmonie-brno.cz/en/ • Clubs, concerts • Sport events • FCZbrojovka Brno http://www.fczbrno.cz/, available games: 19 May (Sa), 26 May • Other things to do • Brno ZOO http://www.zoobrno.cz/en/

  41. Office for International Studies Interested in sport? • Sport activities offered by MU:http://www.rect.muni.cz/summerschool/Practicalities/sport%20activites%20muni_june%20july%202012.xlsx • Ask Ricky Summer 2011Brno, May 2011

  42. Office for International Studies Need to swim? • http://www.ticbrno.cz/kam-v-brne/sport/koupaliste-a-bazeny.aspx • www.kravihora-brno.cz, 50-100 CZK (opens on 1 June?) • www.rivec.cz, 100 CZK • http://www.koupalistebrno.cz/, 50CZK • Brno lake (“Prýgl”) Summer 2012 Brno – Telč

  43. Office for International Studies Free weekend • 2 – 4June (HIS), 3 – 5 June (Pol) • Vienna, Krakow, Berlin, Munich • Cultural events in Brno (Ignis Brunensis, the Juggler’s Night, the Night of Churches, Balloon Jam, etc.) • To learn about different trip options visit: http://www.rect.muni.cz/summerschool/Practicalities/Tips_for_trips.doc Summer 2012 Brno – Telč

  44. Traveling in the Czech Republic • Outstanding sights within short distance of Brno (8 out of 12 UNESCO world heritage sites in the CR are less than 100 kms away). Summer 2012Brno – Telč

  45. Traveling in Europe • Easy and cheap access to other European countries (Barcelona, London, Dubrovnik, Berlin, Warsaw…) Summer 2012 Brno – Telč

  46. Office for International Studies Some Useful Websites Czech Republic · Information on the CR: travel, business, study, work and leisure:http://www.czech.czand http://www.czechtourism.com · Map of the CR - http://www.mapy.cz · Trains and Buses: http://idos.cz · How to get to… in Brno http://www.dpmb.cz/e42.asp · Brno Now – http://brnonow.com/ · Prague Information Service: http://www.pis.cz/en · Prague Public Transport: http://www.dpp.cz/en/ · Czech Weather Forecast: http://www.chmi.cz/indexe.html Study in the Czech Republic: · Centre for Higher Education Studies: www.csvs.cz · Masaryk University official page www.muni.cz · Office for International Studies of MU: http://ois.muni.cz · International Students Club at MU: http://isc.muni.cz/ Czech authorities: · Czech Missions and Offices Abroad (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): http://www.czechembassy.org/ · Embassies in Prague:http://www.czechembassy.org · Canadian Embassy in Prague:http://www.canada.cz/ Summer 2012 Brno – Telč

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