Information for ATHENS incoming students to Prague (November 2025)
Arrival date: Saturday, November 15, morning
Departure date: Saturday, November 22, morning
Starting time and place of ATHENS week:
Saturday November 15, 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 15, 16:00 – Welcome Meeting
meeting point: CTU in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technická 2, Prague 6 – Dejvice - Sunday, November 16, 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 19, 15:15 – Visit to the National Technical Museum
location: Kostelní 42, Prague 7 - Friday, November 21, 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 17, 2025
More information about individual courses:
CTU01 Metrology of Electrical Quantities
Course starts: Monday, November 17 at 9:00AM
Location: CTU, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technická 2, Prague 6 – meeting point at the main entrance
More details about the course
CTU09BIP Theory of Games and Strategic Decision Making
Course starts: Monday, November 17 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 17 at 9:00AM
Location: CTU, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technická 4, Prague 6 – meeting point at the main entrance
More details about the course
CTU12BIP Introduction to Lean Six Sigma Management
Course starts: Monday, November 17 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
CTU13 Company Crisis
Course starts: Monday, November 17 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 17 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 17 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 17 at 9:00AM
Location: CTU, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences, Trojanova 13, Prague 2 – meeting point at the main entrance
More details about the course
CTU23 Randomized Algorithms
Course starts: Monday, November 17 at 9:00AM
Location: CTU, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technická 2, Prague 6, room T2:H1-130 – meeting point at the main entrance
More details about the course
CTU25 3D Measuring Methods in Transportation
Course starts: Monday, November 17 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
CTU26BIP Private Ownership, Public Use: Mapping Public Spaces in Contemporary Urbanism
Course starts: Monday, November 17 at 9:00AM
Location: CTU, Faculty of Architecture, Thákurova 9, Prague 6 – Dejvice – meeting point at the main entrance
More details about the course
CTU27 Data Management Strategies
Course starts: Monday, November 17 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/I1VH9GIk8LcIu0gfypcpZD
Contact:
Emergency contacts:
You have two buddies, CTU students, who are available to assist and help you in cases of need:
- Valerie Kotrčová, valeriezgalerie@seznam.cz, tel: +420 725 364 771
- Lukáš Sladovník, lukas.sladovnik@seznam.cz, tel: +420 731 749 332
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)