ORIENTATION

Central Europe Summer School

• POL366Y "Kidnapped Europe's" Return?: Politics, Security and Culture in Central Europe since 1989

• HIS389Y0 The City in Central Europe – Imperial Pasts, Imperial Aspirations, Wars and Revolutions

Content

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• safety and emergency

• academics

• Brno as a living space

• exploring the region

WIFI at MU

• http://eduroam.muni.cz/doku.php?id=en:uvod

Local staff

• Martin Glogar

• Ricky Turcsanyi

• Anna Oujezdská

• Andrea Prouzová

Safety first…

How to dial police/ fire department and emergency services?

• Fire: 150• Ambulance: 155 • Police: 158

• European Emergency Services: 112

Local Emergency Resources

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How to make a call

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International dial code

Country number

the actual phone number

00/+ 1 10 digits

a) to a Canadian number

b) to a Czech number

International dial code

Country number

the actual phone number

00/+ 420 9 digits

• http://www.czecot.cz/poi/25477_567213091-telc

• card-operated • coin-operated (Koruna and Euro coins can be used) • combined (i.e. card and coin-operated)

• How to make calls 1. Pick up the receiver of a public payphone 2. Insert the card or coins3. Dial the number - to make corrections press (C) 4. Make your call 5. Hang up 6. Pull out your card

(pay) Phones and how to use them

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How to Purchase a Sim card

• http://www.vodafone.cz/eng/prepaid-cards1/

• 200 CZK for a sim card

• Passport might be required

• roaming service – needed for trips abroad

• You are not being charged for any incoming messages or calls unless abroad

• Generally low rate of crime in Czech Republic• Main problem: Street crime – particularly pick-

pocketing and occasional mugging• Violent crime (still relatively infrequent), are

becoming more common in Prague • Don’t take open drinks at bars or clubs • Be careful while riding trains, trams or metro,

where most crime occurs

• Keep a copy of your passport in a safe place separate from the passport itself!!! (you may come to my office to get your passport

copied)

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Medical Servicetel.: 545 538 538 Address: Ponávka 6, Brno

Medical Service - Dentisttel.: 543 183 459Address: Pekařská 53, Brno Mon – Fri: 3:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., Sat - Sun nonstop

Emergency Pharmacy/Chemist’s tel.: 542 212 110Address: Kobližná 7

• In case of emergency or an accident use any hospital or health clinic.

• If your medical problem is not an emergency, speak to me or the program assistant – Brno has several clinics that cater to English-speaking clients that can provide a network of services from basic examination to accompanying a patient to the hospital. Please note, that these are usually commercial operations that may charge a high fee.

• If you need a general practitioner or dentist, you can go to one of the following health centres:

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General PractitionerMUDr. Otokar Ach-HübnerMendlovo nám. 17 (3rd floor) Tel: 543 233 137http://hubner.unas.cz

Dental CareMUDr. Filip GeorgesHlinky 112aTel: +420 545 213 959www.diente.cz

Local PharmacyOffice for International Studies

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The nearest pharmacy to the residence:

Kounicova 67

how to recognize a pharmacy?

Opening hours:

Monday: 8:00 - 18:00 Tuesday: 8:00 - 18:00Wednesday: 8:00 - 18:00Thursday: 8:00 - 18:00 Friday: 8:00 -18:00 Saturday – Sunday: closed

note: Non-prescription drugs and medicines are sold only in pharmacies.

The real purpose: Academics

• Module 1: West to East to West – Central

Europe 1918 – 1989 – Robert Austin

• Module 2: Central Europe's Quest for Security– Petr Suchý

• Module 3: Central Europe – Multiethnic to Monoethnic to Multicultural– Michal Vašečka

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Course schedule – Pol Sci

• Test on Module 1 20%

• Short Essay I (linked to Module 2 – 4-5 pages) 20%

• Short Essay II (linked to Module 3, 4-5 pages) 20%

• Final test (on week five, plus comparative topics) 25%

• In-class participation 15 %

• Late penalty 2% will be deducted per day for late work

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Tests and course evaluation – POL

• Test on Module 1 21 May• Short essay I: 6 June• Final test: 19 June• Short essay II: 28 June

