DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR UNAVAILABILITY

Between January 23 and February 10, the department mobility coordinator will be on vacation and therefore unavailable to sign Learning Agreements or provide related services. For urgent matters, please send a message via WhatsApp (though a prompt reply cannot be guaranteed) or contact the faculty coordinator. The course schedule will be solved after the return.

The Department of Geoinformatics boasts extensive experience in educating international students. Every semester, Palacký University warmly welcomes hundreds of foreign exchange students, many of whom pursue studies within our department.

For research & staff mobility, please contact the department mobility coordinator directly. The rest of this website mostly focuses on study opportunities.

At the Department of Geoinformatics (KGI), we offer approximately 10 courses each semester tailored for ERASMUS+ students, all delivered in English. Depending on enrollment numbers, some courses adopt an individualized teaching approach. Additionally, students have the opportunity to enroll in courses offered by other departments within the faculty, such as the Department of Development and Environmental Studies (MRS), the Department of Geography (KGG), and the Department of Geology (KGE).

Each semester, two courses designed especially for incoming Erasmus students are provided at our department: Geoinformatics (KGI/GI) and New Issues of Geosciences (KGI/GINEW). They both provide lessons from experts in various topics in the field of GIS & geovisualization. Beside these two general, each semester offers specific courses listed below which are also suitable for English speaking students. In these courses, you will typically either join our Czech student group with instructions provided in both languages, or you will join our CDE students (courses starting KGI/XG… in English), or the lectors will give you individual lessons and assignments.

In some rare circumstances, some of the listed courses might not be provided due to technical/organizational issues. In such cases, alternative courses would be recommended to you.

Radek Barvíř

department international mobility coordinator

email: radek.barvir@upol.cz
telephone: +420 585 634 583
WhatsApp: +420 606 129 849
office: 2.25

Marie Raková

faculty coordinator of study affairs for international students

marie.rakova@upol.cz
+420 585 634 058

Yvona Vyhnánková

university coordinator of study affairs for international students

yvona.vyhnankova@upol.cz
+420 585 631 041

Olomouc … the city you can call home

The city of Olomouc is a beautiful historical and cultural city. It is located in flat lands of the Central Moravia region on the Morava River. The city has excellent connectivity with the capital city of Prague and direct connections with other nearby international airports (Vienna, Katowice, Kraków, Bratislava). There are also direct trains available for exploring the surrounding natural landscapes and mountains of Moravia and Slovakia.

The climate here is typically Central European, characterised by four distinct seasons. The summer is warm and mostly sunny with typical temperatures of 25–30 °C. At the end of September, it slowly switches into a colourful and sometimes foggy autumn season, followed by a gentle winter. Down there in the city, the temperatures mostly stay around 0 °C and snow occurs there occasionally. However, temporarily, temperatures may fall below zero, and in the mountainous regions around, you may enjoy skiing and winter activities. The spring is characterised by frequent weather changes, where warm, sunny days are followed by rainy seasons, but it is definitely worth exploring the fresh, green colour and herbs found in the nearby forests.

There are numerous grocery shops, supermarkets, and shopping malls in the city, as well as many restaurants, cafes, and other services. Almost everywhere, it is possible to pay with your credit card, and there are also many ATMs where you can withdraw cash.

ERASMUS+ Courses offered by the Department of Geoinformatics (KGI)

❄️ Winter semester

teaching period: mid September till mid December
exam period: January till mid February

KGI/GI	Geoinformatics	STAG
KGI/GINEW	New Issues of Geosciences	STAG
KGI/XGPG	Principles of Geovisualization	STAG
KGI/XGTC	Thematic Cartography	STAG
KGI/XGDG	Design in Geovisualization	STAG
KGI/XGWC	Web Cartography	STAG
KGI/XG3DV	3D Visualization	STAG
KGI/KAPR	Project in Cartography	STAG
KGI/XGCC	Cognitive Cartography	STAG
KGI/DIMOT	Digital Elevation Models	STAG

☀️ Summer semester

teaching period: mid February till mid May
exam period: mid May till June

KGI/GI	Geoinformatics	STAG
KGI/GINEW	New Issues of Geosciences	STAG
KGI/XGIS	GIS Applications	STAG
KGI/XGAVM	Advanced Visualization Methods	STAG
KGI/XGDCP	Desktop Publishing in Cartography	STAG
KGI/XGCP	Cartographic Project	STAG
KGI/GURBA	GI in Urban Applications	STAG
KGI/ANGIS	Analyses in GIS	STAG
KGI/GEOPR	Project in Geography	STAG

Detailed list of courses is available at the Faculty website in the “Incomming Exchange students” section.

