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Dear Erasmus and other exchange students,<br />

We are delighted that you have chosen to study at Brno University of<br />

Technology (BUT).<br />

This <strong>guide</strong> was prepared for all international students who are coming to Brno to<br />

study at Brno University of Technology (BUT). We know that it is hard to get around<br />

on your own, not knowing the city and the language. We would like to make life for<br />

international students in Brno easier by putting together some valuable and helpful<br />

information.<br />

Our aim is not to create a tour <strong>guide</strong> telling you about the history and culture of the<br />

city and Czech people but rather we want it to be helpful telling you about our<br />

university, study information and rules at college and in practical life. It will answer<br />

nearly all questions that you may have during your stay at BUT.<br />

Guide is updated every academic year by adding new information based on our<br />

experience and feedback from those who have already used it, from you.<br />

We wish you only the best during your stay at BUT.<br />

Mobility Programme Department<br />

Study Section of Rectorate<br />

Brno University of Technology<br />

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Table of contents<br />

1. Brno University of Technology 4<br />

Academic Degrees 5<br />

Education 5<br />

Research 6<br />

<strong>International</strong> Cooperation 7<br />

Academic Year 7<br />

Information on all degree programme 8<br />

Main University Regulations 8<br />

BUT Organisational Structure 8<br />

BUT Faculties 10<br />

BUT Student Facilities 23<br />

Accommodation 23<br />

Meals 24<br />

Facilities for special needs students 25<br />

BUT Libraries 26<br />

BUT Computer Centres 27<br />

BUT Sports Facilities 27<br />

Czech Language Courses 27<br />

<strong>ISC</strong> – <strong>International</strong> <strong>Students</strong> <strong>Club</strong> 29<br />

Excursions, Day Trips 29<br />

2. Introducing the Czech Republic and Brno 30<br />

The Czech Republic 30<br />

Government 30<br />

Education 30<br />

Brno 31<br />

Public Holidays 32<br />

3. Practical Information 33<br />

Cost of living in Brno for an Erasmus student 33<br />

Important Telephone Numbers 33<br />

ISIC - <strong>International</strong> Student Identity Card 35<br />

Medical Care 35<br />

Banking 36<br />

Transportation 36<br />

Public Transport in Brno 36<br />

Transport Outside Brno 37<br />

Air Travel 38<br />

Taxis 38<br />

Car Rentals 38<br />

Postal Services 39<br />

Internet 39<br />

Accommodation 40<br />

Visiting Czechs in Their Homes 40<br />

Laundry 41<br />

Computer Shops 41<br />

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4. Free, Leisure Time 42<br />

Cultural Activities 42<br />

Information Centres 42<br />

Museums and galleries 42<br />

Theatres 43<br />

Cinemas 43<br />

Concert Halls – classical music 43<br />

Concert – clubs, pop music, other music styles 43<br />

Libraries 43<br />

Newsagents 46<br />

Other activities 46<br />

Shopping, Eating out, <strong>Club</strong>s 47<br />

Shopping 47<br />

Eating Out 48<br />

Concerts – <strong>Club</strong>s, Pop Music, Other Music Styles 49<br />

<strong>Club</strong>s with darts, pool or table football 50<br />

Other Places and Activities 51<br />

ZOO 51<br />

The Brno Dam 51<br />

The Masaryk Racing Circuit 51<br />

Brno Exhibition Centre (BVV) 51<br />

Planetarium 52<br />

Botanical Garden 52<br />

Horse Riding 52<br />

Paintball 52<br />

Gokarting 53<br />

Skating 53<br />

Conversational Minimum 54<br />

<strong>ISC</strong> Members Contacts 55<br />

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1. Brno University of Technology<br />

Brno University of Technology has status public higher-education institution,<br />

university type. The Czech Technical University was founded in 1899. During over<br />

than hundred years of its existence the number of study areas has increased and at<br />

present the Brno University of Technology, as the only technical university in the<br />

Czech Republic, covers the whole spectrum of technical disciplines.<br />

With more than 23,000 students, the Brno University of Technology is one of the<br />

largest universities in the Czech Republic.<br />

Faculties are spread around the city, housed in well-renovated traditional buildings<br />

and in modern university mini campuses. All equipped with a large number of<br />

lecture halls, classrooms and modern laboratories. A sufficient number of<br />

dormitories, cafeteria and sports facilities are available to students.<br />

The students at Brno University of Technology can choose one of the following<br />

study areas taught at the faculties:<br />

mechanical engineering: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering<br />

· civil engineering: Faculty of Civil Engineering<br />

· electrical engineering: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication<br />

· informatics: Faculty of Information Technology<br />

· chemistry and chemical engineering: Faculty of Chemistry<br />

· economics and management: Faculty of Business and Management<br />

· architecture: Faculty of Architecture<br />

· design and fine arts: Faculty of Fine Arts<br />

· forensic engineering: Institute of Forensic Engineering<br />

More information about BUT the following website:<br />

www.vutbr.cz<br />

www.vutbr.cz/ects<br />

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Academic Degrees<br />

The Brno University of Technology provides university education in the following<br />

study programmes: Bachelor´s (3 or 4-year, academic title Bc. or BcA.), Master´s<br />

(1,5 – 5-year, academic title Ing., Ing.arch. or MgA.), and Doctoral (3 - 4-year, title<br />

Ph.D.) in both – full-time and part-time forms.<br />

Education<br />

The essential way of education consist of lectures, seminaries, ateliers, projects,<br />

training, tuition, practical experience, excursion and students´ autonomous<br />

working. It is also possible to study some of the study programmes in English,<br />

faculties also offer particular courses taught in English.<br />

<strong>Students</strong> choose appropriate set of subjects which are required, selective, or<br />

elective with necessary number of credits that represent study-load of particular<br />

studied subjects.<br />

Since the academic year 2004/2005 all graduates from the Bachelor and Master’s<br />

study programmes at Brno University of Technology have been provided, free of<br />

charge, with a Diploma Supplement.<br />

In 2006, Brno University of Technology was awarded the prestige certificate of<br />

European Commission Diploma Supplement Label.<br />

In 2009, Brno University of Technology has received the ECTS Label and DS<br />

Label prestigious awards for 2009 – 2013 in appreciation of its quality as<br />

a higher-education institution.<br />

BUT is one of the only two Czech universities to be awarded the ECTS Label. It is an<br />

appreciation of its correct application of the credit system to all Bachelor's and<br />

Master's programmes in line with the objectives of the Bologna process. The DS<br />

Label received by BUT certifies that the diploma supplements received by the<br />

graduates free of charge are correct. Both the labels certify that BUT meets the<br />

strict higher-education criteria imposed by the European Union. They significantly<br />

help extend student mobility opening the university to international students.<br />

The ECTS Label is the most prestigious European award in tertiary education<br />

certifying the fulfilment of the university's strategic goals in the European higher-<br />

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education space. It means that Brno University of Technology is prepared to meet<br />

all the obligations following from the Bologna Declaration and subsequent<br />

international agreements. Using the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation<br />

System (ECTS) makes the recognition of study at a university abroad more<br />

transparent, which directly supports student mobility both within and outside<br />

the European higher-education space.<br />

The DS Label testifies that the English-Czech diploma supplement meets the<br />

requirements recommended by the European Commission both in terms of its form<br />

and content. The supplement has been designed to provide a diploma with<br />

additional data enhancing its informative value to make the international academic<br />

and professional recognition more just. The supplement includes a full list of the<br />

courses a graduate has completed indicating the number of credits on the ECTS<br />

scale. Included are also courses taken during study at a foreign university, data on<br />

the final project, its presentation, state examination, and an overall study<br />

evaluation.<br />

Research<br />

One of the most important aims is to accumulate knowledge and apply it for<br />

practical purposes. Research activities are focused on projects by the Ministry of<br />

Education, grant agencies, international programmes (COST, COPERNICUS,<br />

EUREKA, 6th and 7th Framework Programme, Czech-American and Czech-Austrian<br />

cooperation) and many Czech as well as foreign industrial orders. Achievements are<br />

appreciated by research institutions and industrial companies (Skoda Auto, Smeral,<br />

IBM, ABB, Philips, Flextronics, CEZ, IMOS, end other).<br />

Brno University of Technology is involved in activities of several research centres<br />

and associations, e.g.:<br />

• Aerospace Research Centre<br />

• Centre for Mechanical Engineering and Technology<br />

• Research Centre of Applied Cybernetics<br />

• Brno University of Technology Association for Biomedical Engineering and<br />

Bionics<br />

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<strong>International</strong> Cooperation<br />

Brno University of Technology co-operates with a number of other universities in<br />

Europe and overseas. It has a huge experience in teaching foreign students within<br />

EU educational programmes such as CEEPUS, ERASMUS, Leonardo, etc. The<br />

information about offered courses are available in brochures at each faculty.<br />

Lecturers at Brno University of Technology are ready to be taught in English for<br />

those students who are not versed in the Czech language.<br />

Academic Year<br />

The academic year is divided into two semesters:<br />

• Winter semester from late September to January<br />

• Summer semester from February to September<br />

The academic year <strong>2010</strong>/<strong>2011</strong> begins on 1. 9. <strong>2010</strong>:<br />

• Winter semester classes begin on 20. 9. <strong>2010</strong><br />

• Summer semester classes begin on 7. 2. <strong>2011</strong><br />

Each semester consists of 13 weeks of classes and is followed by an examination<br />

period. The lessons start at 7 AM and then every hour. Duration of lesson is<br />

50 minutes.<br />

Information on all degree programme<br />

More information the following website:<br />

www.vutbr.cz/ects<br />

http://www.vutbr.cz/index.php?gm=gm_programy&wapp=portal&tail=37&lang=1<br />

Allocation of credits<br />

Primary allocation of credits depends on contributions of individual courses to<br />

a week’s study workload of 40 hours covering lectures, exercises, seminars,<br />

projects, training, self-study and examinations.<br />

The total number of credits for one semester is 30 (60 credits per year). Initial<br />

numbers of credits are corrected every year on the basis of the actual study<br />

workload of students in individual courses. Credits are awarded to individual<br />

students after completion of the course and the successful assessment of the<br />

achieved learning outcomes.<br />

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Main University Regulations<br />

Constitution of BUT:<br />

http://www.vutbr.cz/uploads/vnitrni_predpisy328/8971_internal_regulations_of_brno_unive<br />

rsity_of_technology.pdf?lang=0<br />

Study and Examination Regulation of BUT:<br />

http://www.vutbr.cz/uploads/vnitrni_predpisy328/8993_regulations_for_studies.pdf?lang=0<br />

