One of great benefits or our faculty is that we have a specialized Medical Library, which has all the necessary study materials ready for you. Textbooks, books, magazines, articles, offline, online, all of it is free of charge for all our students.
Places to study and relax are available at each of our buildings, this includes PC rooms, study rooms with books you can just take from the shelfs, relax zone with kettle and microwave and some beanbags. A lot of cafes around the city are adjusted to student needs, so small tables with lamps or larger tables for group study and at the same time coffee and snacks within reach.
Sport facilities run under our Department of Physical Education. The department offers to students a wide variety of sport activities to choose from. In particular, we monitor students' interests in further development and achievements in physical activities. (eg Basketball, BodyForm, Men's Combat Techniques, SmartFit-HIIT, CORE-pilates, BOSU, Fitness, Floorball, Power Yoga, Sun Yoga, Canoeing, Climbing on artificial wall, Swimming, Futsal, Football, Hip Hop, Latin American dance, Self-defense for women, Spinning, Squash, Table tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, Zumba, GYM workout, Archery, Fitness for girls, Port de Bras, Badminton…) Should you be a passionate sports person you can also represent our uni in the university leagues in various sports (basket, football, volleyball, running, canoeing, futsal, dancing and a lot more).
Apart from courses within the teaching, the department also offers a lot of extracurricular activities and courses during breaks (orienteering, canoeing, air rifle shooting, croquet, pétanque, ringo, intercross, badminton, streetball, frisbee, kin-ball, climbing, archery, cross-country skiing, skiing).
We care about your wellbeing, physical and mental, thus we do have a GP and a Dentist for our international students. And there is also a University Counselling Center for International Students which provides free, voluntary and confidential service to any student who might find herself in need of consultation.
From day one you will be a member of a great international family including Czech students as well. Our first-year students can sign up for buddies - Czech students who volunteered to be mentors to their international students and to introduce them to Czech culture and customs, to show them around our city and to take them in on events and trips. Plus there is an International Student Union an organization formed by senior students who take care of freshers. They organize orientation week, cultural events, parties, sports events and many more.
Hradec Kralove or HK as we call it is a city located in a lowland on the joint of two rivers. This means that the whole region is perfect for cycling, walks in nature and many more. Mountains and rock formations are about an hour away, so you can easily go hiking, skiing, rock climbing, downhill riding, whatever you feel like. We do have football, basketball, volleyball, floorball teams at the uni, but you can also join one of the local teams in hockey, football, rugby or play tennis, golf. There is several saunas natural ones and indoor ones as well.
The historical centre is beautiful and has a few landmarks we cherish to this day. We love spending time in the cascades of ramparts, which are hidden from plain view and offer walls of roses, little vineyards, benches and serenity. On the main square, there is a variety of cafes big or small, exposed or hidden, traditional or modern. The same goes for restaurants and the food offer, Czech, Italian, Vietnamese, Indian, burgers, bowls, soups in edible cups...take your pick.
We have a lot of greenery in the city, big parks and playgrounds, outdoor gyms, and everything is close by. We mostly walk or cycle as we can cover most of the usual routes in about 20-30minutes. If you are in a hurry there is a possibility to rent a bike or a scooter right on the street. For cold rainy days, there is public transportation of course.