Program Details: University of Ostrava (Music & Arts)
About the University of Ostrava
The university campus with its historical and newly opened buildings at City Campus is incorporated into Ostrava’s city center. A vibrant community with its 300,000 inhabitants, similar in size to Grand Rapids, Ostrava offers weekly entertainment that highlights local professional ensembles the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, the Ostrava Opera Theater, and the Myron Theatre Operetta. The city has restaurants that feature local and international cuisine, including places with vegan and gluten free cuisine. Most young people have basic knowledge of English.
The University of Ostrava has is very supportive of partner universities and has an excellent infrastructure for English speaking students. There is an established International Club that welcomes and works with international students from all over the world.
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Visa Information
Housing and Meals
Subsidized student meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) are available at the restaurants within the Jan Opletal Halls of Residence and Kampus Palace.
Kampus Palace *Recommended option
This new and modern facility is near the town square.
www.kampuspalace.cz/en/
Other Housing Options
University Operated Dormitory
Jan Opletal Halls of Residence
https://koleje.osu.eu/
The Halls of Residence in Poruba
www.vsb.cz/ubytovani/en
Courses - Music & Arts Program
OU Course Options
OU offers a wide variety of courses in English each semester.
Music Students
Classes applicable to any of our music students are Arts Management, Chamber Music, Choir Practice, Dance (music education majors), and others. Our students can for example take upper-level music history and theory classes, applied lessons, and chamber music in addition to classes that would count as electives such as Basso Continuo, Contemporary Music Studio, Czech for Foreigners – NonSlavic speakers, and Marketing in Education. Students interested in taking applied lessons are required to submit a recording of their playing before signing up for any applied lessons or performance classes. This should be coordinated with the head of a specific area. The Faculty's orchestra, Ostrava Youth Orchestra, Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava are musical bodies which provide the student with ample opportunities to work in the chamber of large symphonic ensembles. Students interested in additional opportunities can look into accredited programs such as the two-year Chamber Music Program that might be interesting for our performance majors after they finish their BM at GVSU.
Travel Information
OU recommends students take a train to Ostrava which is the most frequent and practical choice.
General information:
www.osu.eu/how-to-get-to-Ostrava/
From Václav Havel Airport Prague to the Prague main train station:
www.prg.aero/en/train
* There is no pick-up service from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Ostrava.