Scholarship rules of BUT:<br />

http://www.vutbr.cz/uploads/vnitrni_predpisy328/8970_scholarship_regulations.pdf?lang=0<br />

BUT Organisational Structure<br />

RECTOR’S OFFICE:<br />

BUT Centre<br />

Antonínská 548/1, CZ 601 90 Brno<br />

Phone: +420 541 141 111 (switchboard)<br />

Rector:<br />

Prof. Ing. Karel Rais, CSc., MBA<br />

Tel: +420 541 145 200<br />

E-mail: rector@ro.vutbr.cz<br />

Vice-Rector for Strategic Development:<br />

prof. RNDr. Ing. Petr Štěpánek, CSc.<br />

Tel: +420 541 145 222<br />

E-mail: vicerector-building@ro.vutbr.cz<br />

Vice-rector for education and student affairs:<br />

Doc. RNDr. Miloslav Švec, CSc.<br />

Tel: +420 541 145 207<br />

E-mail: vicerector-education@ro.vutbr.cz<br />

Vice-rector for external relations:<br />

doc. MgA. Petr Kvíčala<br />

Tel: +420 541 145 114<br />

E-mail: vicerector-foreign@ro.vutbr.cz<br />

Vice-rector for research and creative activities:<br />

prof. RNDr. Michal Kotoul, DrSc.<br />

Tel: +420 541 145 206<br />

E-mail: vicerector-research@ro.vutbr.cz<br />

Vice-rector for informations and communication technology:<br />

prof. Ing. Pavel Jura, CSc.<br />

Tel: +420 541 145 232<br />

E-mail: prorektor-ict@ro.vutbr.cz<br />

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BUT Erasmus coordinator<br />

Ing. Michaela Fojtová<br />

Head of the Study department - Rectorate<br />

Phone: +420 541 145 243<br />

E-mail: fojtova@ro.vutbr.cz<br />

Mobility programme department – Study department of Rectorate:<br />

Erasmus officer – student mobility<br />

Ing. Martina Matyášová<br />

Phone: +420 541 145 116<br />

E-mail: matyasova@ro.vutbr.cz<br />

Erasmus officer – student mobility<br />

Renata Sátorová<br />

Phone: +420 541 145 145<br />

E-mail: satorova@ro.vutbr.cz<br />

Erasmus officer – staff mobility<br />

Bc. Magdaléna Káňová<br />

Phone: +420 541 145 123<br />

E-mail: kanova@ro.vutbr.cz<br />

<strong>International</strong> <strong>Students</strong> <strong>Club</strong> (<strong>ISC</strong>)<br />

Veronika Dvorníková<br />

Head coordinator of <strong>ISC</strong><br />

Phone: +420 733 690 488<br />

E-mail: isc@ro.vutbr.cz<br />

Website: http://www.isc.vutbr.cz<br />

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BUT Faculties<br />

Faculty of Civil Engineering<br />

www.fce.vutbr.cz<br />

Veveří 331/95, 662 37 Brno<br />

Vice-dean for external affairs<br />

Doc. Ing. Jiří Hirš, CSc.<br />

Tel: +420 541 147 920<br />

E-mail: hirs.j@fce.vutbr.cz<br />

<strong>International</strong> department officer<br />

Ms Ludmila Zelinková<br />

Tel: +420 541 147 160<br />

E-Mail: zelinkova.l@fce.vutbr.cz<br />

Faculty of Civil Engineering is the founding Faculty of Czech Technical University<br />

dating back to 1899. The Faculty is situated in the centre of Brno and with an<br />

enrolment of over 6 000 students, it is the largest faculty of the Brno University of<br />

Technology.<br />

The Faculty of Civil Engineering and its individual members are actively engaged in<br />

programmes of research with colleagues, educational institutions and companies<br />

within the Czech Republic and abroad. In recent years a large number of<br />

collaborative efforts have been initiated with universities in various countries all<br />

over the world. Many faculty members are actively involved in several European<br />

research projects sponsored through, for example, Cooperation in Science and<br />

Technology (COST), COPERNICUS and other similar programmes. Departments and<br />

individual faculty members also do research on projects funded by the Grant<br />

Agency of the Czech Republic.<br />

Fields of Study<br />

Architecture of Building Structures; Building Material Engineering, Building<br />

Constructions; Structures and Traffic Constructions; Civil Engineering Management;<br />

Water Management and Water Structures; Geodesy and Cartography<br />

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Faculty of Mechanical<br />

Engineering<br />

www.fme.vutbr.cz<br />

Technická 2896/2,<br />

616 69 Brno<br />

Vice-dean for foreign relations<br />

doc. Ing. Radek Knoflíček, Dr.<br />

Tel: +420 541 142 474<br />

E-mail: prodekan-2stupen@fme.vutbr.cz<br />

<strong>International</strong> department officer<br />

Ms Miroslava Gonová<br />

Tel: +420 541 142 134<br />

E-mail: gonova@fme.vutbr.cz<br />

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering is the second largest faculty of the Brno<br />

University of Technology with almost 4 600 students and 15 specialized institutes.<br />

Studies in Mechanical Engineering go back to 1899. The Faculty was established as<br />

a school in 1958.<br />

Study is strictly structured in three follow-up levels of education - Bachelor's,<br />

Master's, and doctoral study programmes. All study programmes are accredited in<br />

Czech and in English, and there are joint degree and double degree programmes<br />

organized as international study programmes in cooperation with institutions of<br />

higher education abroad (ENSAM Cluny and TU Chemnitz). Various projects from<br />

practice, involvement in research activities carried out at the institutes, and possible<br />

study or stays abroad are integral parts of the study. Each year, approximately 750<br />

students graduate from the faculty having good career prospects with no difficulty<br />

in finding jobs.<br />

The Faculty has had dozens of contacts with the universities and companies in<br />

Europe, U.S.A. and Asia. It is actively engaged in projects within the 6th framework<br />

programme, as well as other EU projects, more than 120 projects granted by the<br />

Ministry of Industry and Trade, grant agencies, 5 research centres, and others.<br />

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Fields of Study<br />

In addition to traditional engineering fields such as construction or technology,<br />

there is a growing emphasis on applied disciplines such as applied mechanics,<br />

biomechanics, mechatronics, precision mechanics and optics, quality management,<br />

engineering informatics, materials engineering, mathematical engineering, industrial<br />

design etc.<br />

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Faculty of Electrical<br />

Engineering and<br />

Communication<br />

www.feec.vutbr.cz<br />

Údolní 244/53,<br />

602 00 Brno<br />

Vice-dean for external relations<br />

prof. Ing. Radimír Vrba, CSc.<br />

Tel: +420 541 146 161<br />

E-mail: prodekan-zahranici@feec.vutbr.cz<br />

<strong>International</strong> department officer<br />

JUDr. Jarmila Pončová<br />

Tel: +420 541 146 328<br />

E-mail: poncova@feec.vutbr.cz<br />

Studies in electrical engineers at BUT go back to 1905. The Faculty was established<br />

as a school in 1959. The credit system is compatible with the ECTS. There are<br />

numerous exchange programmes for students and academic staff including Erasmus<br />

programmes. The language of instruction is Czech and English.<br />

The Faculty presently consists of 12 departments with about 190 teachers, 360 PhD<br />

students, and over 4000 students in basic and advanced programs.<br />

The quality of teaching is guaranteed by accreditation procedures, one at the<br />

national level by the Ministry of Education, another at the European level by the<br />

European Association for Education FEANI.<br />

The setting of the Faculty is rather suburban than downtown, concentrated into<br />

three localities, which are interconnected by optical data networks and connected to<br />

the rest of the world by Internet.<br />

Fields of Study<br />

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication specializes in automation,<br />

biomedical engineering, power engineering, electronics, electronics manufacturing,<br />

microelectronics, robotics, heavy current and telecommunication technology.<br />

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Faculty of Architecture<br />

www.fa.vutbr.cz<br />

Poříčí 273/5, 639 00 Brno<br />

Vice-dean for internal and international relations<br />

Ing. arch. Jiri Palacky, Ph.D.<br />

Tel: +420 541 146 673<br />

E-mail: prodekan-zahranici@fa.vutbr.cz<br />

Study department officer<br />

Mrs. Anna Horáková<br />

Tel: +420 541 146 621<br />

E-mail: horakova@fa.vutbr.cz<br />

Studies in Architecture started at BUT in 1919. The Faculty was formed in 1976.<br />

Presently if offers accredited Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral study programmes of<br />

architecture and urban planning with over 800 students. The Master’s programme is<br />

also offered in English an includes courses of contemporary architecture; building<br />

reconstruction; planning of town and region development; building realization,<br />

enterprise and finance; building techniques and technology; graphic and drawing<br />

techniques etc.<br />

<strong>Students</strong> and teachers of the Faculty participate in various creative and research<br />

activities such as some domestic and international competitions and exhibitions<br />

(France, Sweden), research projects “Czech Architecture and Urban Planning in the<br />

New Situation” and “Building Housing for Seniors”, exhibitions of diploma projects<br />

at the Faculty and abroad, international workshops and conferences about<br />

renovation of industrial heritage and revitalization, exhibition Figurama,<br />

architectural structures.<br />

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Fields of Study<br />

The programmes are also offered in English and include following courses:<br />

contemporary architecture; building reconstruction; planning of town and region<br />

development; building realization, enterprise and finance; building techniques and<br />

technology, graphic and drawing techniques; module workshop – building design;<br />

module specialized studio; diploma project.<br />

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Faculty of Business and<br />

Management<br />

www.fbm.vutbr.cz<br />

Kolejní 2906/4, 612 00 Brno<br />

Vice-dean for foreign relations<br />

Ing. Zdeňka Videcká, Ph.D.<br />

Tel: +420 541 142 792<br />

E-mail: proděkan-zahranici@fbm.vutbr.cz<br />

<strong>International</strong> department officer<br />

Ing. Gabriela Kořanová<br />

Tel: +420 541 142 508<br />

E-mail: koranova@fbm.vutbr.cz<br />

The Faculty of Business and Management was established in 1992. However,<br />

studies of Business and Management had been a part of programs of Faculty of<br />

Mechanical Engineering for several decades. Today FBM is a modern-established<br />

faculty with over 3 000 students.<br />

Fields of Study<br />

The courses are enriched by providing the students with knowledge and skills<br />

necessary for managers of industrial enterprises or businessmen, especially in the<br />

field of marketing, accountancy, finance, management, strategic management,<br />

enterprise logistics, information technologies, statistics, sociology, psychology and<br />

law. The Faculty also offers MBA studies in cooperation with Nottingham Trent<br />

University and Dominican University of Illinois, and a broad spectrum of courses of<br />

lifelong learning.<br />

For English speaking students the Faculty of Business and Management offers some<br />

