Trip To South Bohemia

Being a veteran of these Czech trips, I was looking forward to this excursion, to South Bohemia, with vehement anticipation. In fact, to be honest, I had trouble sleeping the night before. Ok. So perhaps I exaggerated with the last sentence but was looking forward to it nonetheless. Our first stop on our whirlwind two day tour was the sleepy and timeless little village of Holašovice. About 160 km from Praha central, Holašovice is enveloped by the stunning marshlands of South Bohemia. Comprising of several rural Baroque style buildings centred by a traditional village green and pond, Holašovice is one of the UNESCO’s World Cultural and Natural Heritage sites and seems untouched but the rigours of modernisation.

Moving on from Holašovice, we ventured further south, deep into what would have been Schwarzenberg family territory. The House of Schwarzenberg presided over Bohemia from the 17^th century through to the early 20^th century. They owned various fortifications throughout the region including the castles at Český Krumlov, Zvíkov, and our next destination, Hluboká. Overlooking the small town, the crisp, white chateau is stunning and is encompassed by beautiful gardens. The Schwarzenberg resided here until 1939 when the then head of the House had to emigrate overseas to evade the Nazis. The chateau has been reconstructed twice, firstly in the Baroque style then into the Neo- Gothic architecture thanks mainly due to the extensive finances of the Schwarzenberg family and it bears a remarkable resemblance to Windsor Castle in England. Interestingly, the castle has been used in a scene for the film Shanghai Knights starring Owen Wilson and Jackie Chan.

Walking away from the chateau we managed to stop by most people’s favourite destination, Hluboká zoo. Of course, not as large as Prague zoo but had a fair range of animals, including monkeys, flamingos and about 10 species of owl.

South Bohemia is splattered by numerous large ponds, the largest of the region, Svět, was located very near our next destination, Třeboň. As the night was beginning to draw in on our first day, we decided to check into our hotel, Hotel Petra Voka, named after the last member of the House of Rosenberg dynasty. We then headed into Třeboň, famous for its carp fish and local Regent brew, for a bite to eat and a cheeky beer, before hitting the hay.

The warm sunlight filtered through our drapes to wake us and we set about a quick breakfast before moving back to Třeboň and to the Rosenberg Chateau. The Rosenberg Chateau, not as big and brash as the other castles, was more delicate and compact, but the courtyard, however, was very much open and picturesque. The House of Rosenberg habited this Chateau in the 14^th century, and reconstructed it twice, almost completely after the fire in 1562. When the last of the Rosenberg family had passed in 1611, the chateau moved through various hands before ending up with the Schwarzenbergs 1660.

After lunch we walked along the canals and began to circumnavigate the pond Svět passing the nearby fisheries. We moved into the nearby woods on the outskirts of the town and as we followed the nature trail deeper into the woodland we turned the corner to see a breathtaking monument concealed amongst the trees. The Schwarzenberg family tomb. The Neo- Gothic structure, completed in 1877, almost fairy tale like would not have looked out of place in Nosferatu or Disney’s Magic Kingdom. The tomb provided the piece de resistance to a wonderful two days in South Bohemia.

A big thank you to Petra Fabingerová and Hana Škrlová for all their efforts in organising a memorable trip.

-Submitted by Devan Patel- 

The meeting of the international students and the Faculty representatives will take place on Tuesday, 25 May 2010 at 15:00 (3PM) in Small Right Hall (Mala prava poslucharna).

I look forward to seeing you all there.

O. Hrusak, Dean

I would like to invite you to the Spring Concert in Karolinum, to be held on Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 7:30PM.

 
It is a unique opportunity to hear two famous musicians, harpist Kateřina Englichová (www.englichova.cz) and violist Jitka Hosprová (www.hosprova.cz). They will present contemporary music by Benjamin Britten, Sylvia Bodorova and A.E.T. Bax.
 
Please note that the entrance is free for students, teachers and faculty guests.
 
I look forward to seeing you there,
 
Ondřej Hrušák, Dean

Beautiful combination of music and dancing water. 

When: Monday 17th of May 

Program: Antonín Dvořák: The Slavonic Dances 

(one of the most famous Czech composers and his best composition) 

Meeting:  18.55 in front of KFC at Anděl

- don´t be late,tram departs at 19.08 

Price: 200 Kč 

You can look at www.krizikovafontana.cz 

R.S.V.P. Please let Petra Fabingerová know. No payment in advance, because we will buy tickets immediately before the performance. No deadline, if you decide to go with us, come for the meeting. 

In case of cold weather dress warmly, there is a roof but no heating. We will sit for approximately 45 minutes in the open space.

Mgr. Petra Fabingerová 

Unrivalled action 2nd medical school in the best student club star is back. At Tuesday, May 11, 2010 (the night before rektorským day) in seven in the evening, the crowds begin to medical students and mediček tear the dance floor in the 'unusual' costumes, donning a James Bond, Lara Croft, alebo Avatar

All members of IFMSA Motoláka and 2nd Faculty of Medicine, of course discount.

TOPIC: Movie Costumes

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FRESHER'S WEEK 2010 

20.9- 25.9
Interested in volunteering?
Please email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  for details!

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UPDATE: Message from Annika Malmgren

Colleagues!

In late February 2010 the AIMS Events Team hosted their first ever Pro Evolution Soccer Tournament! There were 16 people  battling it out at Red Room, by Karlovo Namesti.  Whether you're a star on the pitch or not, this was a chance to show off your play station soccer skills in this mammoth Pro Evo tournament..

