EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

CZECH REPUBLIC, CAMPUS PRAGUEPRAGUE UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS

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More than 1.2 million inhabitantsHistorical centre of Prague included in theUNESCO World Heritage Listhttps://www.prague.eu/enPolitical, cultural, and economic centre of theCzech lands for more than 1,100 yearsHundreds of concert halls, galleries, cinemasand music clubsFamous festivals: Prague Spring InternationalMusic Festival, Prague Proms Festival, Febiofest,One World, Prague Food Festival and many othersUnique architecture; gothic, baroque, renais-sance and art nouveau buildings on one placeConnected with many legends and myths,including famous Golem legend (Jewish Town)Favourite living place of Kafka, Dvořák, Mozartand many other famous personalities

Easy connection to other European cities (byplane, train, coach)Václav Havel Airport Prague (https://prg.aero/en)Safe, reliable and well-arranged transport systemincluding underground, trams, buses and trainsAll services: common ticketing system(http://www.dpp.cz/en)

Located in the heart of EuropeOfficial language: CzechCurrency: Czech Crown – CZK (koruna česká) 1 EUR = app. 26 CZK, 1 USD = app. 23 CZKTime zone: GMT +1Capital: Prague (Praha)Famous for glass industry, hundreds of breweries and spas16 UNESCO World Heritage sitesCastles and chateaux all around the countryBeautiful nature sceneries, including manynational parks and preserved places,mountains and lowlands with vineyards

Infrastructure I really loved the “International Management

in English” course . Westudied a lot about the

cultural differences . It wasmy best sub ject here!

Brian, Emory University

PRAGUE CZECH REPUBLIC

FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT THEEXCHANGE PROGRAMME Course Information Basic Information

Tuition of all courses in the Exchange Programmelocated in Žižkov campus (Prague centre)Courses on graduate and undergraduate levelGreat variety of courses in different fields thanks topossibility to choose courses from all 5 faculties (+ an intensive course in Jindřichův Hradec campus):economics, finance, accounting, international business, diplomacy, marketing, management,logistics, informatics, statistics, publicadministration, political science, internationalrelations, communication, human resources, tourismECTS credits awarded upon completion of the course(credit range per course: 3–8 ECTS)Course catalogue and syllabi available online at:https://exchange.vse.cz/ --> Incoming ExchangeStudents --> Courses and registrations 2 types of courses: regular and intensive● Regular courses: run through the whole semester, classes once or twice per week● Intensive courses: only couple of days during the semester, deep focus on one topic; mainly taught by visiting professors

700 incoming students from 50 countries per year250+ partner universities worldwide: https://exchange.vse.cz/ partner-universities/300+ courses for exchange studentsMain language of instruction: EnglishSome courses given in: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian Recommended workload per semester: 20–30 ECTSAcademic year (September–June) organized in 2 semesters Eligibility for Exchange Programme: students from partner universities, intergovernmental agreements

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The Exchange office wassuper helpful most of the times and we got

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Min Hee, Sogang University

STUDENT LIFE

Orientation Week

Estimated Costs of Living*

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* please note that amount in EUR and USD might change according to current exchange rate

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Takes place for whole week prior beginning of semester Students are provided with all necessary lectures about courses, university system, documents Students get familiar with Czech culture, habits and history Many trips and free-time activities are prepared for students

VSE has accommodation capacity for every prospective exchange student.

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awesome! I found the person who will bepart of my life for a long time. I also want

to say that Ice-breaking weekend wasgreat; I met so many great people through

the game and during this two parties.

Everything was really great organized!