Master’s and Doctoral study programmes and a special program for Erasmus<br />

students “Company Management and Economics”, which is based on current offer of<br />

courses in master programme.<br />

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Research activities of the Faculty are in the fields of business, management and<br />

sustainable development. The Faculty participated on EU projects of the 5 th and the<br />

6 th Framework Programmes. Several research projects have been financed by<br />

European Social Fund. The Faculty also organizes several international conferences<br />

every year.<br />

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Faculty of Chemistry<br />

www.fch.vutbr.cz<br />

Purkyňova 464/118,<br />

612 00 Brno<br />

Vice-dean for education (including mobility LLP/ERASMUS)<br />

Ing. Martin Zmrzlý, Ph.D.<br />

Tel.: +420 541 149 344<br />

E-mail: prodekan-vzdelavani@fch.vutbr.cz<br />

<strong>International</strong> department officer<br />

Mgr. Alena Sýkorová<br />

Tel: +420 541 149 346<br />

E-mail: sykorova@fch.vutbr.cz<br />

Study in Chemistry has been offered since 1919. The present Faculty was<br />

established in 1992. The faculty is situated in the Czech Technology Park, an area of<br />

120 hectares integrating education, research, business, industry and even leisure<br />

still being close to the city centre connected to it by many direct routes of public<br />

transport. Thus it provides its students, researchers and scientists with maximum<br />

comfort. Its laboratories are well furnished. Research of the Faculty uses<br />

extensively computer technology.<br />

The Faculty of Chemistry offers a broad spectrum of study fields that reflect social<br />

demand for graduates in Chemistry. Today the faculty has the staff of 155<br />

employees. About 1000 students are enrolled in various bachelor, master and<br />

doctoral degree study programmes focused on both chemical and food branches.<br />

The alumni of the above branch oriented programmes are prepared to work in<br />

research, industry and for the positions of industrial and business management staff<br />

especially in chemical, pharmaceutical, building, consumer and food industries as<br />

well as in public administration.<br />

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Fields of Study<br />

Material Chemistry; Material Engineering; Physical Chemistry; Macromolecular<br />

Chemistry; Technical Chemistry; Crisis Management and Population Protection;<br />

Bioengineering; Consumer Chemistry; Food Chemistry and Biotechnology;<br />

Environmental Chemistry; etc.<br />

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Faculty of Fine Arts<br />

www.ffa.vutbr.cz<br />

Rybářská 125/13/15,<br />

603 00 Brno<br />

Vice-dean for student affairs and external relations<br />

PhDr. Pavel Ondračka<br />

Tel: +420 541 146 829<br />

E-mail: ondracka@ffa.vutbr.cz<br />

<strong>International</strong> department officer<br />

PhDr. Hedvika Šimíčková<br />

Phone: 541 146 804<br />

E-mail: simickova@ffa.vutbr.cz<br />

The tradition of art education at Brno University of Technology dates back to 1899<br />

when the Institute of Drawing was established at the Faculty of Construction of the<br />

University. The early 1990s have offered new perspectives to the school, and the<br />

Institute of Fine Arts was settled. The establishment of the Faculty of Fine Arts was<br />

approved by the Ministry of Education, and the Faculty was opened in January<br />

1993.<br />

The Faculty of Fine Arts, with almost 300 students, is one of only several academic<br />

institutions in the Czech Republic where young people can be educated in fine arts.<br />

The Faculty began to build its profile, linking up the rather traditional teaching in<br />

conventional studios with adequate forms of teaching in modern artistic disciplines.<br />

The academic staff consists of artists from Brno, Prague and Bratislava. <strong>Students</strong>,<br />

graduates and teachers organize or participate in more than 100 exhibitions every<br />

year, both at home and abroad. The faculty has its own gallery and audio Atelier.<br />

Faculty of Fine Arts emphasizes linkage between fine arts and engineering,<br />

connection between the Faculty and other Faculties of BUT in design and modern<br />

technologies. It offers a mixture of classical disciplines, design and new media. The<br />

Faculty is relatively small and the teaching is mainly individual; every student is<br />

being trained as an individual in a different way.<br />

Fields of Study<br />

Sculpture; Painting; Graphics; Graphic Design; Industrial Design; Conceptual<br />

Trends; Video-Multimedia-Performance.<br />

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Faculty of Information<br />

Technology<br />

www.fit.vutbr.cz<br />

Božetěchova 1/2,<br />

612 66 Brno<br />

Vice-dean for external relations<br />

Doc. Dr. Ing. Pavel Zemčík<br />

Phone: +420 541 141 217<br />

E-mail: prodekan-zahranici@fit.vutbr.cz<br />

<strong>International</strong> department officer<br />

Mrs. Michaela Studená<br />

Phone: +420 541 141 265<br />

E-mail: studena@fit.vutbr.cz<br />

The Faculty of Information Technology (FIT) at Brno University of Technology was<br />

established in January 2002. It was developed from the former Department of<br />

Computer Science and Engineering of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and<br />

Computer Science. The Department was established in 1964 and has had a long<br />

tradition in teaching computer science and informatics in the framework of the<br />

former Faculty.<br />

At present, the Faculty of Information Technology, with almost 3000 students,<br />

offers a three-year Bachelor study programme Information Technology (Bc.), a twoyear<br />

follow-up Master study programme Information Technology (Ing.), and Ph.D.<br />

study programme in the scientific branch Information Technology. These study<br />

programmes respect the principles of the Bologna Declaration for the development<br />

of tertiary education in Europe. The structures of both study programmes are fully<br />

compatible with the European space for higher education.<br />

The second-level students and postgraduate doctoral students are involved in<br />

research projects, which form an important part of the Faculty activities.<br />

A considerable part of teaching and research activities is centralized in the<br />

Computer Centre. The Faculty’s biggest achievement has been the development of<br />

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Language Identification System for speech recognition that is in the forefront in the<br />

technology in the world.<br />

Fields of Study<br />

Information Technology; Computer Science and Engineering; Bioinformatics and<br />

Biocomputing; Computer and Embedded Systems; Computer Graphics and<br />

Multimedia; Computer Systems and Networks; Information Systems; Information<br />

Technology Security; Intelligent Systems; Management and Information<br />

Technologies; Mathematical Methods in Information Technology.<br />

Institute of Forensic<br />

Engineering<br />

www.usi.vutbr.cz<br />

Údolní 53,<br />

602 00 Brno<br />

Head for education, science and research<br />

doc. Ing. Robert Kledus, Ph.D<br />

Phone: +420 541 146 010<br />

E-mail: robert.kledus@usi.vutbr.cz<br />

<strong>International</strong> department officer<br />

Ing. Bc. Marek Semela, PhD.<br />

Phone: +420 541 146 010<br />

E-mail: semela@usi.vutbr.cz<br />

Institute of Forensic Engineering educates future experts in traffic, economy,<br />

building industry and engineering.<br />

Master study:<br />

• Real Estate Engineering (properties, legislative relations to properties, valuation<br />

of real estate, real properties…)<br />

• Expert Engineering in Traffic (road traffic and transport, traffic law, international<br />

contracts, transport company direction, traffic accidents analysis…)<br />

Whole university following master study programme:<br />

• Risk Engineering (identification, analysis and reducing or eliminating risks in<br />

engineering areas…)<br />

• with fields of study:<br />

Risk management of building constructions (cooperation with FCE)<br />

Risk management of engine plants (with FME)<br />

Risk management of electronics devices (with FEEC)<br />

Risk management in information systems (with FIT)<br />

Risk management of chemical technologies (with FCH)<br />

Risk management in companies a institutions (with FBM)<br />

Doctoral study:<br />

Forensic Engineering<br />

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BUT Student Facilities<br />

Accommodation<br />

Brno University of Technology<br />

Halls of Residence and Dining Services of BUT<br />

Kolejní 2<br />

612 00 Brno<br />

Phone: +420 541 142 931-3<br />

Phone: +420 541 142 903<br />

Fax: +420 541 242 935<br />

http://www.skm.vutbr.cz/Angl<br />

BUT provides good-class accommodation - mostly in double rooms. Half of the<br />

bedrooms are equipped with their own bathroom and toilet, another half has<br />

a common bathroom unit for a certain number of rooms. Most of the rooms are<br />

two-bed and three-bed rooms, a small number are single rooms.<br />

<strong>Students</strong> have a study room, TV room, bicycle room, music room with a piano, and<br />

a darkroom at their disposal. All halls are equipped with laundries and dryers as<br />

well as public phones.<br />

The premises offer various sports facilities like multipurpose fields, quality body<br />

building gyms, gymnasiums, pool tables, table tennis equipment and other sports<br />

facilities of the Center for Sports Activities.<br />

Halls of Residence offers:<br />

• 100 % high speed internet connection<br />

• wide range of dining services (cafeterias, restaurants, pizzerias, cafés, bars and<br />

snack bars)<br />

• modern catering system (cashless, no pre-ordering, no limit, online menus)<br />

• halls of residence provide quality sports facilities<br />

• student advising centre: http://www.kam.vutbr.cz/presbloky/?p=msus<br />

There are 6 797 beds available in four BUT dormitories:<br />

Pod Palackého vrchem Residence Hall, Kolejní 2, Brno<br />

Purkyně Residence Hall, Purkyňova 93, Brno<br />

List Residence Hall, Kounicova 46/48, Brno<br />

Mánesovy Residence Hall, Mánesova 12, Brno<br />

Starý pivovar boarding house, Božetěchova 1, Brno<br />

It is necessary to reserve a room by a student before his arrival through internet:<br />

http://www.skm.vutbr.cz/Angl/Info.asp?y=0708<br />

The monthly price for 1 person varies from 2000 CZK to 2600 CZK per month.<br />

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Foreign students are mainly accommodated in complex named “Pod Palackého<br />

vrchem” at Kolejní Street near the Faculty of Business and Management or at dorms<br />

named “Manesovy koleje” at Manesova Street. Near dormhouses, there are many<br />

facilities available for students such as: fitness centre, gym, boulder centre, cinema,<br />

student club, snack bar, copy centre.<br />

Grocery store, newspapers drugstore all in one:<br />

Monday - Wednesday 7:00 – 20:00<br />

Thursday 7:00 – 19:30<br />

Friday 7:00 – 13:00<br />

Saturday 8:00 – 12:30<br />

Sunday 15:00 – 19:30<br />

If you have any problems with accommodation or people in dorms or other related<br />

problems feel free to visit Counselling Centre:<br />

Counselling Centre Over blocks<br />

Kolejní 2, block A4<br />

www.kam.vutbr.cz/presbloky<br />

Contact person: Ms Jana Kalousková<br />

Tel: 549 257 301, 541 142 903<br />

kalousko@adm.skm.vutbr.cz<br />

Accommodation scholarship:<br />

Every Erasmus student is eligible to be given an accommodation scholarship from<br />