Contestants played  rounds on a knock-out basis, competing for a place in the quarter- and semi-finals. Finally the two best players  then competed in a nail-biting grand finale, for the first prize as the Charles University Pro Evolution  Champion 2010.

Whilst the guys were in play station heaven, the audience cheered them on taking full advantage of the very reasonably priced beer.  The event was enjoyed by all, it was a chance to get together and talk about recent adventures, swap tales of an exhausting day at the faculty or speculate on who would win.

On the night our competitors were:

Preparations for this year’s Academic Conference is wrapping up now. We have received a record number of 125 abstracts this year! Prof. Zuna of the scientific committee had the arduous task of selecting  only 24 abstracts to be presented as lectures for the event. This year the lectures are divided roughly into monothematic units. Out of the total contributions, it is clear that through this approach, there will be exceptionally high-quality poster contributions. Presentations of the individual sections – in lecture and poster form – were taken upon by the young and slightly older postgraduates of our faculty. Take the opportunity to have a look at the selected posters, along with the Chairs and listen to the discussions between them and the presenting authors.

Dear friends,

Let us invite you to the 3rd “Motolská Míle” run which has become a favourite part of the Student Scientific Conference. The run will take place on Thursday 8. 4. 2010 at 17:30. It starts from the atrium in front of the Dean's office where all registered participants in white coats will be allocated start numbers.

As usual the race is divided into 4 categories; men and women under 35 years and men and women over 35 years old. This year we have prepared and new and more interesting route and a few prizes for the winners. 

All who wish to take part in the run please register beforehand using the following online form (registration is also possible in place 30 minutes before the start). 

Come and spend an action packed evening in Motol in a different way than your used to! You won't regret it! 

We look forward to your participation. 

Organized by Motolák - Student Association of the 2nd Medical Faculty.

Do you want to become a singer in acappella group? Do you like African-American Spirituals, Taizé songs and hebrew songs? Join new class at our school. Rehearsals would be in Czech or in English according to choir members.
Fill up

the On-line registration form at www.artharmony.eu and apply for choral singing (number of study programme 6) till 15 March, 2010. Rehearsals would be every Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. from the beginning of April 2010.

Considering a Residency in the US?

Then come on April 15th 2010 at 3pm
to Syllabova Hall.

Ruská 87
100 00 Prague 10

Cameron Scott will be giving a presentation on:
Information and tips on studying, how to apply, and the differences between steps 1, 2CS, and 2CK !

How to apply using ERAS and the NRMP services:
deadlines, fees, documents needed, personal statements, and how to get LORs and clinical experience

Everyone is welcome- this is a Student to Student information sharing session! All the information he wished he knew before he started the process now that it is over for him!

Jerry John BBALL GAME WITH THE DEAN! Come Watch us battle it out at the Vetrnik Indoor Courts, this Wednesday 8:15pm.

the way i'd go from dejvicka, is 174, 180 or 108 bus to Vypich
then take bus 191, 179, or 184 bus from Vypich to Vetrnik.

Abraham Mathews

UPDATE:

Czechs versus the world basketball match report

The international students have been playing basketball for a little over a year and a half, but their first competitive match came on Wednesday 17th March at the Vetrnik Indoor Courts against the Czech Team whom had the Dean of the faculty playing for them. Preparations for the Internationals could not have gone any worse; the team had been ravaged by niggling injuries, coupled together with the long term injury of Vishal Kakkar, player coach Tariq Kwaees, whom was also out with an injury, had to settle for a makeshift line-up. The starting five players, Captain Jonas Hermann, Paul Waschk, Spyros Drakopoulos, Alex Lazaridis and Stefan Pinkava had their hands full, as the first quarter saw them produce an uncohesive performance ending 17-7 down. The passing, marking and shooting were woeful and could have been attributed to first big game nerves. The break brought about a verbal tirade from Jonas to rally his troops after an insipid first quarter performance. Substitutes Ray Krishnan, Fabia Cerqueira and Jerry John were brought on to freshen things up. 

2^ND FACULTY SPORTS

BASKETBALL

2^nd fac plays regularly on Fridays at 2 pm at Vetrnik basketball court. Please contact Spyros Drakopoulous (   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) if you are interested in playing or sign up on the facebook group (AIMS Sports).

FOOTBALL

There is a sign up sheet on the students notice board, for a football TOURNAMENT. Please contact Vinay Rajagopal ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

UNI FOOTBALL TEAM: Sign up on the AIMS Sports facebook group or contact: Abraham Mathews ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

VOLLEYBALL

There is a sign up sheet on the students notice board and on the AIMS Sports facebook group for volleyball. For more details, contact: Abraham Mathews ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

SKI CLUB

Join the facebook group: ‘Snow Addicts’ for more info and updates on future events.

Please contact Liam Richardson ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

TENNIS

Please contact for more details: Abraham Mathews ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

DANCE:

Please contact: Annika Malmgren ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

*If you are interested in arranging Inter-Faculty tournaments or games, please feel free to contact: Abraham Mathews ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). AIMS Sports Rep

For any further information, join the “AIMS Sports” group on Facebook and please contact:

Abraham Mathews ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). AIMS Sports Rep

AIMS Events Team invites you to participate in their "Are You Smarter Than A Medical Student?" quiz.

Pit your knowledge against the quizmaster and battle your way through rounds such as Movies, Music, Quotes, The Special Round and many more...

Think your good in a field... Play the joker and double your points

Superb prizes for the best of the best.

20 kc per person; max 5 people per team...

So for a delightful evening with good company and a competitive edge... Please join us!

Check out "AIMS Events" on facebook.

Hello everybody,

26.02.2010

25.02.2010 - Don't miss it!