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UP management explains the current situation, the course of the upcoming semester, international students, and the regime at UP and its dormitories
14. 1. 2021 | Establishment of teaching and examination regimes at faculties and departments During the Covid-19 pandemic, Palacký University Olomouc is being operated in accordance with government measures and Ministry of Education...
Introducing the Associate Partners of the Aurora Alliance
11. 1. 2021 | Aurora Alliance Capacity Development Support Programme (CDS) is an Activity of Work package 4 (Engaging Communities) which aims at reducing disparities between the research-leading and research-emerging countries in Europe by...
Regime at UP: classes, exams, dormitories, library etc. (Last update 11 January)
11. 1. 2021 | In conjunction with the worsening epidemiological situation in the Czech Republic and ongoing preventive measures defined in category 5 of the PES anti-epidemic system, from 11 January to 22 January 2021 the regime at UP follows...
The new Eco-Zoo-Corner of the Faculty of Science has over one hundred and thirty animals
19. 12. 2020 | The new Eco-Zoo-Corner, built in Olomouc-Holice on the premises of the Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, UP Faculty of Science, will be open to students and the public. Visitors will see vivariums with domestic and...
Czech for foreigners in a hip, modern guise. Another volume of the Czech it UP textbooks series is out now
18. 12. 2020 | Austria, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Spain, Romania, Finland, Russia, Taiwan, and of course, Czechia. There, wherever foreigners are learning advanced Czech, it’s from the Czech it UP textbooks published by Palacký University Press...
UP improves its position in QS EECA: now among Top 10 Percent
17. 12. 2020 | For the first time, Palacký University Olomouc has made it into the Top 10 Percent in the international QS Emerging Europe & Central Asia Rankings 2021 (QS EECA). The British educational company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has...
Endowment Fund prize given to two high school students – and one professor – studying the effect of light on plants
16. 12. 2020 | The Jaroslav Heyrovský Endowment Fund Prize for excellence in high school science was given this year to Anna Hýsková and Hana Berhardová. Both students assisted Martin Fellner from the UP Faculty of Science Laboratory of Growth...
Experts from the Faculty of Science will examine the effect of disinfectants on historical buildings
4. 12. 2020 | The state-owned castles of Bouzov and Český Krumlov will become the scene of unique research into the influence of disinfectants on the surface of historical objects, such as antique railings, handrails, metal handles, and...
UP now part of prestigious international alliance of universities
2. 12. 2020 | Palacký University Olomouc has joined the prestigious international Aurora Alliance, bringing together nine universities across Europe. They focus intensively on research, at the same time paying great attention to sustainable...
Long Night of the Sciences online brought facts and fun into living rooms
30. 11. 2020 | More than 50,000 unique visits to the programme were recorded by the webmasters of the favourite popular science event Long Night of the Sciences, which had its online premiere on the last November weekend.