Orientation Week Spring 2025

Usually, Orientation Week (Oweek for short) is organized for all incoming students one week prior to the beginning of each semester. Furthermore, before your arrival in Prague, important and practical information will be relayed to you through online sessions via MS Teams. Our guide on how to download MS Teams can be found here.

Orientation Week for Spring Semester 2025 will take place from February 10 – 14, 2025. The programme will consist of:

1) Face-to-face activities organized by the ESN VSE Prague – details about the activities are shared by the ESN VSE Prague through their communication channels.

2) Activities organized by the VSE International Office:

Map of sessions for Exchange students
Session name	Time of the session	Topic	Note
Online Support Session 1: Course pre-Registration	January 2 9:00 – 10:30 CET 17:00- 18:30 CET	Course pre-registration.	To see the recording of the 9:00 session click here. To see the recording of the 17:00 session click here.
Online Support Session 2: Pre-registrations and Enrolment	January 27 9:00 – 10:30 CET 17:00 – 18:30 CET	The current stage of course registration, enrollment.	To see the recording of the 9:00 session click here. To see the recording of the 17:00 session click here.
Online Support Session 3: InSIS + General Useful Information	February 4 9:00 – 10:30 CET 17:00 – 18:30 CET	General useful information – mobility documents, public transport in Prague, how to contact a doctor, etc.	To see the recording of the 9:00 session click here. To see the recording of the 17:00 session click here.
Culture Shock	February 10 10:00 – 11:30	Culture shock, its phases, and how to survive.	To see the recording of the Culture Shock session click here.
Czech Language Crash Course	February 11 10:00 – 11:30	Learn some basics of the Czech language.	To see the recording of the Czech Language Crash Course click here.
Introduction to Library Services – Online	February 12 10:00 – 10:30	What you should know about the VSE library, its services, online book ordering, e-resources, reservation of study rooms.	To see the recording of the Introduction to Library Services click here.
History of the Czech Lands	February 13 10:00 – 11:30	Learn the most important facts about the Czech History.	Please click here to join the online meeting.
Welcome Ceremony	February 20 18:00 – 20:00	Official welcome and a taste of Czech culture.	The ceremony will take place at Vencovského Aula.
Team Game	February 17 – 19	Join this activity to discover the campus, have fun and meet new friends.	For the Team Game, registration is required. Please register via this link until February 13, 2025.

*By attending the events organized by VSE, each participant declares their consent to the use of the photographs, audio recordings, and film footage for VSE marketing purposes. The declaration of consent is valid as of the date of the event. As long as the consent is not withdrawn by sending an e-mail to dpo@vse.cz, it shall be regarded as having no time limit.