• Last drop date: 6 June

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Both essays must be sent to Martin Glogar: glogar@czs.muni.cz

Deadlines:

Field Trips – POL

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• Slavonice: Friday, 18 May• Třebíč: Saturday, 19 May

• Budapest: 24-26 May • Prague: 31 May-2 June • Bratislava: 8-9 June• Krakow & Auschwitz: 14-16 June

• Wine Cellar Hustopeče: 19 June

(events in bold are compulsory)

Major field trips

• Budapest • Prague• Bratislava• Krakow& Auschwitz

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Readers:

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• The list of readings for the course is in the Outline

• The texts (and other “important staff”) are available here:

http://www.rect.muni.cz/summerschool/Study_Materials_POL.php

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• Module 1 – The Historical Context: Central Europe to 1945 – Robert Austin

• Module 2 – Vienna– Don Sparling

• Module 3 – Wroclaw– Don Sparling

• Module 4 – Prague– Don Sparling

• Module 5 – Budapest– Robert Austin

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Course schedule – HIS

• Short assignment (linked to Module 1 – 4-5 pages) 20%

• Mid-term essay (linked to Module 1-4, 6-8 pages)25%

• Final test (on week five, plus comparative topics) 40%

• In-class participation 15 %

• Late penalty 2% will be deducted per day for late work

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Tests and course evaluation – HIS

• Short assignment: 29 May• Mid-term essay: 12 June• Final test: 19 June

• Last drop date: 6 June

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Both essays must be CC also to Martin Glogar: glogar@czs.muni.cz

Deadlines:

Field Trips

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• Slavonice: Friday, 18 May• Třebíč: Saturday, 19 May

• Vienna: 24-26 May

• Wroclaw & Auschwitz: 30 May -1 June• Prague: 8-10 June• Budapest: 14-16 June• Wine Celler: 19 June

(events in bold are compulsory)

Major field trips

• Vienna• Budapest• Wroclaw& Auschwitz• Prague

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Readers:

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• The list of readings for the course is in the Outline

• The texts (and other “important staff”) are available here:

http://www.rect.muni.cz/summerschool/Study_Materials_HIS.php

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Attendance policy

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• The classes start at 9.15 a.m. and end at 12.45 a.m. – you need to show up in time!

• POL: All classes from next Monday (21 May) are at the Faculty of Social Studies – room AVC (Ricky will take you there on Monday morning)

• HIS: All classes from next Monday (21 May) are at the Faculty of Arts – room AVC (Andrea will take you there on Monday morning)

•You may not miss any single class without an official/documented excuse, such as a medical note (see the Terms of Participation listed in the When in "Look Before You Leap" handbook, page 30 item #2).

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1. University Library (catalogue: http://aleph.muni.cz/F)

Two main locations:• Faculty of Arts

(open Mo-Fr: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; study room opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 8 p.m. on Mo-Fr and at 5 p.m. on weekends)

• Faculty of Social Studies (open Mo-Fr: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sat: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.; study room opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 8 p.m. on Mo-Th, at 5 p.m. on Fr and at 3 p.m. on Sat;)

2. Moravian Library

3. “Summer Program library” in our office (http://www.rect.muni.cz/summerschool/Practicalities/Office_library_11.xls) – more than 200 books which are relevant for the course – if you need anything else, check the university library catalogue or this special one (http://www.rect.muni.cz/summerschool/Practicalities/CESP%20books%20MU.xls) and we can get it for you

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Several computer centers available for students of MU.

• The main computer centre of MU – University Computer Centre (UCC) – is located at the Faculty of Medicine (Komenského nám. 2). Opened 24/7.

