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ORIENTATION WEEK WINTER SEMESTER 2018/2019

STUDIES AT USB + UNIVERSITY SERVICES

CONTENT

• STUDY AT USB
• UNIVERSITY SERVICES
• LIVING IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE
• CITY TOUR
• REGISTRATION FOR OPTIONAL SESSIONS

STUDY AT USB ACADEMIC CALENDAR Academic year 2018/ 2019 - Winter semester Orientation Week: 24 September 2018 - 27 September 2018 Winter teaching period: 1 October 2018 - 12 January 2019 Winter vacation: 23 December 2018 - 6 January 2019 Winter exam period: 14 January 2019 - 16 February 2019

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS WINTER SEMESTER

28 September Czech Statehood Day 28 October Independent Czechoslovakia Day 2018 – 100 years´ anniversary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia 17 November Fight for Freedom and Democracy 1 January New Year’s Day / Independent Czech State

COURSES IN ENGLISH / FOREIGN LANGUAGES

• every faculty offers a list of courses:

http://www.jcu.cz/study-at-usb/courses-in-english

• exchange students are allowed to choose from courses accross

university

• detailed info on courses including timetable: https://wstag.jcu.cz/portal/home/index.jsp
• sports: Faculty of Education facilities (see KTVS presentation)
• cross-disciplinary courses:
• "Intercultural understanding" – Tu 16:00-17:30 - Course code: DPF/EMP
• "Czech for foreigners" - Thu 17:35 – 19:10 or Mo 16:45 – 18:20 - Course code: UBO/XCZS
• courses consist of lectures (grey in STAG), seminars (green in STAG)
• r both

!!! Attendance at seminars is compulsory !!!

Learn more: e.g. UBO/XCZS UBO = abbreviation of the department; XCZS = abbreviation of the course

GRADING SYSTEM

ASSESSMENT: CREDIT = ZÁPOČET – Zp; only marked P (“pass”) or F (“fail”) EXAMINATION = ZKOUŠKA – ZK; written or oral or both; graded according to the local grading scale Please note that if a course is completed with a „zápočet“ only, upon successful completion of the course you will only receive “pass” grade. If your home university requires only ECTS grades (A-F), please ask the lecturer to award an ECTS grade or record points into STAG. USB GRADING SCALE: 1 = A = excellent 1,5 = B = very good 2 = C = good 2,5 = D = satisfactory 3 = E = sufficient 4 = F = fail

http://www.jcu.cz/study-at-usb/degree-students/study-info/grading-system

INDEX – STUDENT´S RESULT BOOKLET

“INDEX”

• at some faculties
• at each exam, please ask the teacher to enter your study results

(marks and grades) both into index and STAG.

• after each exam, please check if the data in “index” and in STAG

are identical. If they are not, please contact the lecturer immediately

• you can view your results by logging onto STAG (under “My

Study”).

E-LEARNING

MOODLE

• e-learning platform, some teachers use it to create courses and

activities online

• each faculty has got its own access
• to log in to MOODLE, you use the same username and password

as for STAG

UNIVERSITY SERVICES

Where to eat, snack and chill?

• canteen – AK café – student club KAMPA – Biology Center café

Where to do sports?

• campus outdoor courts + faculty of Education sports facilities

Where to study in silence and concentrate?

• Academic library

Do you feel homesick, stressed, need help?

• University Psychological Consulting Center - Faculty of Education,

Jeronýmova 10, https://www.pf.jcu.cz/structure/poradna/index.html Do you have any special needs for your studies?

• Support Centre for students with special needs

http://www.jcu.cz/study-at-usb/facilities-1/support-centre-for-students- with-special-needs

LIVING IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE

Getting around

• public transport (Městská Hromadná Doprava - MHD)
• Pre-paid time tickets - fares: https://www.dpmcb.cz/cestovani-mhd/tarif-jizdneho-

mhd.html

• cycling
• REKOLA bikesharing: https://www.rekola.cz/en/

Culture life

• http://en.inbudejovice.cz/

Lots of sports facilities

LIVING IN SOUTH BOHEMIA REGION

• beautiful landscape (Šumava mountains, Lipno lake, ponds and rivers)
• picturesque castles, chateaux and villages (video)

PROGRAM OF THE WEEK

CITY TOUR TUE p.m.

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