Ten Tips

What to arrange for your study registration and first days at the University

1. In-person attendance at study registration

• a study registration is compulsory for each student every year
• the date of registration and other information from the Study Department you will receive by an e-mail address
• at your study registration you will need to bring your identity card or passport
• at your study registration you will receive a personal identity number (a student number) which is necessary for the issue of your ISIC card and for logging in to the student agenda (IS STAG)

2. Where can I get my ISIC card?

• first you need to have the ISIC card properly paid for
• the card is issued in the Centre of Information Technology (building no. 30, located immediately next to the main entrance on the right)
• make sure you take your personal number along
• they will take a picture of you and make your ISIC card

3. Don't forget to carry your ISIC card with you!

• time limited validity for 16 months (from 1 September of the current year to 31 December of the following year)
• in the 2^nd year of study, the validity will be extended electronically at your study officer in the study department + a validation sticker in worth of CZK 210 will be stuck on the card (it must be paid in advance by bank transfer)
• the validity of the ISIC card is proven by the validation sticker that needs to be renewed periodically
• you need your ISIC card for:
  • within the University:
    
    • proof of your identity during credits and exams
    • to the services of the University Library (the card must be activated in the library)
    • for entering rooms (e.g computer classrooms), which are protected by an authorized access system and the student has access there
  • outside the University:
    
    • to purchase discounted tickets, insurance and other discount
    • https://www.isic.cz/en/

4. Change of your password for your student e-mail address and access for IS STAG

• every new student has their own personal student e-mail address (H2xxxx@vfu.cz) automatically created
• after your first login, the system will ask you to change your temporarily password. You can change your password via this website, where the student enter with his/her student number (H2xxxx) and temporary password (foreigners are assigned a so-called pseudo-birth number, which they receive upon study registration); with the student number and the newly changed password, it is possible to log in to the school e-mail via Office 365 or IS STAG
• keep an eye on IS STAG, where the introductory section always contains news that usually relate to your study
• you should regularly read new messages/documents that are in the Office 365 mailbox (if you use a different e-mail address than the school e-mail, we recommend setting up e-mail forwarding)
• every student has the opportunity to use the Microsoft 365 package, it is necessary to log in to the Microsoft 365 tools with your access data (H2xxxx@vfu.cz and password) - use is possible on up to 5 device

5. Get to know IS STAG

• in the 1^st year, all compulsory and optional subjects are automatically registered to students in IS STAG (in the following years you are rensponsible for monitoring it yourself = especially the number of credits)
• for each academic year you have to collect 60 credits, i.e. for a bachelor's degree 180 credits in total, for a master's degree 360 credits in total and for a follow-up master's degree 120 credits in total
• in IS STAG you will also find: timetables (in the upper year, you will write them down yourself), exam dates and your registered exams (including results), an overview of theses, the possibility to apply for a social or accommodation scholarship, your personal data, etc.

6. Check your timetable

• timetable

7. Explore the University campus, individual departments, seminar rooms and lecture halls

• a Campus Map

8. Secure dormitories or other accommodation

• student dormitories (https://www.vfu.cz/en/accommodation-and-university-residence)
• the deadline for accommodation application at University dormitories is from 13 March to 23 April
• https://kos.vfu.cz/
• possibility to connect your laptop in the dormitories

9. Where to go for meal

• The Time canteen restaurant - they cook delicious lunches, a different lunch menu every day, you can choose from three dishes
• Snack bar „Krmítko“ (on the ground floor of the building SIC, no. 24)
• it is possible to go to another university's cafeteria

10. Join the University Library, where you can borrow mandatory and recommended literature for study and research

• the University Library is located on the 4^th floor in the building of Study and Information Centre (building no. 24)
• to use the university library, you need a valid ISIC card (must be activated in the library) and a completed application form, which can be requested at the VETUNI central library lending desk
• opening hours during the semester: Mon – Thu 7:30 – 19:30, Fri – 8:00 – 15:00
• opening hours during the exam period: Mon – Thu 7:30 – 16:00, Fri – 8:00 – 14:00
• information about the literature, the number of copies, how long and under what conditions they are borrowed can be found in the online catalog
• the list of recommended literature is in IS STAG in the Course description (the subjects you are registered for can be found in IS STAG under your personal number)
• https://www.vfu.cz/en/Universit-Library