Accommodation
Accommodation is realized in student dormitories. There are rooms with two beds. Two rooms share a bathroom. The price is ca. 500 CZK per room and night. The rate does not change with the occupancy. The dormitory is ca. 5 minutes of walk from the lecture room. We will only book the accommodation for you, but you will have to pay it yourself (credit cards are not accepted) after your arrival to České Budějovice - the accommodation price is not included in the course fee.
Course venue
České Budějovice (official tourist information here) is a medium-sized town (approx. 100 000 inhabitants), 150 km south of Prague (2.5 hours of train trip, 2 hours by car). It's the most important town in the South Bohemia (but not from a tourist' perspective!). It has a rather nice historical center and a lot of ponds with nice cyanobacterial blooms surrounding.
Course will be held in campus of University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science, Branišovská 31.
Excursion
Participants may choose between two types of excursion:
The "Cultural trip": Visit of the famous medieval town and castle Český Krumlov listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The "Canoe Trip": Will include a short visit in Český Krumlov, and then an unforgettable canoe trip on the Vltava River from Český Krumlov castle to České Budějovice. It should take about six hours, requires moderate physical effort, capability of swimming, and will be rewarded by fantastic vistas on the valley of the Vltava River, Zlatá Koruna monastery, or a ruin of a medieval castle Dívčí Kámen.
Dates and deadlines
The participants will arrive on 14. August during the afternoon. The course starts on 15. August and ends with a last lecture on 19. August.
Application
Apply as soon as possible because the number of places is limited: we will be teaching in a microscopy room with 20 microscopes available.
Payment
We need to receive your payment before 15. May 2011. If you apply for the substantially lower early-payment rate, we need to have your payment before 30. July 2011.
