"Plzeň or Pilsen (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpl̩.zɛɲ] ) is a city in western Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is the capital of the Plzeň Region and the fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic. It is located about 90 km (56 miles) west of Prague at the confluence of four rivers—the Radbuza, the Mže, the Úhlava, and the Úslava—which form the Berounka River.
The city is known worldwide for Pilsner beer. Plzeň was in September 2010 selected by an official jury to be put forward to join the Belgian city of Mons as the European capital of culture in 2015."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plzeň
Besides the Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen of the Charles University in Prague, University of West Bohemia with its numerous faculties can also be found in Pilsen.
Some usefull links:
Official website of Pilsen
Pilsen - European Capital of Culture 2015
Pilsner Urquell brewery
Pubs in Pilsen
Some of the basic Czech vocabulary you will find usefull during your stay:
Hi - Ahoj
Hello - Dobrý den
Good evening - Dobrý večer
Good night - Dobrou noc
How are you? - Jak se máte?
I am fine. - Mám se dobře.
Thank you. - Děkuji.
How much is it? - Kolik to stojí?
Would you like to go for a beer? - Nechceš jít na pivo?
Beer - Pivo
One - Jeden
Two - Dva
Three - Tři
Ten - Deset
"Plzeň or Pilsen (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpl̩.zɛɲ] ) is a city in western Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is the capital of the Plzeň Region and the fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic. It is located about 90 km (56 miles) west of Prague at the confluence of four rivers—the Radbuza, the Mže, the Úhlava, and the Úslava—which form the Berounka River.
The city is known worldwide for Pilsner beer. Plzeň was in September 2010 selected by an official jury to be put forward to join the Belgian city of Mons as the European capital of culture in 2015."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plzeň
Besides the Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen of the Charles University in Prague, University of West Bohemia with its numerous faculties can also be found in Pilsen.
Some usefull links:
Official website of Pilsen
Pilsen - European Capital of Culture 2015
Pilsner Urquell brewery
Pubs in Pilsen
Some of the basic Czech vocabulary you will find usefull during your stay:
Hi - Ahoj
Hello - Dobrý den
Good evening - Dobrý večer
Good night - Dobrou noc
How are you? - Jak se máte?
I am fine. - Mám se dobře.
Thank you. - Děkuji.
How much is it? - Kolik to stojí?
Would you like to go for a beer? - Nechceš jít na pivo?
Beer - Pivo
One - Jeden
Two - Dva
Three - Tři
Ten - Deset
Arrival: Prague
When flying to the Czech Republic, you will probably arrive at the Václav Havel Airport in Prague (red mark on the map). To get to Pilsen, which will take you about two to three hours, you can take either a coach or a train.
From the airport, bus line nr. 100 will take you to the Bus Station Praha-Zlicin (yellow mark) where you can take the coach to Pilsen or continue by a subway (in Prague it is called the Metro) line B to the Main Train Station Prague (blue mark). Trains to Pilsen depart from there.
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Arrival: Pilsen
In Pilsen, the coach from Prague usually stops at the Bus Station Divadlo Alfa (yellow mark on the map) and it terminates at the Main Bus Station Pilsen (red mark). The train stops at the Main Train Station Pilsen (blue mark).
Your accommodation will be provided at Safrankuv pavilon (Alej Svobody 31, 323 18 Pilsen, green mark on the map).
Convenient public transport lines in Pilsen can be found via the Pilsen City Transport Company journey planner.
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School Coorditator
Prof. Dr. Václav Liška, Ph.D.
Managers
| Petra Havlíčková, B.Sc. | Michaela Langová |
| Lenka Kuberková | Jitka Škrabalová, M.Sc., M.A. |
International Lecturers
Prof. Dr. med. Pierre-Alain Clavien, Ph.D.
Klinik für Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsspital Zürich, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Inge Herrmann, Ph.D.
Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Dr. Alessio Naccarati, Ph.D.
Italian Institute for Genomic Medicine, Candiolo (TO), Italy
Dr. M. M. A. Monique Verstegen, Ph.D.
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Dr. Alexandre Hermann Christos Anthis, Ph.D.
Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Ondřej Slabý, Ph.D.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Faculty Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Jan Beneš, Ph.D.
Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation
Prof. Dr. Jaroslav Hrabák, Ph.D.
Department of Microbiology
Prof. Dr. Hynek Mírka, Ph.D.
Department of Imaging Methods
Prof. Dr. Jiří Moláček, Ph.D.
Department of Surgery
Prof. Dr. Milan Štengl, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
Prof. Dr. Zbyněk Tonar, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Department of Histology and Embryology
Senior Lecturers
| Dr. Jan Brůha, Ph.D. | Dr. Ondřej Vyčítal, Ph.D. |
| Lenka Červenková, MVDr., Ph.D. | Dr. Pavel Krystl |
| Petr Hošek, M.Eng., Ph.D. | Maria Stefania Massaro, M.Eng |
| Miroslav Jiřík, M.Eng, Ph.D. | Dr. Ilya Matsviayonak |
| Vladimíra Moulisová, M.Sc, Ph.D. | Ekaterina Panova, M.Eng |
| Dr. Richard Pálek, Ph.D. | Dr. Robert Polák |
| Dr. Jáchym Rosendorf, Ph.D. | Dr. Sima Šarčević |
| Dr. Jan Ševčík | Dr. Daniel Vydra |
| Dr. David Volák | |
Junior Lecturers
| Tomáš Polenda | Julie Jarolímová |
| Daniel Lehner | Eliška Zaengerová |
| Martin Faško | Hanna Nachoukina |
| Yehor Pankratiev | Heorhii Storozhenko |
| Anna Štrobachová | Ondřej Zábran |
| Lucie Bludovská | Daniel Prančl |
| Karolína Stinglová | Kristian Vaněk |