Start of registration: February 17th, 2020 (9am)

Deadline for registration: February 21st, 2020 (noon)

Registration: at this link (will be active from February 17th, 9am till February 21st, noon)

The class is limited – 80 people!!!

Day: Every Wednesday, 16,15 – 17,45 (form: lecture 2+0)

The first lesson: February 26th, 2020

Room: B-671, building B, Jugoslávských partyzánů 3, Prague 6

Every other lesson:

Room: Redroom, building A, glass staircase, Jugoslávských partyzánů 3, Prague 6

Requirements: written project, 80 % attendance, at least one post on the blog, Cultural Tips

Credits awarded: 2ECTS

The final grade will not appear on your transcript, but you will receive an official certificate awarding you with a grade and 2 ECTS.

Please note that a FAIL GRADE will be given if the final project is not your own work.

The Czech Culture Course (CCC) is organized specifically for the international students of the Czech Technical University in Prague. It is an accredited course of two lecture hours per week, eleven lectures per semester.

Note that CTU awards credits for this course, but it is your home university that recognizes credits. Make sure that your home university will award credit. The aim of the course is to give a broad overview of the past and present situation in the Czech Republic including history, economy, political system and institutions, culture and art, social life, architecture, technological achievements. The lectures are complemented by visits and trips to cultural and architectural sites, galleries, museums, etc. At the end of the course students present a written project.

The titles of the lectures are (dates and the order will be updated soon):

• 26.2.2020 CUSTOMS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
  Lecturer – Jaroslav Krpec
  Customs and habits of Czech people, what to expect when you meet them, visit their homes and families.

• HISTORY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC, Czech Intelligentsia and its role in Czech History
  Lecturer – Dr. Jana Bischofova
  The aim of the lecture is to introduce the most important events and personalities in Czech history, so that the students will understand some specific aspects in the development of the Czech State

• THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURE IN THE CZECH LANDS
  Lecturer – Ing. Arch. Matej Kamenicky

• CZECH ECONOMY BEFORE AND AFTER 1989
  Lecturer – Doc. Ing. Helena Fialova
  The lecture is given by Doc. Fialova, a specialist in economics.The lecture is followed by a discussion on the present situation and the problems and issues in the economy of the country.The lecture focuses on the European Union and the Czech Republic.

• CZECH ECONOMY – THE CONTEMPORARY MACROECONOMIC SITUATION
  Lecturer – Doc. Ing. Helena Fialova

• VISIT TO THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL MUSEUM

• WATCHING A CZECH MOVIE – vote here

• GUIDED TOUR OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY
  1st. half of 20th century.
  The exhibition presents the work of leading artists in Czech fine art in monographic profiles or in a selection of key works, along with the work of foreign artists. The image of the period is complemented with examples of architecture, furniture, the applied arts, fashion, design and stage design. You will also find photographs, drawings and prints

• DEMOCRACY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC TODAY
  Lecturer – Mgr. Marek Skovajsa
  This lecture will focus on the development of Czech democratic political system after 1989. The topics discussed include impact of communism on the new Czech democracy, major political affairs and public controversies, electoral system, and political attitudes of the general public.

• VISIT TO A GAME (floorball, ice-hockey, football, etc.)
  

• ARCHITECTURAL WALK AROUND PRAGUE