My First Year at a Czech University – Beginning of Everything ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** I came to the Czech Republic because I had always dreamed of studying abroad somewhere whe better educational system than in Angola. I came in spite of not having enough information Republic and not knowing what to expect. The only information I had was that Prague is the knew the national football team well. I first enrolled in the Czech language preparatory course for foreign students at UJOP (Th for Language and Preparatory Studies, Charles University) in Poděbrady [ URL "https://blog en/2021/02/17/enrollment-in-preparation-for-admission-to-engineering-disciplines-course/"] was 10 months long. Czech was too difficult for me at the beginning because it was somethi to me. Although I had heard Czech during the course for the first time in my life and the only speak in Czech to us, I was able to understand the language quite quickly as a result course regularly all week from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. It was a little bit challenging at the beg teachers were well aware that the language was difficult for foreigners. In my free time, park and talked to people even though I needed to use a dictionary. That was a huge experi was quickly picking up the language. The course ran as follows: we always had Czech first, and then mathematics and physics. So economics and geography instead of mathematics and physics. During the summer term, I cont informatics because our class was focused on IT. At the end of the course, we had to pass composed of three subjects. Because I received a scholarship, the course was free for me. After I finished the ten-month course, I had to prepare for university entrance exams. I s to the Czech Technical University in Prague, University of Technology in Brno, and Univers Eventually, I decided to attend Pardubice. My friends asked why did I not want to study in had been granted admission there, but coming from Luanda – the capital with five million p of 2,257 sq. km – I wanted to find a bit of peace and quiet away from a big city.

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The school year started in October and I was the only foreigner at the faculty. I was disa surprised at the same time, and I was asking myself why there were no other foreign studen whether I had chosen the right faculty for myself. I was also curious what my classmates a be like and if they would accept me. In the end, I met two guys who helped me with everyth but it was still not easy for me. The teachers did not treat me in a special way, but I do to become an excuse for being a foreigner. I wished to be evaluated honestly just like the students, but I would also like the teachers to know that studying is three times harder f than it is for Czech students. For example, when I took an exam and I failed it because I points, they would not take into account that I was studying the Czech language and commun language was still too difficult for me. At first, I was a bit sad about this. Eventually, the teachers, their teaching methods, and their requirements. Even now, I have to study a not as horrible anymore. I am pursuing my goal and I want to be able to achieve something. ****************************************************************************************** * I asked some of my friends how they felt about their first year at a Czech school: ****************************************************************************************** • Nazariy, Ukraine: I have lived in Czech Republic for five years. It was quite difficult here, because of the differences between education here and in Ukraine in the teaching m evaluation of the students. I had thought about going back. In my opinion, studies in th are complicated and students’ evaluation is not independent. There are two problems: 1. Czech teachers (at least the majority) do not like foreign students, and therefore impos study requirements, which is a kind of discrimination (it is hard to prove, but you can problem at the universities is in the evaluation format – the largest part of the exams not oral. One can copy and cheat while taking a test and then these exams are not able t knowledge of a student. The oral exam, on the contrary, makes it possible to review whet understands the subject or not. • Krystina, Russia: The beginning was good for me. I cannot compare or find differences be universities in the Czech Republic and Russia. I never thought about dropping out and go I think studying here is much better now, with a few minor exceptions. Some of the teach good, especially those who do not get along well with their colleagues. • Guisela, Peru: I have lived in the Czech Republic for two years and the beginning was ve for me, I had to constantly learn and there are many differences between the schools in Czech Republic. For example, here, we have modern laboratories and every student can use Occasionally, I was thinking of dropping out and going back to Peru, but it is much bett understand more of the language and my teachers and fellow students are friendly. • Ariunjargal, Mongolia: I have lived here for almost seven years. The beginning was horri because of the differences between the schooling here and in Mongolia. In the Czech Repu are a lot of reference materials available. The teachers are helpful. The testing is fai difference. Sometimes one has a “hard day”, but such days motivate me even more to know a goal I want to achieve and I have to do my best. I also have to say I never thought of In my opinion, not all the Czech students realize they have quite a large opportunity fo here in the Czech Republic. Introduction of tuition fees might have a positive impact an appreciate university education more. I am satisfied with the work of the Academic Senat because I had a good experience with it. Students and teachers support the new proposals • Kangamba, Angola: I have lived in the Czech Republic for five years. The beginning was n me because I adapted quickly, so it was not a big problem. I think the difference betwee in my country and those in the Czech Republic consists of the fact that here they teach really need and prepare you for the exams afterwards. Meanwhile, in my country the oppos Students get a lot of useless materials; teachers think we are machines, not humans. Luc thought of dropping out and going back home. Now, it is much better here because I speak than before. Studying is not difficult; the only barrier is the language. This is my per Czech education. If I could rate it on a scale from 1 to 10, I would give it a 6.5. The article source: migrationonline.cz [ URL "https://migrationtothecentre.migrationonline year-at-a-czech-university"] Author: Emiliano da Cunha