Javier, Universidad de Navarra

Accommodation (per month)

Food (per month)

Transportation ticket (monthly/90-day ticket)

University ID card

Copying (per copy)

Sport activities

Student Association and Clubs ESN VSE Prague – Buddy System

Possibility to join various extracurricularactivities according to student’s interestGreat opportunity to meet new people withsimilar interests, as well as specialists in the field (e.g. AIESEC, AEGEE, OIKOSPraha, Gaudeamus, Toastmasters VŠE, xPORT…)Scan the QR code for the full list and more details

Weekly indoor or outdoor sports andadditional activities (Basketball, Tennis,Body building, Fitness Aerobics)Sport centres: on campus, at dormitories,Třebešín Hall – modern multifunctional hall

Buddies = domestic students, volunteers Exchangestudents are assigned a BuddyLocal Buddies help exchange students to settle down and show them aroundFirst contact with the local Buddy prior to arrivalIce-Breaking Weekend during the Orientation WeekParties by Buddy System (Nation2Nation Partyevery week)Trips to Czech towns (e.g. Kutná Hora, KarlovyVary, Moravian trip)Trips to towns abroad (e.g. Krakow, Dresden)Language Activities (e.g. Tandem Programme,Buddy Cafe Lingea) https://esnvseprague.cz/

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https://www.vse.cz/english

6 Faculties

https://exchange.vse.cz

FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT VSE

26 bachelor (4 in English), 36 master (10 in English) and 16 doctoral programmes(full-time study)About 14,000 degree studentsMore than 25 % degree students of othercitizenship than Czech4,000 graduates per yearPublicly funded and fully accredited universityThe biggest higher education institutionproviding economic and management education in the Czech RepublicEstablished in 1953 600 academic staff, 500 administrative andtechnical staff3 campuses: 1 in Žižkov (Prague centre), 1 in the south of Prague, 1 in Jindřichův Hradec (South Bohemia)Programmes with EPAS accreditation, goodranking in Financial Times 1 faculty with EQUIS accreditation

Faculty of Finance and Accountinghttps://ffu.vse.cz/englishFaculty of International Relationshttps://fir.vse.czFaculty of Business Administrationhttps://fba.vse.czFaculty of Informatics and Statisticshttps://fis.vse.cz/enFaculty of Economicshttps://nf.vse.cz/englishFaculty of Management (in Jindřichův Hradec, South Bohemia https://www.fm.vse.cz/en

Prague and VSE wasawesome. It was the best

semester in my wholeuniversity life.

Joshua, University of Otago

VSE FACILITIES

Dormitories

Information Technology

Catering on Žižkov campus

Library = Centre of Information and Library Services

Located about 15–20 minutes from the Žižkov campus by tramAccommodation in flats with bathroom and kitchenetteShared rooms (2 students in a room)Canteen on the dormitory campusWashing-mashines, dryers, flat irons and hoovers availableTV room, study rooms, sports equipment Same dormitories for both local and international studentshttps://accommodation.vse.cz

3 branches of the University Library430,000+ titlesOn-line catalogue of publicationsOn-line ordering systemElectronic resources (e-resources at VSE, e-resources at otherCzech Universities, diploma theses, etc.) and Economic journalsIndividual and group study rooms

3 different canteens on campus: regular canteen, Pizzeria, healthyand vegetarian foodSubsidised lunch prices (from 58 CZK per meal). 2 hot meals a day(lunches and dinners)Canteen offer: hot meals, cold meals, soups, salads, drinks, ice cream,chocolate barsCafé, buffet, restaurants on campus and many shops, groceries, cafésand restaurant in the vicinity

On-campus computer labs Wireless network (eduroam) Copy machines, printers, scanner Electronic ID card enables access to the dormitories, copying, printing,scanning, eating in the canteen, borrowing books from the libraryIntegrated Study Information System (InSIS) enables easy registrationof courses and exams

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International OfficePrague University of

Economics and Businessnám. Winstona Churchilla 4

130 67 Praha 3, Czech Republic

Head of International OfficeMs. Dana Brázdová

dana.brazdova@vse.cz+420 224 098 555

Outgoing Studentsozs@vse.cz

+420 224 098 555

Incoming Students exchange@vse.cz

+420 224 098 547

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