Orientation Week Fall 2023

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 Fall Semester 2023 will take place from September 11 – 15, 2023. The programme will consist of:

1) 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	June 12 9:00 – 10:00 CEST 17:00- 18:00 CEST	Course pre-registration	The link to the recording is here and here
Online Support Session 2: Pre-registrations and Enrolment	August 28 9:30 – 11:00 CEST 17:30 – 19:00 CEST	The current stage of course registration, enrollment	The link to the recording is here and here
Online Support Session 3: InSIS + General Useful Information	September 5 9:30 – 11:00 CEST 17:30 – 19:00 CEST	General useful information – mobility documents, public transport in Prague, how to contact a doctor, etc.	The link to the recordings is here and here
Introduction to Library Services online	September 13 11:00 – 11:30 CEST	What you should know about the VSE library, its services, online book ordering, e-resources, reservation of study rooms	The link to the recording is here
Team Game	September 13 13:00 – 16:00 CEST	Get to know the campus better as well as other Exchange students	Start in Likešova aula
History of the Czech Lands	September 13 16:15 – 17:45 CEST	Learn the most important facts about the Czech History	Likešova aula
Intercultural Competence	September 13 18:00 – 20:00 CEST	Basic need-to-knows for living in an international environment	RB 210 LIMITED PLACES: register here
Czech Language Crash Course Culture Shock Chill Out	September 14 12:45 – 17:45 CEST	Learn some basics of the Czech language Culture shock, its phases, and how to survive Chill with other Exchange students	Likešova aula Presentation for the Culture Shock lecture is here Foyer of Likešova aula
Welcome Ceremony	September 14 18:00 – 20:00 CEST	Official welcome and a taste of Czech culture	Vencovského aula

*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.