Czech classes sign up !
Czech classes for our international PhD students and employees are opened. If you are interested in learning Czech, please contact Libuše Cermanová Libuse.cermanova@upce.cz At the moment, 20 international employees and PhD students from Sweden, India, South Africa, the Philippines, Germany, Chile and some other countries are part of this new project. You can find more information about their experience learning Czech here. Libuše Cermanová
International Employee's Story Competition Winners
This year, in order to celebrate the Winter Holidays, we have decided to challenge our International PhD students and employees, organizing an online Christmas competition! Those who have been in Czechia for less than 4 months were asked to send us a picture of their favourite place in Pardubice and explain briefly why, while those who have been here for a longer time had to share a short story about their experience in the famous city of Perník. The topics were diverse and varied: funny stories due to the language/cultural barrier, or about Czech habits. We are happy to intr...
Czech classes sign up for winter semester !
Czech classes for international PhD students and employees will be opened in September 2020. If you are interested in learning Czech, please contact Caroline Novák-Jolly: caroline.novak-jolly@upce.cz At the moment, 20 international employees and PhD students from Sweden, India, South Africa, the Philippines, Germany, Chile and some other countries are part of this new project. You can find more information about their experience learning Czech here. Caroline Novak-Jolly International Office
Meet Matti and Philip from the Centre for Ethics
1/ A short description: (Who are you? Where are you from? How long have you been in the Czech Republic? How long will you stay here?) Matti: My name is Matti Syiem, and I come from a small town (by Indian, not Czech standards) called Shillong in India. I've been staying in the Czech Republic for two and a half years, and I plan to stay here for another year and a half. Philip: My name is Philip Strammer and I am from Stuttgart, Germany. I have been living in the Czech Republic for one year and four months and I will probably stay here for another two years. 2/Could ...
„Work with Czech“ (Canceled-21.04.2020)
The International Office, in cooperation with the Language Centre, is offering a 3rd edition of the intercultural event for its international employees and PhD students. The main topic will be Czech culture, and how to navigate it as a non-Czech person. We would like to look at attitudes, values, activities etc. that would be considered „typically Czech“, as well as what is considered to be polite behaviour in the Czech Republic and what is expected of people in certain situations. We will look at possible sources of misunderstanding, frustration or even conflict, or just interesting diffe...
Czech classes sign up!
Czech classes for international PhD students and employees will be opened in February 2020. If you are interested in learning Czech, please contact Caroline Novák-Jolly: caroline.novak-jolly@upce.cz At the moment, 20 international employees and PhD students from Sweden, India, South Africa, the Philippines, Germany, Chile and some other countries are part of this new project. You can find more information about their experience learning Czech here. Caroline Novak-Jolly International Office
Workshop: Designing Effective Presentations
Many of us have to present our work at some stage: as part of a thesis defence, at a conference, during a seminar, or even for students in a lecture. And while most time is spent on researching and writing the article, thesis or paper, the presentation of the content should not be considered as less important. After all, we would like to share our hard work with others and would like them to find it interesting! This seminar will consider some aspects around creating effective presentations: from the content that should be included to the design elements such as layout, colours a...
English Teacher and Pilot: Meet Ian Young
1/ A short description: (Who are you? Where are you from? How long have you been in the Czech Republic? How long will you stay here?) I was born in Manchester but moved to the south of England in the mid-eighties. My previous careers in aviation and engineering took me around the world, but home for the last fifteen years has been Bristol in England’s south west. We moved to Pardubice just over a year ago, partly so we could give our children a new cultural experience and also to take advantage of the outdoor pursuits the central European weather allows. 2/ You mentio...
