1. Palacký English Programme Association
PEPA
Palacký English Programme Association

2. Who Are We?
PEPA is the official student body for students within the English programme, run by students for the students.
We will try to enhance and enrich your time in Olomouc both academically and with extracurricular activities and events.
As an organisation we aim to build bridges between the English and Czech study programmes and increase cooperation between them.

3. Structure Your PEPA Representatives for the academic year 2018/19:
President: Amjad Ghazal Asswad
Vice President: Arun Vigneswaran
Treasurer: Tanraj Bansal
Social Representative: Arinjoy Dev
Sports Representative: Tahir Chaudri
PR and Communication Representative: Victoria Donnelly
Education Representatives: Hamza Ahmed Khan & Nerielle Fundano
Student Representatives: Hashim Patel & Fizza Ali

4. Events and Activities
PEPA is a growing and developing year on year and we hope that this year will be the biggest one yet in terms of the events and opportunities that will be offered.
These are a selection of the ideas and plans for the upcoming year:
PEPA Ball
Fresher’s Week
Subject Tutoring
Academic Workshops/Lectures
Medical Societies
International School Olomouc
Debating Society
Bollywood Night and other social events
Sports Events:
Football
Badminton

5. Fresher’s Week
We have a huge number of activities planned for you all to get to know each other as well as the city and university
It’s not too late to still sign up if you haven't already!
We have a Fresher’s Facebook group (UPOL Freshers 2018/19) where you can keep up to date with everything that is going on:

6. Fresher’s Week Plan: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday:
Tours around town centre
Pub Quiz
Tuesday:
Tearoom
Wednesday:
Laser Tag
Belmondos Night Out
Thursday:
Paintball
Friday:
Bowling
Pub Crawl
Weekend:
Zoo
Fresher’s Picnic
Price: 1300 Kč
Meeting points, times, locations and other details will be posted in due course closer to each event.
Keep an eye on the UPOL Fresher’s 2018/19 Facebook Group for all updates!

7. PEPA Facebook Page
PEPA is the official student body for students within the English programme. We have setup a page which you can like and follow to keep up to date with all the events that we will be organising.
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8. PEPA Facebook Groups PEPA UPOL Buy & Sell
For events planning and sharing news and other opportunities available for students.
We aim to increase awareness of various events and activities organized by other student bodies or by the university that the English students can participate in. We aim to be the bridge that links the English programme to the Czech one as well as to the university and the wider community.
UPOL Buy & Sell
Official PEPA group if you’re looking to buy or sell things.

9. Keys to Success Organization Time management Routine Plan ahead
Start early
Ask for help and advice
Set small goals and targets
See what methods work best for you

10. Recommended Literature
Anatomy:
Memorix
Theimes
Netters Anatomy Atlas
Czech:
Elementary Communicative Czech
Chemistry:
Masaryk University White Books (1 & 2 organic and inorganic)
Biochemistry:
Lippincotts Biochemistry

11. Useful Information for Living in the Czech republic and Olomouc
Public transport:
IDOS app and IDOS website for tram and bus times
‘Neředín krematorium’ stop for the student accommodation
‘Dvořákova’, ‘Lékařská fakulta’, ‘Fakultní nemocnice’ are stops for the medical faculty and hospital
The bus number 26 is direct from Neředín to the medical faculty
Or take tram 2 or 7 to ‘Pražská’ and then change to bus 12 or 21 from ‘Foerstrova’ to ‘Dvořákova’
Public transport pass costs 450Kč for 3 months (900Kč if you are over 26 years of age) or buy a single ticket (14Kč from the machines or 20Kč from the drivers or 18Kč via SMS ticket by texting ‘DPMO’ to ). There are ticket inspectors who could fine you (700Kč) if you are found without a valid ticket so be careful to avoid this.

12. Useful Information for Living in the Czech republic and Olomouc
Olomouc Taxi Services:
Taxify app
Intercity transport:
Trains:
Regiojet (part of Student Agency)
Leo Express
České Drahý – Pendolino
Buses
Student Agency
Flixbus
Polskibus

13. Useful Information for Living in the Czech republic and Olomouc
Shopping:
There are a number of supermarket chains in Olomouc:
Billa
Albert
Globus
Tesco
Kaufland
Shopping Centres:
Šantovka
Galeria Moritz
Olomouc City
Olympia

14. Useful Information for Living in the Czech republic and Olomouc
Telephone Networks:
Vodafone is usually the network most favoured by international students in Olomouc.
With the new EU Roaming Laws, you can use your data from home here without extra charges (make sure you check with your provider)
Banking:
The most popular Czech banks amongst students are Česká Spořitelna and Komerční Banka.
Though some students find it more convenient to use their accounts from home and use their card to pay or withdraw money at ATMs here.
For those of you from England, another option is to open a Metro Bank account which offers commission free card payments and cash withdrawals around Europe.
Municipal Waste Disposal Fee:
You will need to pay this fee each year. It amounts to 600Kč per annum. More details will be provided about this closer to the time that payments will be due.

15. Behaviour Around the Faculty
Adhere by the rules:
‘Leave a place as you would like to find it’
and
‘Treat others as you want to be treated’
There have been issues with students of the English programme over the past couple of years and that only serves to restrict what we as PEPA can do and offer but also only makes your time here harder and much less enjoyable. We are lucky to have the new building and all these facilities lets not abuse them but make the most of what they can offer to us.

16. Behaviour Around the Faculty
Silent study room:
Please be considerate of other students using the room, we all have revision for exams and work and the room is called SILENT for a reason please respect that!
Cafeteria:
Please clean your table after you are done and throw all your rubbish in the bins provided.
Around the Faculty:
This is a place of work and learning for many people not just students so please try to keep noise at a reasonable level and avoid disruptive excessive noise.
Attendance and Punctuality:
Please ensure that you attend your classes and arrive on time.

17. Advice from Seniors Czech Language: Appropriate Dress:
Try to learn and practice the Czech language as, contrary to some belief, it will be very useful in the later years for patient communication and integrating into university life.
Appropriate Dress:
Try to dress appropriately to seminars and lectures with smart casual clothes and with formal clothing to examinations. Creating a good impression is vitally important with your teachers and others in general.
Having the appropriate white coat attire for anatomy practical is very important to avoid giving a negative impression (NB. White coats should NOT be worn outside the Faculty or Hospital buildings)
You are all future doctors or dentists and so it is essential to behave and dress professionally.

18. Questions?