BUT. As a first step it is necessary to contact Erasmus office on a particular faculty<br />

and fill in an application form for the scholarship. It takes a few days to work up the<br />

application and after this process a student obtains an e-mail with the information<br />

about the day of withdrawing his (her) money.<br />

Meals<br />

www.skm.vutbr.cz/Menzy.asp<br />

16 dining facilities in the premises of halls of residence and BUT<br />

faculties offer rich and varied menus. Broad choice of hot and cold<br />

meals, made-to-order meals, vegetarian meals and desserts in<br />

cafeterias and restaurants. vegetable and fruit salads with main courses, fruits,<br />

variety of alcoholic and soft drinks. Pleasant cafés and bars are ideal for taking<br />

a rest and meeting friends.<br />

<strong>Students</strong> can take their meals in a number of student cafeterias (in Czech it is<br />

called “menza”). You can find actual menu for lunches and dinners at<br />

http://jidelnicek.kam.vutbr.cz/ while cafeterias are opened. You can actually make<br />

your choice, before you go to eat.<br />

Dining services in halls of residence:<br />

• Pizzeria Mozzarella (self-service cafeteria), Kolejní 2, Brno<br />

• Kolejní cafeteria, Kolejní 2, Brno<br />

• Caffé Bar Piccolo, Kolejní 2, Brno<br />

• Purkyně cafeteria, Purkyňova 93, Brno<br />

• Purkyně snack bar, Purkyňova 93, Brno<br />

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• Restaurant (with full service), Božetěchova 1, Brno<br />

• Cafeteria, Božetěchova 1, Brno<br />

• Café, Božetěchova 1, Brno<br />

Dining services in BUT faculties:<br />

Integrated building of the Faculty of Business and Management and the Faculty of<br />

Electrical Engineering and Communication, Kolejní 4, Brno<br />

• Mini cafeteria<br />

Faculty of Chemistry, Purkyňova 118, Brno<br />

• Student cafeteria<br />

• Snack bar<br />

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technická 2, Brno<br />

• "Q" Restaurant<br />

Faculty of Civil Engineering, Veveří 95, Brno<br />

• "V" Restaurant<br />

• Pizzeria Presto (serviced restaurant)<br />

BUT Rectorate, Antonínská 1, Brno<br />

• BUT Center café<br />

How you get your meals? All you need is to use your student card (ISIC). First, you<br />

will have to top up it by cash at any cafeteria’s cashier. Then you can purchase<br />

chosen meal with your card. Credit on your card will be decreased by a price of<br />

each meal you purchase. You can buy as much food as you like while you have<br />

credit on your ISIC. You will receive your student card from your faculty Erasmus<br />

contact person. Price of one student lunch is around 30 CZK for a main dish and<br />

5 CZK for a soup. Exception is pizza Mozarella, which is little bit more expensive.<br />

Facilities for special needs students<br />

All the faculties make efforts in order to enable the study of disabled<br />

students. Only at the Faculty of Chemistry, the study of disabled<br />

students is more difficult as work in chemical laboratory necessitates<br />

good health.<br />

Computer rooms are barrier free. Barrier free access is also ensured at all other<br />

faculties except the Faculty of Fine Arts. The study conditions are adapted to the<br />

individual needs of students. Faculties set up individual timetables offering<br />

cooperation with the tutor as needed in a particular course. Electronic textbooks<br />

and other aids of a multimedia nature are available at most of the faculties; at<br />

FEEC, students may follow a laboratory lesson from virtual laboratories, FIT<br />

students are offered on-line lectures, students at FME were offered improved<br />

connection to their home computers to the academic network.<br />

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BUT Libraries<br />

www.lib.vutbr.cz<br />

BUT Central Library: Antonínská 1<br />

Monday-Thursday: 09:00 – 20:00<br />

Friday: 09:00 – 15:00<br />

Faculty library FA: Poříčí 5<br />

Monday, Wednesday:<br />

9:00 – 20:00<br />

Tuesday, Thursday:<br />

9:00 – 17:00<br />

Friday: 9:00 – 14:00<br />

Faculty library FCE: Veveří 95<br />

Monday-Friday: 8:00 – 20:00<br />

Saturday: 9:00 – 15:00<br />

Faculty library FFA:<br />

Rybářská 13/15<br />

Monday: 13:00 – 15:00<br />

Tuesday, Thursday: 9:00 - 11:00<br />

13:00 - 15:00<br />

Wednesday: 13:00 - 17:00<br />

Area library FME: Technická 2<br />

Monday-Thursday: 9:00 – 18:00<br />

Friday: 9:00 – 13:00<br />

Faculty library FBM: IO Kolejní 4<br />

Monday-Thursday: 9:00 – 17:30<br />

Friday: 9:00 – 13:00<br />

Area library BUT:<br />

Purkyňova 464/118<br />

Monday, Wednesday: 9:00 – 18:00<br />

Tuesday, Thursday: 8:00 – 19:00<br />

Friday: 8:00 – 14:00<br />

Area library FEEC: IO Kolejní 4<br />

Monday-Thursday: 9:00 – 17:00<br />

Friday: 9:00 – 13:00<br />

Faculty library FIT: Božetěchova 2<br />

Monday-Thursday: 8:00 – 17:00<br />

Friday: 8:00 – 15:00<br />

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Libraries don’t provide a lot of English literature, but you can find some books,<br />

journals and magazines in English, if you are interested.<br />

BUT Computer Centres<br />

www.cis.vutbr.cz<br />

Each faculty has its own computer centre. Besides that you can use<br />

two computer rooms in the BUT Centre, Antonínská 1 (part of the<br />

central library).<br />

BUT Sports Facilities<br />

Centre of sport activities of BUT (CESA)<br />

http://www.cesa.vutbr.cz/<br />

Technická 2, 616 69 Brno<br />

Director: RNDr. Hana Lepková<br />

Tel: + 420 541 142 270<br />

lepkova@cesa.vutbr.cz<br />

Brno University of Technology has own sports facilities and<br />

sport centres, which offers wide range of sports for<br />

students. For BUT students are mainly all of the classes<br />

free of charge or with a small contribution.<br />

Example of sports at CESA: aerobic, badminton, basketball, bowling, indoor cycling,<br />

football, mountain bikes, swimming, horse riding, skiing, squash, tennis, and much<br />

more…<br />

City Sports Facilities<br />

Besides that Brno offers a wide range of sporting and recreational opportunities.<br />

The city of Brno also provides dozens of sporting facilities, including three indoor<br />

swimming pools, four open-air swimming pools and two winter stadiums. The<br />

enormous Boby Centre, the largest of these facilities, boasts squash courts,<br />

a bowling alley, and some of the best workout facilities in the Czech Republic, not to<br />

mention the country’s largest discotheque. Information about specific sporting and<br />

athletics facilities in Brno can be found on the City of Brno WebPages:<br />

http://www.brno.cz/index.php?nav01=57&lan=en<br />

Czech Language Courses<br />

Every international student coming to BUT has an opportunity to<br />

take part in an intensive Czech language course (5 days), which is<br />

prepared as a part of the invitation week.<br />

For those who might be interested in further study there are several possibilities.<br />

On the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and<br />

Communication and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering their language institutes<br />

provide one semestral courses of Czech, always according to interest of foreign<br />

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students. For more information about these Czech Language courses, contact<br />

a study department of a particular faculty.<br />

Some other possibilities where to study Czech Language:<br />

Brno University of Technology<br />

Lifelong Learning Institute<br />

Kounicova 966/67a<br />

602 00 Brno<br />

managing director: PhDr. Petra Navrátilová<br />

Tel: +420 541 148 810<br />

E-mail: navratilova.petra@lli.vutbr.cz<br />

http://www.lli.vutbr.cz/en<br />

http://www.lli.vutbr.cz/czech-language-for-foreigners<br />

Lifelong Learning Institute at BUT offers Intensive course of Czech language<br />

for foreigners .They are designed for everybody who needs and wants to<br />

speak Czech. Individual preparation for entrance examination to Brno<br />

University of Technology is also offered. There are usually 9 – 13 students in<br />

the class. The classes last two semesters, 35 weeks, 4 hours per day<br />

(8.30-12.00).<br />

Brno University of Technology<br />

Faculty of Civil Engineering<br />

Institute of Social Sciences<br />

Žižkova 17, 602 00 Brno<br />

Contact person: PhDr. Zuzana Wotkeová, CSc.<br />

wotkeova.z@fce.vutbr.cz<br />

Masaryk University<br />

Department of Czech for Foreigners<br />

Faculty of Arts<br />

Arne Nováka 1, 660 88 Brno<br />

Tel: 549 496 492, 549 494 631<br />

bohem@phil.muni.cz<br />

Contact person: PhDr. Eva Rusínová<br />

Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry<br />

Language department<br />

Zemědělská 3, 613 00 Brno<br />

Tel: 545 132 061<br />

jazyky@mendelu.cz<br />

Contact person: PhDr. Jitka Brešová, CSc.<br />

Brno English Centre<br />

Starobrněnská 16/18, 602 00 Brno<br />

Tel: 542 211 435<br />

skola@brnoenglishcentre.cz<br />

http://www.brnoenglishcentre.cz/web.php?lang=eng<br />

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<strong>ISC</strong> – INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CLUB<br />

BUT also offers international students services through its <strong>International</strong> Student<br />

<strong>Club</strong> a non-profit organization that consists of voluntary university students,<br />

especially in the form of help for students before and after their arrival in Brno<br />

(picking them up at the airport or train or coach station, providing information,<br />

helping them to settle in at the residence, arranging for the necessary documents<br />

such as student cards, public transport passes, etc.), the organization of leisuretime<br />

activities (day-trips and excursions, country, city and university presentations,<br />

sports activities, tram party, boat party, carnival, etc.), help with everyday<br />

problems faced by international students such as accompanying them to a doctor,<br />

dealing with official bodies, etc.<br />

BUT also organizes a welcome week for international<br />

students before the beginning of each semester, which<br />

includes an intensive Czech course, Welcome weekend<br />

and a tour of Brno.<br />

Excursions, Day Trips<br />

In recent years <strong>ISC</strong> has prepared a number of day trips and excursions to<br />

interesting places in the region such as the place of the battlefield of Austerlitz, the<br />

site of Napoleon’s most famous military victory, Moravian Carst, the karstic caves<br />

with little river in national reservation, château Lednice, part of UNESCO heritage<br />

site, town Znojmo, the local wine centre, Černá Hora, moravian brewery and much<br />

more. <strong>ISC</strong> tries to arrange inexpensive transport and entrance fees, so the<br />

participation fees are not too high.<br />

You can find all information about excursions, trips and other events and the club<br />

itself at the web page of <strong>International</strong> Student <strong>Club</strong>:<br />

www.isc.vutbr.cz<br />

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Introducing the Czech Republic and Brno<br />

