Information for ATHENS incoming students to Prague (November 2024)
Arrival date: Saturday, November 16, morning
Departure date: Saturday, November 23, morning
Starting time and place of ATHENS week:
Saturday November 16, 16:00 – Welcome Meeting at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, CTU in Prague
location: CTU in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technická 2, Prague 6 – Dejvice, meeting place in front of the building (for late-comers: room 209)
During the orientation meeting you will have to pay 1000 CZK (app. 40 EUR) in cash for the European Dimension Activities. We only accept payments in Czech crowns.
Exchange rate: 1 EUR = approx. 25 CZK
European dimension activities:
- Saturday, November 16, 16:00 – Welcome Meeting
meeting point: CTU in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technická 2, Prague 6 – Dejvice - Sunday, November 17, 13:15 – Prague Discovery Game, unusual sightseeing in a form of a special GAME for groups which ends by a dinner at a secret place – organized by CTU students.
meeting point – CTU in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technická 2,
Prague 6 – Dejvice - Wednesday, November 20, 15:15 – Visit to the National Technical Museum
location: Kostelní 42, Prague 7 - Friday, November 22, 17:00-19:00 – Farewell Party
location: CTU Rectorate, Jugoslavskych partyzanu 1580, Prague 6, Respirium ball room
Prague web pages:
- Information about the public transportation in Prague – fares, etc.
- Prague information service
- Map of Prague
Courses start on Monday November 18, 2024
More information about individual courses:
CTU01 Metrology of Electrical Quantities
Course starts: Monday, November 18 at 9:00AM
Location: CTU, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technická 2, Prague 6 – meeting point at the main entrance
More details about the course
CTU04 Design Sprint
Course starts: Monday, November 18 at 9:00AM
Location: CTU, Faculty of Information Technology, Thákurova 9, Prague 6 – meeting point at the main entrance
More details about the course
CTU08BIP Game Theory
Course starts: Monday, November 18 at 9:00AM
Location: CTU, Faculty of Transportation Sciences, Na Florenci 25, Prague 1, Room: F114 (first floor)
More details about the course
CTU10 PC Based DAQ in Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics
Course starts: Monday, November 18 at 9:00AM
Location: CTU, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technická 4, Prague 6 – meeting point at the main entrance
More details about the course
CTU12 Introduction to Lean Six Sigma Management
Course starts: Monday, November 18 at 9:00AM
Location: CTU, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Karlovo náměstí 13, Prague 2 – Nové Město – meeting point at the main entrance
GPS: N 50°4.57435′; E 14°25.13890′
More details about the course
CTU13BIP Company Crisis
Course starts: Monday, November 18 at 9:00AM
Location: CTU, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Karlovo náměstí 13, Prague 2 – Nové Město – meeting point at the main entrance
GPS: N 50°4.57435′; E 14°25.13890′
More details about the course
CTU15 Digital Signal and Image Processing with Applications
Course starts: Monday, November 18 at 9:00AM
Location: University of Chemistry and Technology, Technicka 5, Prague 6, lecture room A335
Meeting point: 8:45AM at the porter´s lodge
More details about the course
CTU16 Environmental Technology
Course starts: Monday, November 18 at 9:00AM
Location: University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT Prague), Technická 3, Praha 6, foyer of the building B
More details about the course
CTU22 Geometrical Aspects of Spectral Theory
Course starts: Monday, November 18 at 9:00AM
Location: CTU, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences, Trojanova 13, Prague 2 – meeting point at the main entrance
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CTU24BIP Publicly owned private spaces (POPS) in Prague
Course starts: Monday, November 18 at 9:00AM
Location: CTU, Faculty of Architecture, Thákurova 9, Prague 6 – Dejvice – meeting point at the main entrance
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CTU25 3D Measuring Methods in Transportation
Course starts: Monday, November 18 at 9:00AM
Location: CTU, Faculty of Transportation Sciences, Department of Forensic Experts in Transportation (2nd floor, right, near the elevator), Horská 3, Prague 2
More details about the course
CTU27 Data Management Strategies
Course starts: Monday, November 18 at 9:00AM
Location: CTU, Masaryk Institute of Advanced Studies, Kolejní 2637/2a, Prague 6 – meeting point at the main entrance
More details about the course
Video from previous Athens courses in Prague:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhXAPUWR0X0
Accommodation:
Here are some tips for student accommodation in Prague:
Hotel VSE: https://www.hotelvse.cz/en/
A Plus Hostel: https://www.aplus-hostel.cz/
Masarykova kolej: https://www.masarykovakolej.cz/en/hotel
Novoměstský hotel: https://www.novomestskyhotel.cz/en/home
If you want to get in touch with other students signed up for the courses at Prague to coordinate accommodation, we invite you to join this WhatsApp group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/LUD0wufsVYcGfY8AlUeyW0
Contact:
Emergency contacts:
You have two buddies, CTU students, who are available to assist and help you in cases of need:
- Kamila Houšková, houskkam@fel.cvut.cz, tel: +420 739 116 940
- Valérie Kotrčková, hr@esn.cvut.cz, tel: +420 725 364 771
Please make sure to contact them if you get to some emergency situation.
Athens Coordinator:
- Jana Rückerová, tel.: +420 739 033 827, +420 224 353 493, jana.ruckerova@cvut.cz
Czech Republic Emergency Line: 112 (they speak English)