• Faculty of Social Studies: open as the study room

• Faculty of Arts – Library: open as the study room

• For more information check the User Guide http://www.muni.cz/ics/services/ups/

Computers labs at MU

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• To have an access to the internet in your room, you will need:

1) Laptop2) Cable3) Secondary password and login to IS (Information System of

MU) – https://is.muni.cz/auth/system/heslo.pl?studium=480614;vysl=58984;lang=en#zmena_hesla

4) http://www.skm.muni.cz/sks.php?akce=20&lang=en 5) https://ycollege.skm.muni.cz/

• Information on WIFI connection at university: http://www.muni.cz/ics/services/wifi

Internet in the residence

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• Consists of trams, city buses and trolley buses

• The residence stop: “Klusáčková“ – tram 12 and 13 (in directions “Technologický park”) from “Česká” or “Hlavní nádraží” stop

• During nights: Take bus #93 (in direction “Kolejní”) or #99 (in direction “Komín, sídliště”). Buses leave every 30 - 60 minutes from “Hlavní nádraží”

• One use ticket:– 15-minut: 20 CZK– 60-minut: 25 CZK

• Month pass: – 275 CZK (with the student discount)– 550 CZK (for the ones who are more than 25 years old)

• Brno public transport map is available here: http://brno.planydopravy.cz/

• Looking for connection is available here: http://idos.cz

Brno public transport Office for International Studies

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LEGEND TO PICTURE

A ... ticket number B ... type of ticket C ... time validity of ticket D ... zone validity of ticketE ... how tickets are used F ... price G ... print for marking:

1 ... symbol of carrier 2 ... vehicle number 3 ... line 4 ... zone 5 ... date of punching (day, month and the two last digits of year) 6 ... time of punching (h:min)

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• No standard price for taxi services, but drivers are required to display their prices, usually on the door.

• A reasonable price is CZK 25 per km. • A drive from both Hlavní nádraží (the Main

Railway Station) and Grand bus station to Kounicova Halls of Residence should cost approximately CZK 100.

• Don’t use taxi in Prague! You might get substantially overcharged there!

Taxi

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• http://www.rentbike.wbs.cz/ • http://www.cd.cz/en/volny-cas/pujcovny-kol-cd/jiho

moravsky-kraj/-8343/

• Bicycles in Telč – available Wednesday and Thursday afternoon

Cycling

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• Bank opening hours are generally 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and some banks are open on Saturday morning.

• Nearly all banks have 24-hour ATM cash machines and a foreign exchange desk where you can exchange your currency and travellers cheques.

• Lost Credit Cards· American Express – information at: +420 222 800 111· Visa – information at: +420 224 125 353· MasterCard/Eurocard – information at: +420 261 354 650· Diners Club Czech – hot line: +420 267 197 450

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• Eat at the university cafeterias (http://www.skm.muni.cz/stravovani.php?akce=1&lang=en)

• Take an advantage of “polední menu“• Use public transport (with a student tram pass) or

walk• Use the itineraries for the city visits

– Where to eat– What tickets to buy– What to see

• Present your student cards (preferably ISIC) • Spend your money in Brno• Drink beer…

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

• Room service in Telč – Thursday morning• Services & Facilities

• eletric appliences• bed sheets • washing machines, laundry (alternatively you can do

your laundry at the Clubwash – http://www.verybusy.cz/)

• internet

• Respect for others! • nighttime• parties• smoking• pets

• Contact persons • In case of trouble contact Ricky (room # XXX), or

alternatively Andrea

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What to do in Brno?Sightseeing

Špilberk Castle http://www.spilberk.cz/?lang=en Stare Brno Augustinian Abbey http://www.opatbrno.cz/opat_hist_en.htm Villa Tugendhat http://www.tugendhat-villa.cz/ Mendel’s Museum http://www.mendelmuseum.muni.cz/en/ Moravian Gallery http://www.moravska-galerie.cz/en/ Moravian Museum http://www.mzm.cz/Default-en.htm

Cultural lifeNational Theater (ballet, opera) http://www.ndbrno.cz/en/Brno Philharmonic – http://www.filharmonie-brno.cz/en/ Clubs, concerts

Sport eventsFC Zbrojovka Brno http://www.fczbrno.cz/ , available games: 19 May (Sa), 26 May

Other things to doBrno ZOO http://www.zoobrno.cz/en/

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• Sport activities offered by MU: http://www.rect.muni.cz/summerschool/Practicalities/sport%20activites%20muni_june%20july%202012.xlsx

• Ask Ricky

Interested in sport?

