Summer school for students

Lectures, workshops and meetings will be held at the VSB - Technical University of Ostrava (https://www.vsb.cz/en).

Location 1 (Monday+Tuesday): University campus in Poruba, Innovation Support Centre building, address: Studentská 6202/17, 708 00 Ostrava - Poruba( see the map)

Location 2 (Thursday + Friday): Faculty of Safety Engineerin, address: Lumírová 630/13, 700 30, Ostrava - Výškovice (see campus map) .

"Ostrava is the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It is the third largest city in the Czech Republic.  The population is almost 300,000 people.

Ostrava grew in importance due to its position at the heart of a major coalfield, becoming an important industrial centre. It was previously known as the country's "steel heart" thanks to its status as a coal-mining and metallurgical centre, but since the Velvet Revolution ( the fall of communism in 1989) it has undergone radical and far-reaching changes to its economic base. Industries have been thoroughly restructured, and the last coal was mined in the city in 1994. However, remanants of the city´s industrial past are visible int the Lower Vitkovice area, a former coal-mining, coke production and ironworks complex in the city centre which retains its historic industrial architecture. Lower Vítkovice has applied for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List. 

Since the 1990s Ostrava has been transformed into a modern cultural city, with numerous theatres, galleries and other cultural facilities. Various cultural and sporting events take place in Ostrava throughout the year, including Colours of Ostrava music festival, the Janáček May classic music festival, the Summer Shakespeare Festival and NATO Days. Ostrava is home to two public universities: the VSB - Technical Univesity and the University of Ostrava. In 2014 Ostrava was a European City of Sport. The city co-hosted (with Prague) the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in 2004 and 2015. 

Find out more information on Ostrava tourist and cultural attractions here. 

There will be provided a cheap accommodation at the university Halls of Residence / dormitories (shared double rooms with shared bathroom facilities and a kitchenette).  The rooms are equipped only with bed linen and toilet paper, so please bring your own toiletries, towel and kitchen utensils.  The accommodation does not include any catering.

The price is 500 CZK (20 EUR) /double room/night (= 250 CZK/person/night). The payment is possible only in CZK in cash. You will pay at the reception when you arrive at the dormitories.

The halls of residence are located in Poruba in the main VSB campus, address: Studentská 1770/1, 700 32 Ostrava – Poruba.

More information about rooms and facilities may be found here: https://www.vsb.cz/ubytovani/en/about-dormitory/.