In case you need more information about study opportunities at the Faculty of Science, please contact the faculty co-ordinator for foreign affairs Mrs. Marie Raková (marie.rakova@upol.cz) or look at the Faculty website or the University website.

ERASMUS+ PARTNER INSTITUTIONS

CENTRAL EUROPE

Slovakia

Košice: Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Geography

Poland

Poznań: Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
- Department of Cartography and Geomatics
Lublin: Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
- Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management
Lublin: University of Life Sciences in Lublin
Kraków: Jagiellonian University in Kraków
- Institute of Geography and Spatial Management

Austria

Wien: Vienna University of Technology
- Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation
Salzburg: Paris Lodron University of Salzburg
- Department of Geoinformatics (Z_GIS)
Villach: Carinthia University of Applied Sciences
- programmees Geoinformation and Environment, Spatial Information Management

Germany

Bochum: Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- Institute of Geography
Postdam: University of Potsdam
- Institute of Environmental Science and Geography

Hungary

Budapest: Eötvös Loránd University
- Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics
Debrecen: University of Debrecen
- Institute of Earth Sciences

SOUTHERN, SOUTHEASTERN & WESTERN EUROPE

Romania

Timisoara: West University of Timisoara
- Department of Geography

Greece

Thessaloniki: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- School of Rural and Surveying Engineering

Spain

Valencia: Universitat Politècnica de València
- School of Engineering in Geodesy, Cartography and Surveying

France

Vannes: Université Bretagne Sud

NORTHERN EUROPE

Norway

Trondheim: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Department of Civil and Transport Engineering

Sweden

Gävle: University of Gävle
- Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development

Finland

Turku: University of Turku
- Department of Geography and Geology

Estonia

Tartu: University of Tartu
- Department of Geography, Chair of Geoinformatics and Cartography

CEEPUS PARTNER INSTITUTIONS

We also offer room for incoming short-term students and colleagues from CEEPUS partner institutions. At our department, we may offer you an opportunity to present your research, show you our laboratories, share knowledge, skills, sources, etc. Each incoming guest will be provided with a seating place in one of our offices with internet connection and other necessary equipment according to further arrangements. During your stay, you will become a member of our GIS family, and we will do our best to ensure you enjoy your time spent in the city of Olomouc.

Czechia

Prague (Praha): Charles University
- Department of Applied Geoinformatics and Cartography
Brno: Mendel University in Brno
- Department of Forest Management and Applied Geoinformatics

Slovakia

Košice: Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Geography

Poland

Cracow (Kraków): Jagiellonian University in Cracow
- Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, GIS Laboratory
Warsaw (Warszawa): Military University of Technology in Warsaw
- Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy
Koszalin: Koszalin University of Technology
- Department of Civil Engineering, Environmental and Geodetic Sciences

Austria

Vienna (Wien): Technische Universität Wien
- Institute for Geoinformation and Cartography
Salzburg: University of Salzburg
- Department for Geoinformatics – Z_GIS

Hungary

Székesfehérvár: Óbuda University
- Alba Regia Faculty of Technology, Institute of Geoinformatics
Debrecen: University of Debrecen
- Department of Physical Geography and Geoinformatics
Szeged: University of Szeged
- Department of Geoinformatics, Physical and Environmental Geography
Pécs: University of Pécs
- Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences

Romania

Timișoara: West University of Timisoara
- Department of Geography
Cluj-Napoca: Babes Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
- Faculty of Geography

Bulgaria

Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography

Croatia

Zagreb: University of Zagreb
- Faculty of Geodesy, Chair of Geoinformation Science

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tuzla: University of Tuzla
- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Geography

Serbia

Belgrade (Beograd): Belgrade University
- Faculty of Mining and Geology, Remote Sensing Center
Niš: Academy of Applied Technical and Preschool Studies
- Academy of Applied Technical and Preschool Studies

Novi Sad: University of Novi Sad
- Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management

Kosovo

Pristina (Prishtinë): Business and Technology College
- Business and Technology College (UBT)