New (additional) applications for accommodation grants

Didn't have time or couldn't apply for the accommodation scholarship in November? You can submit an additional application until 31 March 2025, subject to meeting several criteria, which you can find together with the instructions on the UP website (in Czech).

Help us develop university support services for students

Do you want your university experience to be the best it can be? Let us know what you need! Fill in a short questionnaire (in Czech) to help us understand what services and support (would) help you most to engage with the university community and prepare for the world of work. The survey is being conducted by the UP Student Affairs Department as part of the Talented Palacký programme and you can take part anonymously, it will only take a few minutes (in Czech).

UP Chronicles: Spring in Olomouc Through the Eyes of a Welcome Office Ambassador

Spring is here, bringing new experiences, opportunities, and inspiration! Read the personal story of Kıvanç Gördü, a Welcome Office ambassador, who shares his experiences with dorm life, an exciting AI project, and job hunting.

Get inspired by his motivation, courage, and drive to embrace new challenges. You can find the full article on our website.

You can also read and see in the 2024 Annual Report the ways in which the Welcome Office contributes to the international atmosphere at our university.

COURSES

Learn to defend yourself and your opinions with the self-development app MyPwr

There is no doubt that a safe and confident environment is essential for successful learning and personal development. We are all entitled to feel safe both on and off the University premises. That's why we are introducing MyPwr, an app that will teach you the principles of physical and mental self-defence using the ESD (Empowerment Self Defence) method. Learn more and download! 

Open Science courses for the third time and still free of charge

Are you interested in how to effectively and securely manage research data, how to properly handle personal data in research or how to turn the results of your work into real business? You can either take the entire ten-part programme of the next Open Science course (in Czech) or choose the topics that interest you most. The first sessions, entitled Introduction to Open Science and Open Publishing, will be on Tuesday 18 March. More information at openscience.upol.cz (in Czech).

VOLUNTEERING

Become part of the Divadelní Flora festival team

From 9 to 19 May, the 28th Theatre Flora will take place, with its eleven-day programme under the motto Equality. We are expecting a good portion of theatre, talks and concerts and you can also look forward to the unique atmosphere of the traditional festival tent. UP is a traditional partner of the festival, so we bring you an offer to experience Flora in a different way, help with its organization, see behind the scenes and meet a lot of interesting and nice people. Write to petra.pankova@divadelniflora.cz by March 31 and become an indispensable volunteer. 

INVITATIONS

French Spring in Olomouc: Festival Bonjour Olomouc

The Bonjour Olomouc Festival (in Czech) will turn Olomouc into a centre of Francophonie for the sixth time. Come to experience, taste and live a piece of France in Moravia! From 24 March to 4 April, ballet, a French menu, literature, author readings, screenings and a baking workshop await you. On Tuesday, 25 March, there is a French language study and job fair, Rendez-vous à la française. More information at bonjourolomouc.upol.cz. (in Czech)

One World Festival will start on 24 March

The One World Olomouc International Film Festival on Human Rights starts on 24 March with a screening of the film The Other. The event, supported by the UP, highlights human rights violations through twenty documentaries and places current events in a broader context. This year, the programme will also include fictional films bringing new perspectives, a Braille workshop, lectures and concerts. The festival will end on 29 March with a screening of the documentary House Without an Exit. Details are on the website jedensvetolomouc.cz (in Czech).

NEW STANDARDS

• Principles of the student grant competition at UP – Amendment No. 16
  This internal UP standard, effective from 1 March 2025, (in Czech) is intended mainly for students of doctoral or master's degree programmes at UP. It modifies Annex No. 1 - List of approved projects in 2025, when, based on the recommendation of the UP Grant Council, the UP Rector decided to allocate financial support to projects of the Student Grant Competition at UP in 2025.
  
  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

Cruises through historic Olomouc and entrances to the Fort Science and the Balkan Bashavel 

Spring is around the corner, so it's time to go exploring! Whether you prefer learning about science or exploring Olomouc from the deck of a ship, this competition is for you. You can win gift vouchers for an Olomouc sightseeing cruise with Plavby Olomouc for two or two free tickets to our interactive science museum, Fort Science. We are also competing for two free tickets to the Balkan Bashavel event with Slovak DJ duo Malalata on March 26 at Konvikt.

How do you do that? Just email us the answer to the following question by Wednesday 19 March at soutez@upol.cz and the prize could be yours. Question: When will our Olomouc UP Majáles (may student festival) take place this year and what would you like to see or experience? Don't forget to write in the subject line which of the prizes you prefer.

The UPoint University Store is launching a sale on calendars for this year. It is also a reminder to turn in last year's (or even older) university calendars for UPcycling. Do you have any of your old photo calendars at home and have no use for them? Bring them to UPoint or to the Bookshop in the Armoury/Zbrojnice. UP Press can then give them a second life.