1. CZECH REPUBLIC CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY BARBARA ZEDKOVÁ LENKA MRZÍLKOVÁ

2. LOCATION OF CZECH REPUBLIC Distance from Taipei to Prague: 9000 km

3. CZECH REPUBLIC 10,7 mil. inhabitants (half of Taiwan) 78 866 km. (twice larger than Taiwan) Capitol: Prague (1,25 mil. Inhabitants) Official Language: Czech Currency: Czech Crown CZECH FLAG

4. RELIGION - No religion 59 % - Roman Catholic Church 30,1 % - not identified 8,8 % - Evangelical Church 1,1 % - Czechoslovak Hussite Church 1 %

5. CESKY KRUMLOV HISTORICAL TOWN IN SOUTH OF CZECH UNESCO World Heritage Site 300 protected buildings in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site the oldest Baroque theatre in the world

6. KUTNA HORA SAINT BARBORA CHURCH - medieval mining town inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List - one of the most famous Gothic churches in central Europe - construction began in 1388 by architect Peter Parler then Matej Rejsek and Benedikt Rejt

7. CASTLES PRAGUE KING’S GARDENS HLUBOKA NAD VLTAVOU CASTLE

8. CASTLES VELKE LOSINY CASTLE KARLSTEJN CASTLE

9. SNEZKA THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ON CZECH REPUBLIC 1602 m

10. PRAGUE CAPITAL CITY Prague, our most valuable historical city, represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by the Prague Castle which towers high above the city in 1992 the historical core of the city covering 866 hectares was listed in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Register display of all artistic styles and movements

11. PRAGUE THE PRAGUE CASTLE the spiritual symbol of the Czech state monumental complex of ecclesiastical, fortification, residential and office buildings representing all architectural styles and periods originally it used to be the residence of princes and kings of Bohemia, since 1918 it is the seat of the president

12. PRAGUE CHARLES BRIDGE the oldest Prague bridge was founded by Charles IV in the year 1357 the construction was started by Master Otto and finished by Peter Parler in 1402 515 meters long and 10 meters wide thirty sculptures and sculptural groups of the saints

13. PRAGUE CHARLES BRIDGE

14. PRAGUE OLD-TOWN SQUARE

15. PRAGUE SAINT VITUS GOTHIC CATHEDRAL founded in the year 1344 by Jan Lucembursky, it was finally completed in 1929 architect: Matthias of Arras (until 1352), and then Petr Parler (1356 - 1399) the Crypt with tombs of Bohemian kings coronation jewels

16. PRAGUE SAINT VITUS GOTHIC CATHEDRAL

17. CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY One of the largest universities in the Czech Republic, and the oldest institute of technology in Central Europe. It was established in 1707 (more than 300 years ago) by the Emperor Joseph I. 8 faculties + 3 higher education institutes 25.000 students 14 bachelor, 34 master and 15 PhD programs According to the World University Rankings for the year 2010, the CTU is the world's 121st best university in technology (171st in 2009 and 228th in 2008)

18. Faculties ■Faculty of Civil Engineering ■Faculty of Mechanical Engineering ■Faculty of Electrical Engineering ■Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering ■Faculty of Architecture ■Faculty of Transportation Sciences ■Faculty of Biomedical Engineering ■Faculty of Information Technology If you decide to study at The Czech Technical University, you will be welcome by some czech student from ISC, who will pick up you at the airport, show you an university campus, dormitory and will help you if you need. We call it BUDDY programme. Except buddy programme, there is a lot of activities of ISC for international students like Orientation Week, Interesting trips around Czech countryside, Language Tandem Courses and National Parties every week where students introduce their countries. CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

19. FACULTIES CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

21. NATIONAL TECHNICAL LIBRARY CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

22. FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

23. FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

24. FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

25. FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

26. WELCOME CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY