ESN UP Olomouc

Where to find us?

Křížkovského 8
Olomouc 771 47
http://esnup.upol.cz/
esnup.upol@gmail.com

Our university:

Palacky University Olomouc

How many members do we have?

ESN UP OLOMOUC has about 25 ESN UP Team members and about 40 Buddies. We usually take care of 180 exchange students during winter semester and 100 during summer semester.

Who are we and what do we do?

ESN UP Olomouc is an ESN Section at the Palacky University Olomouc.
Our activities are really various and we all do it voluntarily and for fun!
It all begins before arrival, when buddies are in touch with foreign students and then they help them during the whole semester.

The most important period is the Orientation week, when the international students get basic information about Czech culture (Why do we „beat“ women at Easter etc ) , how things work at the university. They have a „Survival Czech“ course and we help them with a lot of paperwork. Another important aspect of the OW is also getting to know each other, so every day we have some event (Bowling, Dinner together, Tram party, trips..). And OW wouldn´t be complete without ESN Cottage which includes icebreaking games and barbecue and much more.

During the semester we organize trips and other cultural events. Twice a month, the students have the possibility to meet up and get to know more about another cultures, national cuisine and traditions at National Parties.

But it’s not all about parties, we also cooperate with NGOs. For example, we (Czech students with Erasmus students) teach English to physically disabled people.
Thanks to us, the Erasmus students have many ways to spend their exchange stay in Olomouc. We take care of them since their arrival and during the Orientation week. We solve all the problems that may arise during the semester (broken leg, stolen wallet, broken computer) and at the end, we organize a Goodbye party, where we celebrate the chance of seeing all of them again in the future.