Orientation week
Each semester International Relations Office together with ESN USB Budweis organise an Orientation week for new incoming exchange students. You will receive information by email before your arrival. It is highly recommended to attend as you will receive support and information for the first steps at the university. You will also have the opportunity to meet other international and local students, and get to know the city and the campus.
Usually the Orientation week starts about one week before the start of the semester.
Accommodation at USB Dormitories
On the first working day after your arrival at the dormitory, you must visit the head of your dormitory in order to sign your accommodation contract. Please carefully check the information and the conditions in your contract and in the Student Accommodation Code. More at: https://www.jcu.cz/en/study-at-usb/exchange-programmes/accommodation-in-ceske-budejovice
Registration at the Faculty International office
As soon as possible in the first days after your arrival, you must officially register as a USB student. Visit the international coordinator of your faculty after arrangement. During this visit you can also get your Certificate of arrival or any similar document you will need for your home university.
You will arrange with your faculty coordinator the last details concerning your registration to courses, timetables, or any other topics linked with your studies.
USB Student Card
After being registered at your Faculty, you can apply for a USB student card.
Your student card allows you to:
If you attend the Orientation week, we will support you with the whole procedure.
Otherwise, please visit the card center of the university situated in the building M of the Faculty of Agriculture and Technology. See here the procedure to apply for the card.
Email and IT settings
If you attend the Orientation week, you will receive instructions and support with all IT settings. Your login and password are important to access Wifi, the study system STAG, your faculty email box and other online USB systems.
Outside Orientation week, you may receive login and password from your Faculty coordinator.
In case of problem with your connection, you can visit the helpdesk situated in the building M of the Faculty of Agriculture and Technology.
Wifi connection
In all buildings of the university you have the possibility to use the international network EDUROAM. Eduroam can be set at your home university already before your departure. Contact your university IT Department.
In case you do not set Eduroam access at home, you can connect thanks to USB username and password. See instructions here or contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Internet at USB Dormitories: Apart from the dormitory K1 where there is WIFI (Eduroam), Internet connection at other dormitories is only by network cable. It is necessary to bring your own ethernet cable.
Foreign police registration
Each foreigner staying in the Czech Republic must obligatory report at the Foreign police.
- If you stay at USB Dormitory or private Kolej Pedagog: you do not need to visit the foreign police. The registration is done automatically by the accommodation provider.
- If you stay in a private accommodation:
- EU student: you must register at the Czech foreign police within 30 days after your arrival.
- Non-EU student: you must register at the Czech foreign police within 3 working days after your arrival.
Contact address:
FOREIGN POLICE (Cizinecká policie)
Pražská 1257/23, České Budějovice (3rd floor)
Office hours: Monday and Wednesday: 8:00 17:00
In case you need to register, ask your buddy or other Czech speaking person to accompany you as the staff does not speak English.
Attention!
In case you entered the Czech Republic with a D/VR Visa, you need to finish your procedure to get your Czech residence permit card.
You must register at OAMP (Department for Asylum and Migration Policy) within 30 working days to order an appointment for Biometrics and then receive your residence card.
In case you entered the Czech Republic without visa, you are obliged to register at OAMP within 3 working days to order an appointment for Biometrics and then receive your residence card.
Contact address:
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR, Department for Asylum and Migration Policy (OAMP)
Ministerstvo vnitra , odbor azylové a migrační politiky
Pražská 1257/23, České Budějovice (1st floor)
Telephone:+420 974 801 801 (information and appointment line; Mo Th : 8.00 -16.00 and Fr: 8.00 12.00)
Office hours: Only for clients with an appointment
Always visit OAMP office with a Czech speaking person (buddy ) accompanying. Staff does not speak English.
Registration at public Health Insurance
After your arrival in the Czech Republic, EU students can register at a public health insurance company in order to get a Czech public health insurance number. It is recommended in order to ease the process in case you would need to benefit from the Czech health system.
We recommend to register at VZP which is the largest health care provider in the Czech Republic
In order to register, visit the VZP office in České Budějovice. Bring your valid EHIC card (blue European card). VZP will issue you a registration document (in Czech) with a registration number to the Czech public health insurance system. Keep carefully this document along with your EHIC card and take it with you in case you need to visit a doctor or hospital.
Students from Turkey can also register if they are holder of their E111 form.
Public Transport Card
As a student (younger than 26 years old), you can get a discounted price to use public transport in České Budějovice. You must bring a confirmation of studies to get the discount or valid ISIC card. Visit the website https://www.dpmcb.cz/ to know more and ask help from your buddy.
Bank account
In some cases, you may need some bank account during your stay at USB. You can choose the bank of your choice. It is an easy and quick procedure to open a bank account and most of bank officers are able to communicate in English.