The Czech Republic<br />

The Czech Republic or Česká<br />

Republika has an area of 78.864<br />

square kilometres and it is<br />

a landlocked country in central<br />

Europe. Czech Republic borders its former<br />

federal partner, Slovakia, in the east, Austria in<br />

the south, Germany in the southwest and<br />

northwest and Poland in the north. The nation’s<br />

capital is Praha (Prague).<br />

The Czech Republic was created in 1993 after<br />

dissolution of Czechoslovakia. It consists of the historic lands of Bohemia and<br />

Moravia (commonly called the Czech Lands) and the south western portion of<br />

Silesia. Czechoslovakia was formed by Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-<br />

Hungarian Empire at the end of the World War I in 1918. In 1948 Communist Party<br />

of Czechoslovakia took over the country and brought it under the domination of the<br />

Soviet Union for over forty years. The liberalization attempt of 1968 was crushed by<br />

Warsaw Pact troops. The country finally gained its independence and freedom in<br />

1989 and started to build a democratic society.<br />

The Czech Republic climate is complex, but generally moderate oceanic climate<br />

prevails, with hasher continental influences increasing toward to east. The Elbe,<br />

Vltava, and Morava are well known Czech rivers. With the exception of some<br />

highland areas, which receive more than 1.500 mm of precipitation a year, annual<br />

averages are between 500 and 760 mm throughout most of the country. Winter<br />

temperatures are mild. In January in Prague average temperature is -3°C. Summer<br />

temperatures are warmer, in July and August average is about 18°C.<br />

Government<br />

The Czech Republic is a parliamentary democracy. President is the head of the<br />

state. The Government is led by Prime Minister. The Parliamant has two chambers –<br />

Chamber of Deputies and Senate. The two dominating political parties are Civic<br />

Democrats and Social Democrats.<br />

Education<br />

There is a nine year compulsory public education<br />

system. Most of institutions of higher education<br />

have completed the Bologna Process. For studies<br />

in Czech there is no charge; tuition is charged for<br />

studies in English language. The biggest<br />

concentration of universities is in Prague and<br />

Brno.<br />

More information about the Czech Republic:<br />

www.czech.cz<br />

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Brno<br />

Brno is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, with a population<br />

nearly 400,000 and it is the centre of Southern Moravia Region. The city<br />

is located in the middle of Moravia, 120 kilometres to the North of<br />

Vienna, 200 kilometres to the East of Prague. Easily accessible by most<br />

transportation means, it has rail and bus connections to all major<br />

European cities. It is surrounded by a romantic countryside, forest and many<br />

attractive tourist sites and natural landmarks.<br />

In the nineteenth century it became one of the most prominent industrial centres in<br />

the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Brno was the first city in Europe to use Edison’s<br />

electric light bulb to illuminate the theatre. Gregor<br />

Mendel formulated his theory of heredity right<br />

here, in Brno. Victor Kaplan designed the first<br />

water turbine here too, and Leoš Janáček lived<br />

and composed his musical works in Brno as well.<br />

Bohuslav Fuchs, Mies van der Rohe, Arnošt<br />

Wiesner and other have built examples of modern<br />

architecture in the city and this is also the place<br />

where Milan Kundera wrote his first novels.<br />

Brno is a home to an opera, a ballet, repertory and musical theatres, Brno<br />

Philharmonic Orchestra and many museums. Annually it holds several music and<br />

theatrical festivals.<br />

Brno has beautiful scenery and has excellent leisure and sport facilities. Brno Dam<br />

offers possibility of going round on boat, and in summer you can play beach<br />

volleyball there.<br />

New modern motorcycle and auto racing track was built 15<br />

years ago and hold Grand Prix racing tournament every year.<br />

Several sports clubs and sports groups provide opportunities<br />

for various field sports. List of available sports facilities<br />

complete two ice-hockey stadiums, one cycling stadium and a<br />

shooting range. In the vicinity of Brno, you can find several tourist attractions and<br />

historic sites: Macocha abyss and stalactite caves, the Napoleon Austerlitz (Slavkov)<br />

battlefield, Pernštejn castle, the chateau and park at Lednice, the Pálava hill range<br />

nature reserve.<br />

Petrov - Cathedral<br />

One of Brno’s most prominent features is its intellectual potential<br />

resulting from rich research and educational facilities. There are six<br />

higher education institutions in Brno offering degrees in science,<br />

engineering, humanities, medicine, law, agriculture, arts and other<br />

areas: Brno University of Technology, Masaryk University, Mendel<br />

University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brbno, University of<br />

Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Janáček Academy of<br />

Music and Performing Arts, The University of Defence.<br />

For more information see: www.brno.cz<br />

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Public Holidays<br />

• 1 January - New Year’s Eve<br />

• Easter Monday - Moveable, The Monday after Easter Sunday<br />

• 1 May – Labour Day<br />

• 8 May - Liberation Day from Nazism (End of World War II.)<br />

• 5 July - Slavonic Apostles St Cyril and Methodius<br />

• 6 July - Remembrance of the death of Jan Hus (burnt at stake in 1415)<br />

• 28 September - St. Václav Day (day of Czech statehood)<br />

• 28 October - Day of commemorating the foundation of Czechoslovakia (1918)<br />

• 17 November – Day of struggle for freedom and democracy (1989),<br />

<strong>International</strong> <strong>Students</strong> Day (1941)<br />

• 24 – 26 November - Christmas holidays<br />

This booklet is not meant to be a Brno tourist <strong>guide</strong>. However, we would encourage you to buy one –<br />

they are available in several languages in most bookstores in the downtown. You can learn from them<br />

more about history of the city as well as about its major sights.<br />

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3. Practical Information<br />

Cost of living in Brno for an Erasmus student<br />

Renting a single bed in 2-3 bedroom flat<br />

• CZK 3,000<br />

• €115<br />

Renting an older one bedroom flat<br />

• CZK 9,000<br />

• €245<br />

A monthly bus & tram pass<br />

• CZK 265<br />

• €10<br />

A beer or a glass of wine in a pub<br />

• CZK 25<br />

• €0.95<br />

A lunch in a cheap restaurant<br />

• CZK 70<br />

• €2.70<br />

A ticket for a concet or party<br />

• CZK 100-300<br />

• €3.80-€11.50<br />

Food for one person for one day<br />

• CZK 50-100<br />

• €1.95-€3.90<br />

Usual fine for disorderliness :)<br />

• CZK 500<br />

• €19.20<br />

Total amount of money needed for a month of frugal life<br />

• CZK 7,500 €290<br />

Total amount of money needed for a month of king-like life<br />

• CZK 18,000 €690<br />

Important Telephone Numbers<br />

Quick medical help<br />

545 113 113<br />

Emergency call 112<br />

Ambulance 155<br />

Police 158<br />

Firemen 150<br />

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Brno City police 156<br />

Czech foreign police<br />

974 620 251<br />

(Kopečná 3)<br />

Pharmacy with continuous service (24/7)<br />

Kobližná 7 542 212 110<br />

Koliště 47 545 424 811<br />

Information about phone<br />

numbers in CZ 1180<br />

Information about phone<br />

numbers abroad 1181<br />

Accurate time 14112<br />

24-hour emergency road<br />

service 1230 or 1240<br />

Continuous Post Office<br />

Nádražní 418/7 542 151 111<br />

(close to main railway station)<br />

www.cpost.cz<br />

Information about travelling by:<br />

Public transport in Brno<br />

www.dpmb.cz 543 174 317<br />

Non-Stop info about transportation 900 144 444<br />

Railway transport 972 624 125<br />

972 624 403<br />

Coach and bus transport:<br />

national lines 543 217 733-5<br />

international lines 543 212 651<br />

543 211 484<br />

Air transport 545 521 312<br />

Czech airlines branch in Brno<br />

(Nádražní 4) 542 211 414<br />

542 210 739<br />

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ISIC - <strong>International</strong> Student Identity Card<br />

This card is used in BUT’s cafeterias and it will allow you to benefit<br />

from student reductions for such things as the public transport pass,<br />

most museum and theatre tickets, and many coaches, rail and air<br />

fares. If for some reason you are unable to get your card from you<br />

home country of university it is also possible to apply for the ISIC in<br />

Brno at GTS <strong>International</strong>, Vachova 4, www.gtsint.cz.<br />

Medical Care<br />

General practitioner: <strong>Students</strong> with health insurance are entitled to visit any<br />

general practitioner. The Student Health Centre, situated in the student halls of<br />

residence at Kolejní Street, provides medical care for BUT students.<br />

In case of health problems it will probably be most convenient for you to go to<br />

MUDr. Eva Zezulová, general practitioner who has had a great deal of experience<br />

treating international students and speaks basic medical English. Her surgery is<br />

situated at A03/A06 buiding at “Pod Palackého vrchem” dorms, Kolejní 2, Brno<br />

(tel: +420 541 213 689).<br />

Before going to the GP, please contact your international coordinator to<br />

make an appointment for you!<br />

Emergency cases: In case of an urgent need of medical attention at a time when<br />

doctors’ offices are not open, and you are confined to bed, call the first-aid service<br />

at CZ +420 545113113 Call, a doctor will come to examine you within a very short<br />

time. In other cases you should go in person to the emergency service at<br />

nám.28.října 23, which is open Monday – Friday from 19:00 till 6:30 and non-stop<br />

on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Emergency dental care is also available at the<br />

same address and telephone number. For cases you got injured go to Úrazová<br />

nemocnice:<br />

Ponávka 6, Brno, tel: +420 545 538 111<br />

http://www.unbr.cz/article.asp?nArticleID=34&nDepartmentID=59&nLanguageID=2<br />

Central extension for high emergency calls is 112 (international, communication in<br />

foreign languages) and 155 (local, communication in Czech language only). In<br />

case you have to pay for the health care in cash, you have to ask for<br />

reimbursement your home insurance company.<br />

Pharmacies: Most of the medicines available elsewhere can be obtained here,<br />

though not necessarily in every pharmacy. In case of need of some kind of medicine<br />

in the evening, at night or over the weekend, when shops are normally closed,<br />

there is a non-stop pharmacy located conveniently in the centre of the city,<br />

