Living abroad is more than just going to work. Spend some quality free time with others learning about Pardubice, first aid practise in Czech and other interesting topics. See what's coming up and/or read about past events.
„Work with Czech“ (29.06.2020)
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 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