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• http://www.ticbrno.cz/kam-v-brne/sport/koupaliste-a-bazeny.aspx • www.kravihora-brno.cz, 50-100 CZK (opens on 1 June?)• www.rivec.cz, 100 CZK• http://www.koupalistebrno.cz/, 50 CZK

• Brno lake (“Prýgl”)

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• 2 – 4 June (HIS), 3 – 5 June (Pol)• Vienna, Krakow, Berlin, Munich• Cultural events in Brno (Ignis Brunensis

, the Juggler’s Night, the Night of Churches, Balloon Jam, etc.)

• To learn about different trip options visit: http://www.rect.muni.cz/summerschool/Practicalities/Tips_for_trips.doc

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Traveling in the Czech Republic

• Outstanding sights within short distance of Brno (8 out of 12 UNESCO world heritage sites in the CR are less than 100 kms away).

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Traveling in Europe• Easy and cheap access to other

European countries (Barcelona, London, Dubrovnik, Berlin, Warsaw…)

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Some Useful Websites Czech Republic· Information on the CR: travel, business, study, work and leisure:

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

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Telč Intensive Workshop – Program

Tue, May 15 Landing in Vienna (8.35 am), departure from the airport around 9.30 Transfer to Telč (approx. 3,5 hours), arrival to Telč around 1 pm  Check in to the rooms, free time  4 pm – welcome, orientation (1-1,5 hour) 6 pm – opening reception (U hrabenky)

Wed, May 16 7.30 – 9 am – Breakfast HIS group 9 - 12 am – session 1 12 – 1.30 pm – lunch break 1.30 – 2.30 pm “Survival Czech” 2.30 – 3.30 pm Introduction to the architecture  POL group 9.00 – 10.15 am – Introduction to the architecture 10.30 – 11.30 pm – “Survival Czech” 11.30 – 12.30 pm – lunch break 12.30 – 3.30 pm – session 1   3.45-5.15 pm – tour of Telč 5.30 pm – Informal discussion about assignments with Robert Evening: free

Thu, May 17 7.30 – 9 am – Breakfast HIS group 9-12 am – session 2 12-13 pm – lunch break 1.30-3 pm – Czech society lecture POL group 10.00 – 11.30 am – Czech society lecture 11.30 – 12.30 pm – lunch break 12.30 – 3.30 pm – session 1   4 pm – tour of Telč chateau 8 pm – Movie night

Fri, May 18 7.30 – 9 am – Breakfast 9 -12 am – session 3 (group 1 and 2) 12 - 1 pm – Lunch break 2-8 pm – trip to Slavonice (by train)

Sat, May 19 7.30 – 9 am – Breakfast Departure for Brno – 9.00 am Visit to Trebic – Jewish quarter and basilica - 10.00-12 am 1.30 pm – arrival to Brno  4 pm – practical tour of Brno (in groups) From 6 pm – Brno Night of Museums (http://www.brnenskamuzejninoc.cz/index_en.php)

Sun, May 20 Afternoon – trip to Brno lake and Veveri castle (optional)

Photo-competition

• Take a photo of the statue in the yard (“the Rector) and send up to three items per person to drobenova@czs.muni.cz

• Author of the selected photo gets Masaryk University hoodie

Useful Tips

Email tip: Make sure you receive my emails

PC tip: Note the difference between Czech and English keyboards: (Y -

Z), numbers, signs (use ALT+SHIFT to change the language of the keyboard)!

OIS tip: Read the Introductory Guide, instructions & e-mails carefully!

Start tip: Remeber the beginning may be difficult, but we are all here to help you!

Final tip: ENJOY YOUR STAY in BRNO and in CE!

And few more after the final…

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… Beer tips:

• Beer head is fine, not filling up your glass properly not!

• Avoid clinking while drinking beer with Hungarians

• Drink responsibly!

Whom to contact and How?Office for International Studies (Komenského nám. 2)

Martin Glogar: glogar@czs.muni.cz, +420 777 128 309

Anna Oujezdská: oujezdska@czs.muni.cz, +420 777 128 340

Ricky Turcsanyi: rturcsanyi@gmail.com +420 776208001

Andrea Prouzová: prouzovaandreaa@gmail.com, +420 728265184

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