Kobližná 7, Koliště 47 or Štefánikova 23.<br />

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Banking<br />

Debit cards are generally the easiest and cheapest how way to<br />

manage money here. It is usual to make a payment with your card<br />

even it was issued outside of Czech Republic. Brno city centre<br />

provides many conveniently located cash dispensers capable of<br />

handling transactions with other financial institutions.<br />

Foreign currency can be exchanged at any bank or in special currency exchange<br />

offices. Banks are usually more expensive in exchanging money so we recommend<br />

exchange offices and advise you to check around to see which one gives the best<br />

rate, since these can vary considerably. The small exchange offices along<br />

Masarykova and Česká Street are said to offer the best exchange rates in the Czech<br />

Republic.<br />

Some of you may wish to open an account in crowns or a foreign currency at a local<br />

bank, especially if you are going to be in Brno for more than one semester. This can<br />

be done relatively easily at any bank, though you will probably find that banks in<br />

the city centre, especially branches of the larger banks, offer the best range of<br />

services.<br />

The Office for <strong>International</strong> Studies can advice you, which bank will serve you best.<br />

Credit and electronic debit cards (Master-Card, Maestro, Visa Card) can be used in<br />

most restaurants, as well as in larger shops. In smaller shops credit cards are less<br />

likely to be welcomed, there you will probably have to pay in cash.<br />

Transportation<br />

Public Transport in Brno<br />

Dopravní podnik města Brna (DPMB)<br />

(Novobranská 18) tel.: 543 174 317<br />

www.dpmb.cz<br />

Searchable timetables of trains, coaches, Brno public transport, and Prague airport:<br />

www.idos-jizdni-rady.cz<br />

Brno transport network map:<br />

www.dpmb.cz/e4.asp<br />

In the Integrated Public Transport System of the South Moravian Region (abbr. IDS<br />

JMK) means that all existing means of transport in the region of the South Moravia<br />

and City of Brno are connected together. Under the same conditions you can travel<br />

in local trains, regional busses, public city transport of Brno (trams, busses, trolleybusses)<br />

and city transport in the City of Blansko (buses). In all of these lines you<br />

can use the same tickets and pay the same prices and the very similar regulations<br />

are used.<br />

The IDS JMK tickets you cannot use in speed trains and in Ex, IC, EC and SC trains<br />

as well as in busses which are not marked with the three digits numbers.<br />

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There is a variable tariff system used to determine IDS JMK fares. The fare is<br />

determined by the expected length (time) of your travel and the number of fare<br />

zones. In case you do not travel more than the time and number of zones you have<br />

paid for, you can transfer as many times as you like, even from train or trams to<br />

buses and back again. You cannot change with two tickets - the 2 zones / 10<br />

minutes ticket and the four-station ticket.<br />

To use the transport you need a validated ticket (stamped in<br />

a yellow machine immediately after getting on the vehicle) or<br />

a travel card. To get the student travel card you need<br />

1 photograph and a certificate proving that you are a student of<br />

BUT (if you want this travel card, contact your international<br />

advisor). Individual PT tickets can be purchased at newsstands<br />

and in some shops, if you buy tickets directly from the tram/bus/trolley-bus driver,<br />

it will cost you more.<br />

Transport Outside Brno<br />

The bus and train connections from Brno to Prague are very convenient. You can<br />

either take a bus from the main bus station Zvonařka or use one of the three<br />

private transport companies Čebus, Tourbus or Student Agency whose stops are<br />

located by the main train station in the area opposite to the Hotel Grand (Benešova<br />

1820). One-way ticket costs 150 CZK (120 – 130 CZK with the student discount)<br />

and the journey takes 2 and half hour.<br />

These buses go approximately once in an hour, from 5 am till 8.30 pm. You should<br />

get your tickets ahead at their ticket office. Taking a bus is usually faster than train.<br />

Čebus<br />

tel: 542 218 455, www.cebus.cz<br />

Tourbus<br />

tel: 543 163 493, www.tourbus.cz<br />

Student Agency<br />

tel: 542 424 242, www.studentagency.cz<br />

The train connections are very good as well, especially if you take an InterCity,<br />

EuroCity train or even SuperCity, which is the fastest way how to get to Prague. It<br />

takes about 2 hours 20 minutes by SuperCity and around 3 hours by other trains.<br />

The prices for the trains are slightly higher than those for the buses. Information on<br />

bus and train schedules: www.idos-jizdni-rady.cz<br />

The homepage of Czech Rail, the national railway system: www.cd.cz<br />

Buses for outside the Czech Republic<br />

www.eurolines.cz<br />

www.eurolines.com<br />

www.studentagency.cz<br />

www.gtsint.cz<br />

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Air Travel<br />

<strong>International</strong> Prague Airport Ruzyně is the closest international<br />

airport to get there you can take a Czech Airlines bus or Student<br />

Agency buses. Their buses leave from the opposite the Hotel<br />

Grand (as well as the buses to Prague), platform number 1. If you<br />

purchase your bus ticket together with a flight ticket with Czech Airlines, the bus<br />

ticket is free of charge. For schedules and further information please contact Czech<br />

Airlines<br />

www.czech-airlines.com<br />

www.csa.cz<br />

Nádražní 4<br />

Tel: 542 211 414, 542 210 739<br />

Taxis<br />

When using a taxi, ask in advance the approximate price of the<br />

service and make sure that the taximeter has been set to zero at<br />

the beginning and it is running during your ride. You should pay<br />

about 20-30 CZK per km.<br />

Here are some of the most reputable taxi firms in Brno:<br />

• AA & Ave taxi<br />

Brno, Česká 11, www.avetaxi.cz<br />

Tel.: 542 222 222, 606 620 620<br />

Green line: 800 100 779<br />

• City taxi<br />

Brno, Solniční 4, Tel.: 542 321 321<br />

• Impuls taxi<br />

Brno, Starobrněnská 19<br />

Tel.: 542 216 666, 724 006 660<br />

• Lido taxi<br />

Brno, Joštova 3, www.lidotaxi.cz<br />

Internet page in Czech and<br />

German, lido@lidotaxi.cz<br />

Tel.: 542 214 221,608 422 142<br />

Car rentals<br />

• Alimex CR<br />

Heršpická 6, Brno, Tel: 543 248 755, 800 150 170 (free of charge call)<br />

brno@alimexcr.cz<br />

www.alimexcr.cz<br />

• Europcar<br />

Holiday Inn Brno, Křížkovského 20, Brno, Tel: 543 122 026 www.europcar.cz<br />

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Km distances from Brno to:<br />

• České Budějovice 186 km<br />

• Hradec Králové 147 km<br />

• Jihlava 87 km<br />

• Karlovy Vary 52 km<br />

• Olomouc 77 km<br />

• Ostrava 268 km<br />

• Pardubice 144 km<br />

• Plzeň 292 km<br />

• Praha 226 km<br />

• Zlín 98 km<br />

Postal Services<br />

Postal services are provided by Česká pošta (www.cpost.cz). The post office with<br />

24 hours service is right next to the train station.<br />

Pošta Brno 2 (Nádražní 3)<br />

tel.: 542 151 111<br />

Czech postal codes consist of five digits written in front of the city name in a group<br />

of 3 plus 2 digits (e.g. 110 00)<br />

Internet<br />

Internet is widely used in the Czech Republic. Internet cafés are quite common in<br />

bigger cities. Almost all libraries have Internet connection and most of them provide<br />

the public access to Internet as well. Do not forget when looking at Czech web<br />

sites, that most of them also have their English version so first look for a note<br />

saying English, or for a British/American flag symbol or something else, which could<br />

switch you to the English version. They are usually located in corners or sides of the<br />

pages.<br />

Useful web sites:<br />

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs<br />

www.mzv.cz<br />

• Multilingual dictionary<br />

www.slovnik.seznam.cz<br />

• Czech info Centrum<br />

www.czech.cz<br />

• Info on South Moravia<br />

www.jizni-morava.cz<br />

• Maps Czech Republic<br />

www.mapy.cz<br />

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Brno City info server<br />

www.brno.cz<br />

brno.inetservis.cz<br />

Accommodation<br />

Brno has wide range of hotels and nice little hostels to stay for you<br />

or you family and you will not have a problem to find a cheap and<br />

decent accommodation. To safe some money you can first try<br />

student dormitories or adjoining hotels.<br />

• Penzion Palacký (next to the Palacký dormitory)<br />

Kolejní 2, Tel: 541 641 418<br />

• Penzion Venia<br />

Riegrova 27, Tel: 541 213 290<br />

www.klecka-ag.cz/pension_c.html<br />

• Hotel Akord<br />

Palackého 118, Tel: 549 211 555<br />

www.hotel-akord.cz<br />

• Hotel SLAVIA<br />

Solniční 15, Tel: 542 321 249<br />

www.slaviabrno.cz<br />

• Hotel SLOVAN<br />

Lidická 23, Tel: 533 422 111<br />

www.hotelslovan.cz<br />

• Hotel AMPHONE<br />

třída kpt. Jaroše 29, Tel: 545 428 310<br />

www.amphone.cz<br />

• Hotel AVANTI<br />

Střední 61, Tel: 541 510 111<br />

www.avantihotel.cz<br />

Useful websites for finding accommodation in Czech Republic<br />

www.travel<strong>guide</strong>.cz<br />

www.czech.cz<br />

www.pruvodce.com<br />

Visiting Czechs in Their Homes<br />

The almost universal custom in Czech households is to wear<br />

slippers inside the house or flat. This means that if you are visiting<br />

friends at their home, you will probably be expected to shed your<br />

shoes too. However, most households are normally prepared for<br />

this: there is a selection of slippers for guests waiting at<br />

the entrance to the home or flat.<br />

If you are invited to someone’s place for a meal, it is the custom to take a small gift<br />

