Accommodation for Trainees

UCT Prague offers limited accommodation options in dormitories Volha and Sázava, located in the southern part of Prague near the metro station Chodov. 

  Address  

• Sázava dormitory: Chemická (Ekonomická) 952, 148 28 Praha 4 – Kunratice 
• Volha dormitory: K Verneráku 950, 148 28 Praha 4 – Kunratice 

Sázava Dormitory 

• Mainly apartments which include 2 rooms, each with 2–3 beds + kitchen + bathroom and toilet  
• A limited number of single rooms with a bathroom 
• The shared laundry room is located on the ground floor of the dormitory 
• Fitness centre with a gym, fitness zone, and table tennis 

Volha Dormitory 

• Mainly apartments which include 2 rooms, each with 2–3 beds + bathroom and toilet  
• A limited number of single rooms with a bathroom 
• Each floor is equipped with a shared kitchen 
• Laundry rooms located on the 1., 4., 7. and 11. floor 

Note: The kitchens are not equipped with any kitchen utensils; students bring their own pots and plates if they are going to cook in the kitchen.  

The price for accommodation in the dormitories ranges from 3 780 to 6 400 CZK per month. 

How to Get to the Dormitories From the Airport 

When going from the airport Letiště Václava Havla to the dormitories, you will use the same direction as when going to the university. 

Buy the ticket for 40 CZK (in case you do not have a long-term pass yet). In front of Terminal 1 or Terminal 2, get on board bus 119 and ride to Nádraží Veleslavín metro station. After getting off the bus, go inside the metro station and catch a metro train in the direction of Depo Hostivař station. Ride to station Muzeum station and change lines - from line A (green) to line C (red) - and take the metro C to the Chodov station. At Chodov, there is a large shopping centre just right above the metro station; therefore, you can do some after-arrival shopping if needed. After getting out of the metro, catch bus 177 and ride to the bus stop in Volha. From there, dormitories are 3 minutes of walk away.

It will take about 40-50 minutes to get from the airport to the dormitories. 

  For more information regarding public transportation in Prague, please visit our webpage Public Transportation.  

Don’t forget to buy a ticket for public transport. You can do so by purchasing the ticket in a machine at the bus stop at the airport or by accepting the ticket in the PID Litacka application (we recommend using this app as you can also find the timetables of the public transportation there.)

 How to Apply for Accommodation in the Dormitories 

Once the supervisor confirms the traineeship, the exchange trainees will receive from an admission officer an e-mail with information on how to register at UCT Prague, including information about the dormitory accommodation option. 

The steps required for applying for dormitory accommodation are as follows:

1. Read provided information here

2. If you wish to stay at the dormitories, inform the Department of International Relations immediately: incoming@vscht.cz  and confirm that you would like to stay at the dormitories + give the approx. date of your arrival and departure. We will send a notice to the dormitory office beforehand. It is important to remember that the Department of International Relations is not directly involved with dormitory accommodation; therefore, you need mainly communicate with the dormitory office!

3. Download the application form and send the document directly to the dormitory office: erasmus.accom@vscht.cz (put incoming@vscht.cz in a copy, so we know you applied for it). Further communication is then directed between the student and the dormitory officer.

4. Wait for confirmation from the dormitory office.

IMPORTANT: The sooner you apply for the dormitory, the better because the capacity is limited, especially in September and October.

Academic Year 2023/2024 

Trainees must send their       Application for Accommodation for the winter semester to the Halls of Residence accommodation office (erasmus.accom@vscht.cz) as soon as possible. 

The room allocation 

You will be contacted by a dormitory officer who will inform you about which room has been assigned. Your request for a specific type of room might not be met because of the limited capacity of the dormitories.  

Arrival 

When you arrive, you will need to visit the reception of the assigned dormitory, identify yourself with your passport, and the receptionist will provide you with documents, a room key, and bed linen. The documents must be signed and handed over to a dormitory officer (in the Student Accommodation office). Should you arrive on the weekend, you will be given the documents and must visit the Student Accommodation office on Monday morning.   

Note: Once you arrive in the dormitory, you must pay an administrative fee of 400 CZK and a refundable deposit of 5000 CZK. The fee may be paid in cash in Czech currency or by card (Visa or Mastercard).  

When you visit the Department of International Relations for the final registration, you will be provided with login information into the dormitories system ISKAM. In the ISKAM system, you will see your monthly expenses (accommodation fee, laundry fee, gym fee...), and you can also report any malfunctions in the room. 

Bed Linen 

Each bed is equipped with a pillow and a duvet. When you register, you will be given bed linen (1x pillowcase, 1x duvet cover) and a fitted sheet. The fitted sheet shall be put on the mattress. The pillow shall be placed inside the pillowcase, and the duvet shall be placed inside the duvet cover.  

We advise changing the bed linen and the fitted sheet for hygiene reasons optimally once a week. You can get a clean bed lined in the bedding storeroom or the manager's office of your dormitory.  

Wi-Fi in the Dormitories  

In the dormitories and buildings of the university, there is Wi-Fi "vscht" available in all areas, to which students log in using the same login details as they have for the mailex.vscht.cz (university e-mail).  In addition, in the dormitories, there are two unlimited Wi-Fi, "volha" and "sazava", which all students can access after providing their phone number at check-in to the dormitories. An SMS with a password is sent to their phone after the check-in. 

Dormitory website 

Detailed information about the dormitories and a price list is to be found on the official website of the dormitories here. 

Canteens

Students can have breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner in the Residence Volha canteen. 

There are also two canteens on the university campus Dejvická close to UCT Prague: 

• Menza Studentský dům ("Red canteen"): Bílá 6, Praha 6 
• Technická Menza ("Blue canteen"): Jugoslávských partyzánů 3, Praha 6 

UCT Student Card holders can purchase meals in these canteens with a student discount. 

Read more about canteens here. 

 Off-Campus Living

If you wish to stay closer to the university and prefer privacy, you can search for a private flat. When looking for a flat in Prague, be careful about the fake offers. We highly suggest not paying anything before seeing the flat and signing a contract. We recommend reading articles about the issues, e.g. here or here.

Note 1: You must register your residence at the Foreign Police (Non-EU nationals within 3 days from the arrival to the Czech Republic; EU nationals within 30 days). See the guide at the bottom of this page. 

Note 2: You have to take the accommodation contract with you to the Foreign Police Office; therefore, make sure that the person who signed the accommodation contract is a legal apartment owner! 

International students living in the dormitories do not need to register their arrival to the Czech Republic at the Foreign Police; the dormitories take care of this. 

Tips for accommodation

UCT Prague does not collaborate with any of the listed accommodation providers; therefore, the room quality cannot be guaranteed.