At the management meeting on Wednesday, 21 August, there was a discussion about the preparation of courses on safety in the university environment and changes to the Study and Examination Regulations. The UP Representative Ball will be on Friday, February 28, 2025. Read the full summary (in Czech) (after logging in the UP Portal), we will prepare another one for you in 14 days. More detailed information will subsequently be available in the minutes of the management meeting in UPShare, as well as in the minutes of other bodies, in UP standards and documents and on other information platforms.

Start your journey at Palacký University with the International Orientation Days, organized by the Welcome Office on September 10th and 18th. Get essential info on university systems, visas, healthcare, and Czech culture. Connect with fellow students during guided tours of Olomouc and end the day with a fun meetup to make new friends! Register now!

See when and how you can check in at the UP dorms. The last date to check in properly for all dorms is Sunday, September 22, 2024 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

If you need to pick up a new ISIC (or university identification card), report its loss or make any other changes, you can now find the identification card office in the new barrier-free premises on the ground floor of the Armoury/Zbrojnice. The entrance is opposite the Coffee Library, office 1.20a.

In the academic year 2024/2025, validation stamps will no longer stick to ISIC/ITIC cards. Once paid in STAG, discounts will be shown on the Alive App. Details can be found on the website.

Palacký University in Olomouc regularly awards the František Palacký Prize to personalities who have achieved outstanding results in creative activities in the field of science or culture, thus contributing to the prestige of the Czech Republic and UP. You can decide who will receive the award this year. Nominate a candidate – it should be a prominent Czech or foreign personality from any scientific field or from any field of cultural activity. Send your proposals, which must include a short justification, by 15 October 2024 to prorektorkaVaV@upol.cz. The award is accompanied by a financial prize, to which the municipality of Hodslavice (FP's birthplace) and the town of Neratovice (where he lived and which is also his final resting place) have long contributed.

TEMPORARY JOBS AND VOLUNTEERING

Do you want to earn extra money while studying and help the needy in your area? Our Support Centre for Students with Special Needs has started recruiting assistants for the upcoming academic year. Help your fellow students with disabilities with their studies, for example, by taking lecture notes or in other ways. Working hours are flexible, training is provided and remuneration in the form of a stipend or work agreement ("DPP") is certain. Further info and contact details can be found on the centre's website (in Czech).

Discover the story of Derek Chu, a third-year General Medicine student from Taiwan and the first Welcome Office Ambassador, as he shares his experiences at Palacký University on Instagram. If you’re inspired by Derek’s journey, consider becoming a Welcome Office Ambassador yourself. As an ambassador, you’ll help prospective and current students navigate life at UP. To apply, visit the Welcome Office website or email welcome@upol.cz. 

INVITATIONS

This year's edition will take place on Tuesday 24 September in the charming surroundings of the Josef Jařab Embankment (Olomouc's waterfront). The afternoon and evening programme will offer performances by buskers, rockers and dulcimers, alongside stands of student associations and university organisations, there will be a gastronomic zone and a boat ride and silent disco. The programme will also include the presentation of the winners of the 2024 Volunteer Awards. More at meetup.upol.cz (in Czech).

MEET UP will also include a Sustainable University Bazaar. Get your home in order before the start of the semester and bring us clothes, books and study materials, and household items that you no longer use but are still functional and undamaged. You can bring them to the Student Club beforehand or on site – details here (in Czech).

Have you held a Group B licence for a maximum of 12 months or are you currently attending driving school? Are you no older than 25? If so, help the experts from the Department of Psychology find out if incorporating risk prediction tests into driving schools could improve safety on Czech roads. During the research, you will watch short video clips of real road traffic and assess potentially risky situations. You will receive a voucher to the bookstore worth CZK 300 for your participation and you may also be issued with a certificate of participation. Registration and more information can be found on the website. (in Czech)

NEW STANDARDS

• Identification cards at UP – Amendment No. 2

  This amendment to the UP internal standard, effective from 29 August 2024, (in Czech) is addressed to UP employees and students.It responds to the change in the method of ISIC/ITIC card renewal and modifies Annex 1 - Fees associated with the identification card.

All UP standards, including the ineffective ones, divided by UP units, with the possibility of filtering and searching in them can be found by students and employees of UP after logging in to files.upol.cz.

COMPETITION

Win a UP Academic Diary

Because something is always happening and you can't keep everything in your head, it's good to write it down somewhere. That's why today you can enter to win your favourite academic diary, which will last you until next September. Just email us the answer to the competition question by Monday 9 September at soutez@upol.cz and then the luck of the draw will smile on you. Today we're asking: On which square in Olomouc can you find UPoint – university shop and information centre?