– often something to consume, such as a bottle of wine or a box of chocolates. Or a<br />

small bouquet of flowers might be appropriate.<br />

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Laundry<br />

Laundromats and dry-cleaner’s:<br />

• Americká prádelna pod balony – Petr Olšer<br />

(American Laundromats)<br />

Hybešova 291/45, 602 00 Brno<br />

www.laundry.zde.cz<br />

Tel: 775 602 167<br />

• <strong>Club</strong>wash<br />

Stará 27, 602 00 Brno<br />

www.clubwash.cz<br />

Computer Shops<br />

• GNT<br />

Purkyňova 93, 612 00 Brno<br />

www.gnt.cz<br />

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Free, Leisure Time<br />

Cultural Activities<br />

Brno has a number of cinemas, several theatres,<br />

clubs, and dancing and concert halls. There are<br />

many festivals and similar events held in the<br />

city regularly every year. Every month a<br />

thorough list of upcoming cultural events in<br />

Brno can be found in the ”Kam v Brně” brochure<br />

available in Kulturní a informační centrum KIC<br />

(Radnická 8, tel.: 542 211 090) and in a<br />

number of bookstores and newspaper stands. You can also pick up a free weekly<br />

information leaflet Downtown in KIC or elsewhere in cinemas, restaurants,<br />

department store, etc.<br />

Information Centres:<br />

Radnická 8 - 542 214 379, 606 738 098 (offers all kind of information, arrange<br />

accomodation, sells tickets), email: pankova@kicbrno.cz<br />

Nádražní 6 - 542 221 450<br />

Mendlovo nám. 16 - 543 242 236<br />

www.kamvbrne.cz<br />

www.kultura-brno.cz<br />

Museums and galleries<br />

http://www.kultura-brno.cz/index_english.php<br />

http://www.brno.cz/<br />

The four main institutions here are the Moravian Museum, The Moravian Gallery,<br />

the Museum of the City of Brno and the House of Art (Dům umění), each of which<br />

has facilities at more than one location. Besides their permanent collections, which<br />

are described below, they also mount many temporary exhibitions each year. All<br />

museums and galleries are closed on Mondays; in addition, the Moravian Museum is<br />

closed on Sundays and the Moravian Gallery on Tuesdays.<br />

In addition to the above institutions, of course, there are many galleries, both<br />

public and private, with continually changing exhibitions of paintings, sculpture,<br />

graphic works, and photographs and media art. One of these, the Design Centre of<br />

the Czech Republic (Radnická 2), specializes in publicizing the latest in all aspects of<br />

Czech design.<br />

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Theatres<br />

http://www.brno.cz/toCP1250/index.php?nav01=3&nav02=60&nav03=1073&lan=en<br />

The theatres in Brno offer a wide range of stage productions – dramas, operas,<br />

ballets, operettas, musicals and puppet plays.<br />

Here we list only the main theatres:<br />

The Janáček Theatre (Rooseveltova 17, booking office– Dvořákova 11) tel.: 542 210<br />

218, 542 212 131<br />

The Mahen Theatre (Malinovského nám. 1, booking office – Dvořákova 11) tel.: 542<br />

210 218, 542 212 131<br />

The Brno Municipal Theatre (Lidická 16) tel.: 545 212 024<br />

The Goose on a String Theatre (Zelný trh 9) tel.: 542 210 099<br />

HaDivadlo (Sukova 4/6) tel.: 542 212 761<br />

The Bolek Polívka Theatre (Jakubské nám. 5) tel.: 542 214 903<br />

Studio Marta (Bayerova 5) tel.: 541 212 308<br />

Radost Puppet Theatre (Bratislavská 32) tel.: 545 321 273<br />

Cinemas<br />

There are plenty of cinemas in Brno, and the city now has two multiplex cinemas,<br />

one in the centre of the city at the recently opened Velký Špalíček shopping centre<br />

(Mečová street) the other at the Olympia hyper-store on the city’s outskirts<br />

(reachable by free shuttle-bus from the stop alongside the Tesco department store<br />

behind the main railway station).<br />

http://www.palacecinemas.cz/<br />

For those with a deeper interest in film, there are three other possibilities. The Kino<br />

Art cinema (Cihlářská 19, tel.: 541 213 542) offers a good selection of less<br />

commercial films and film classics, films not targeted at the general public, films<br />

from unusual countries and so on.<br />

Concert Halls – classical music<br />

The State Philharmonic Orchestra in Brno (Besední dům, Komenského nám. 8, tel.:<br />

542 214 255) http://www.musica.cz/bpo/<br />

Faculty of Music at the Janáček Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Brno<br />

(Komenského nám. 6, tel.: 542 321 307)<br />

Libraries<br />

Moravská zemská knihovna<br />

Kounicova 65a, tel.: 541 646 111<br />

http://www.mzk.cz/eng/<br />

It is the biggest general Brno library and is open to public, the library card for oneyear<br />

costs 100 CZK (50 CZK for students). In order to obtain this card, you have to<br />

go to the ”Čtenářské průkazy” (Library Cards) section of the library, show your<br />

passport and pay the fee.<br />

If you do not intend to use the library regularly, you can get a ”one-time use card”<br />

for a 10 CZK fee after presenting a valid form of your identification.<br />

Unfortunately, you will not be allowed to take any book out of the library (even<br />

though if you are holder of Library Cards).<br />

Jiří Mahen Library<br />

Kobližná 4, tel.: 542 532 111<br />

http://www.kjm.cz/index2.php?s=en_ge/aj01.html&id=25.0&d=1100.0<br />

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Dietrichstein Palace<br />

Pražák Palace<br />

The Moravian Gallery - Main building<br />

Brno´s castle ”Špilberk”<br />

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Tugendhat Villa<br />

House of the Lords of Kunštát<br />

"BESEDNÍ DŮM" the home of the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra<br />

Moravská zemská knihovna<br />

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Newsagents<br />

If you are looking for foreign newspapers and magazines, the<br />

best places to find them are at the Main Train Station or in<br />

any of the major hotels (<strong>International</strong>, Continental, and<br />

Grand). A limited selection of foreign newspapers in English,<br />

French, German and Russian can be also purchased in most<br />

newspaper stands around the town.<br />

Other activities:<br />

Minigolf:<br />

• Minigolf club 90<br />

Jiráskova 52, Brno<br />

• Sokol Brno I.<br />

Kounicova 20/22, Brno<br />

Tel: 541 212 805<br />

Bouldering:<br />

• Sportovní hala Rosnička<br />

Horákova 7, 616 00 Brno<br />

• Free sport<br />

Kounicova 28, 602 00 Brno<br />

Tel: 541 243 294<br />

Pétanque:<br />

• Playing field park Lužánky<br />

• Pétanque Areál<br />

Street Černozemní, Brno<br />

Aeroclub:<br />

www.akmedlanky.cz/index.php?menu=eklub<br />

Rent a bike:<br />

HELIA Sport BRNO<br />

Úvoz 61<br />

Tel: 541241291<br />

www.haliasport.cz<br />

Aeroclub Medlanky<br />

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Shopping, Eating out, <strong>Club</strong>s<br />

Shopping<br />

Brno attractive city centre features hundreds of shops offering<br />

everything from latest fashion, books in various languages to<br />

beautiful antiques.<br />

Most grocery stores in Brno sell basic everyday food, they open at<br />

around seven and usually close at six (if you are looking for more<br />

variety and longer opening hours, visit Tesco store, or other<br />

supermarkets). For miscellaneous daily needs, students often find<br />

the Tesco store, located near the main railway station, and other supermarket a<br />

useful resource. For bigger shopping try Hyper Tesco and Ikea Super Mall. You can<br />

get there using free shuttle buses departing from Vaňkovka Mall. At the shopping<br />

centres within the city you can shop seven days a week.<br />

You can get to nearest Tesco store by bus number 67 from Skácelova bus stop. You<br />

get off at fifth stop, just in front of Tesco store, which is inside of a smaller mall.<br />

You will get back with the same bus running opposite direction.<br />

Department stores and shops:<br />

• Indies (CD, MC, Concert tickets) www.kdeco.cz<br />

Kobližná 16, Tel: 542 218 382<br />

• Vágner (stationary, toys, music, photographic equipment, sport equipment)<br />

Česká 16/18, Tel: 542 212 922<br />

• TESCO (food, clothing, footwear, sport equipment, stationary, chemists, house<br />

hold goods, electrical suppliers)<br />

Dornych 4, Tel: 543 543 111<br />

• Baťa (footwear)<br />

Česká 4, Tel: 542 321 218<br />

Art shops and stationers:<br />

• Artspektrum<br />

Starobrněnská 16/18<br />

• Courtyard studios<br />

Dominikánské nám. 6/7,<br />

Tel: 542 212 508<br />

Supermarkets<br />

you can find branches of these supermarkets all over town<br />

• Delvita, Billa, Albert, Julius Meinl<br />

Hypermarkets: free shuttle bus<br />

• Shopping Park<br />

Brno – Dolní Heršpice, Skandinávská 2<br />

IKEA – household goods<br />

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TESCO store<br />

• Olympia Centre<br />

Brno – Modřice, U Dálnice 777<br />

Hypernova<br />

Palace cinemas<br />

Planet bowling<br />

• Tesco store<br />

Brno-Přízřenice, Moravanské lány<br />

• Galerie Vaňkovka<br />

Ve Vaňkovce 1<br />

www.galerie-vankovka.cz<br />

Gift stores:<br />

There are many things you can buy as a nice gift from Czech Republic. Very famous<br />

around the world is Bohemian Crystal or Czech garnet.<br />

• Sklo crystal office<br />

Vídeňská 103, Brno; Orlí 27, Brno<br />

Tel: 543 215 162<br />

• Český porcelán (Bohemia Crystal)<br />

Jánská 8, Brno<br />

Tel: 542 210 209<br />

• Cimrman<br />

Masarykova 7, Brno<br />

Tel: 542 210 036<br />

• Onte crystal<br />

Orlí 27, Brno<br />

Tel: 542 221 920<br />

• Exklusiv<br />

Zelný trh 10, Brno<br />

Tel: 542 217 874<br />

Eating Out<br />

Restaurants, pubs, cafés – eating and drinking of all kinds – play<br />

a important role in Czechs’ lives. For many and perhaps for most<br />

Czechs, these are the general places to meet yeach other, to relax, to<br />

chat and of course to gossip each other. As a result, there is a whole<br />

range of different kinds of places where you can get a meal and/or<br />

a drink and a whole range of prices as well.<br />

www.kamvbrne.cz<br />

Restaurants:<br />

• Moravská chalupa<br />

Křížkovského 47, Tel: 543 143 101<br />

• Restaurace Dávné časy<br />

Starobrněnská 20, Tel: 542 215 292<br />

• Restaurace Jarmark<br />

Mečová 2 – Velký Špalíček, Tel: 543 237 320<br />

• Restaurace Kanas<br />

Kolejní 15, Tel: 541 238 503<br />

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• Restaurace Sport (video projection-football, ice-hockey, and so on)<br />

Nádražní 365, Tel: 547 234 448<br />

• Restaurace U Lucerny<br />

Veveří 20, Tel: 549 252 042<br />

• Restaurant U Růžového Pantera<br />

Pionýrská 7, Tel: 541 236 079<br />

• Starobrněnská pivnice<br />

Mendlovo náměstí<br />

Café-bar Vyhlídka<br />

Vegetarian Restaurants:<br />

• Restaurace Aura<br />

Kabátníkova 2, Tel: 541 213 273<br />

• Oáza – a bistro and a health-food store<br />

Slovákova 2, Tel: 541 241 962<br />

For Beer-lovers:<br />

If you are looking for good beer, check out this web site:<br />

www.seznamhospod.cz/search.php?lokalita=Brno - unfortunately there is not<br />

English version, but it is very well arranged. It is a very thorough <strong>guide</strong> of pubs not<br />

only in Brno. You can choose the beer you like and find a list of pubs where it is<br />

available.<br />

Concerts – <strong>Club</strong>s, Pop Music, Other Music Styles<br />

Brno has many clubs designed to cater to such a wide range of tastes.<br />

They tend to appear and disappear with more frequency then<br />

theatres, cinemas and even restaurants. Unfortunately there is no<br />

convenient way to find out about everything that is going on at the<br />

city’s clubs. Many clubs advertise their programs through posters.<br />

www.kamvbrne.cz<br />

• FLÉDA<br />

Štefánikova 24, Brno<br />

www.fleda.cz<br />

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• Livingstone<br />

Dominikánské náměstí, Brno<br />

• Caribic Music <strong>Club</strong><br />

Běhounská 22, Brno<br />

www.caribicbrno.cz<br />

• Perpetum – Music club<br />

Rooseveltova 9, Brno<br />

• Podobrazy – Jazz club<br />

Moravské nám. 1a, Brno<br />

• Jazz club Barborka<br />

Veveří 21, Brno<br />

• Alterna<br />

Kounicova 48, Brno<br />

www.alterna.cz<br />

• Klub Leitnerova<br />

Leitnerova 2, Brno<br />

www.volny.cz/leitnerka<br />

• Skleněná louka<br />

Kounicova 23, Brno<br />

www.sklenenalouka.cz<br />

• Absolut bar<br />

Jánská 21, Brno<br />

www.absolutbar.cz<br />

• Mersey<br />

Minská 15, Brno<br />

www.mersey.cz<br />

• Mandarin<br />

Jakubské náměstí 6, Brno<br />

www.mandarin-club.com<br />

<strong>Club</strong>s with darts, pool or table football<br />

• Bernard V-klub<br />

Gorkého 44, Brno<br />

Tel: 603 432 386<br />

• Restaurace Červený drak<br />

Štefánikova 1, Brno<br />

Tel.: 541 236 047<br />

www.almara.cz/cerveny-drak<br />

• Delta Billiard Brno<br />

Lidická 23, passageway of hotel Slovan, Tel: 541 218 989<br />

www.delta-billiard.cz<br />

• 14ka<br />

Jánská 14, Brno<br />

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Gaia Mesiah in music-club Fléda


Other Places and Activities<br />

ZOO<br />

Zoologická zahrada Brno<br />

Tel: 546 432 311<br />

www.zoobrno.cz<br />

The Brno ZOO was established in 1953 and is situated in the nature reserve Mniší<br />

hora at Bystrc. About 150 species of animals are currently housed and bred here.<br />

Viewing routes are over 7 km long and cover an area of 65 hectares. The ZOO<br />

offers a number of other complementary events and is the ideal place for leisure<br />

and education.<br />

Open daily November – February 8 am to 5 pm, October and March 8 am to 6 pm,<br />

April to September 8 am to 7 pm.<br />

The Brno Dam<br />

The dam is officially known as Kníničská přehrada after the former village that was<br />

once situated there. The dam had been built between years 1936-1940.<br />

Though its wall is only 120 meters long, it holds a lake with an area of 252 hectares<br />

and 10 km long. The dam is a popular recreational spot for swimming, beach<br />

volleyball and fishing in the summer and ice-skating and cross-country skiing during<br />

the winter. Surroundings of the dam are beautiful forests and magnificent castle of<br />

Veveří. Landscape around also offers a large number of paths and trails for hikers<br />

and bikers. A very popular Boat trips are also available between May and<br />

September.<br />

The Masaryk Racing Circuit<br />

The Masaryk racing circuit is situated between the villages<br />

Ostrovačice and Žebětín and has an area of 127 hectares. The<br />

racetrack is world class and is 5,394 metres long and 15 metres<br />

wide. The current modern circuit replaced the classic natural road<br />

circuit in 1987. The new Masaryk Circuit not only host a wide variety of racing<br />

events all year long but it is also used for recreational activities. It has a 9-hole golf<br />

course. One of the most well known events held here is the World Motorcycle<br />

Championship called Grand Prix ČR, held every year in the second half of August.<br />

Brno Exhibition Centre (BVV)<br />

Brno Trade fairs and Exhibitions Co. Ltd<br />

Výstavište 1, Brno<br />

Tel: 541 151 111<br />

www.bvv.cz<br />

One of the most famous European exhibition<br />

complexes is originated at the beginning of the<br />

20 th century in the Pisárky basin. The current<br />

number of pavilions is 17, the total covered area is<br />

8,671 m 2 , open area 77,394 m 2 . About<br />

50 international fairs and shows are held here<br />

annually.<br />

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List of well known exhibitions:<br />

• Autotec – <strong>International</strong> Motor Show<br />

• Go - <strong>International</strong> Travel Trade Fair<br />

• Intercanis - <strong>International</strong> Dog Show<br />

• Styl & Kabo - <strong>International</strong> Fashion Fair, Footwear and Leatherwear<br />

• Salima, Vinex, Pivex - <strong>International</strong> Food Fair, Wine Fair, Beer Fair<br />

• Christmas markets<br />

Planetarium<br />

The Nicholas Copernicus Observatory and<br />

Planetarium<br />

Kraví hora 2, Brno<br />

Tel: 541 321 287<br />

For German/English/French speaking visitors<br />

is prepared an audiovisual performance<br />

called “People and Stars”. More information<br />

at www.hvezdarna.cz/enindex.php3<br />

E-mail: e-mail@hvezdarna.cz<br />

Botanical Garden<br />

Veveří, Brno<br />

(Tram stop Konečného náměstí)<br />

Opening hours of the garden:<br />

April – September<br />

Monday – Friday 9:00 – 17:00<br />

Saturday - Sunday 9:00 – 16:00<br />

October – March<br />

Monday – Sunday 9:00 – 15:00<br />

Opening hours of the glass-case:<br />

All the week<br />

October – March 9:00 – 15:00<br />

April – September 9:00 – 16:00<br />

Horse Riding<br />

There are not many possibilities in Brno to do horse riding. It is better to go outside<br />

Brno to specialized places.<br />

• TJ Pegas, Moravany 22<br />

Tel: 547 244 333<br />

• Jednota Moravan<br />

Veveří 109, Brno<br />

Tel: 549 254 142<br />

Paintball<br />

Brněnská 72, Hustopeče u Brna<br />

Tel: 777 302 306 - Aleš Pospíšil<br />

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Fax: 0626 / 411 099<br />

e-mail: azpaintball@azpaintball.cz<br />

www.azpaintball.cz<br />

Gokarting<br />

There are several places in Brno to go gokarting,<br />

both indoor and outdoor.<br />

Indoor:<br />

• Kart & bike arena<br />

Heršpická 5a, 639 00 Brno<br />

Tel: 543 107 888<br />

www.motokary-brno.cz<br />

Outdoor:<br />

• Kart outdoor Modřice (outside)<br />

Skating<br />

All public skating places are open-air<br />

• Vodova Skating Stadium<br />

Vodova Street (near tram stop Cervinkova – line 12)<br />

Tue – Fri:<br />

3 – 5.30 p.m., 6.30 – 9 p.m.<br />

Sat, Sun, holidays:<br />

9 a.m. – 12, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.<br />

5 – 8 p.m.<br />

Entrance Fee: 40 CZK<br />

• Olympia Ice Arena (RENTING SKATES)<br />

Olympia centre, U dálnice 777, Brno-Modřice, (free-busses from Galerie<br />

Vankovka)<br />

Mon – Fri:<br />

1 – 3 p.m., 4 – 6 p.m.<br />

7 – 10 p.m.<br />

Sat – Sun:<br />

9 – 12 a.m., 1 – 3 p.m.<br />

4 – 6 p.m., 7 – 10 p.m.<br />

Entrance Fee: 50,- CZK, Skates rental fee: 30 CZK<br />

(1000CZK return deposit + ID)<br />

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Conversational Minimum<br />

Hi. Hello.<br />

Ahoj.<br />

See you.<br />

Na shledanou.<br />

How are you?<br />

Jak se máš?<br />

What’s your name?<br />

Jak se jmenuješ?<br />

My name is...<br />

Jmenuji se...<br />

I can’t understand.<br />

Nerozumím.<br />

Yes.<br />

Ano.<br />

No.<br />

Ne.<br />

Please.<br />

Prosím.<br />

Thank you.<br />

Děkuji.<br />

I’m sorry.<br />

Promiňte. (Pardon).<br />

Could you give me your telephone number please?<br />

Můžeš mi dát své telefonní číslo?<br />

Will you help me please?<br />

Můžete mi prosím pomoct?<br />

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<strong>ISC</strong> Members Contacts<br />

Jitka Šafářová<br />

Main coordinator of day-to-day life<br />

(+420) 733 690 488<br />

jitkasafarova@gmail.com<br />

František Brázdilík<br />

Creativity, spirit, problem solving...<br />

(+420) 721 083 842<br />

brazdilik@gmail.com<br />

Jarka Víšková<br />

Czech 4 fun chieftain, Sports, Party coordinator<br />

jarka.viskova@gmail.com<br />

320 064 807<br />

Jakub Šiška<br />

IT issues<br />

siska.jakub@gmail.com<br />

224 320 116<br />

Karel Bubník<br />

<strong>ISC</strong> mountain lover<br />

(+420) 723 280 828<br />

233 546 889<br />

Ondra Cabalka<br />

Senior treasurer<br />

ondracabalka@yahoo.com<br />

Ivana Hopfingerová<br />

<strong>ISC</strong> designer<br />

iwa.hop@gmail.com<br />

Lukáš Mišinger<br />

Pavol Stano<br />

Jiří Miklósy<br />

(+420) 732 770 902<br />

330 907 322<br />

Martin Paulíček<br />

paul.m@atlas.cz


Tomáš Fedra<br />

(+420) 777 627 421<br />

tomas.fedra@centrum.cz<br />

Jiří Dušek<br />

jirkadus@gmail.com<br />

249 219 637<br />

trew.x@hotmail.com<br />

Jiří Zahrádka<br />

Our IT garden<br />

(+420) 775 064 343<br />

zahradji@centrum.cz<br />

Rostislav Hulík<br />

Telephone<br />

rosta.hulik@hotmail.com<br />

323 188 024<br />

rostislav.hulik<br />

Alexander Ulma<br />

(+420) 728 088 985<br />

alexandrulma@gmail.com<br />

Vojta Draxl<br />

Europeanship, politician and web magician<br />

(+420) 601 509 007<br />

vojta@draxl.eu

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