Contents Click below to jump straight to your subject area BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS Page HISTORY AND POLITICS CERGE Ins tute 3 Museum of Communism 5 Sta

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1 Des na on Guide: Prague 1

2 Contents Click below to jump straight to your subject area BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS Page HISTORY AND POLITICS CERGE Ins tute 3 Museum of Communism 5 Staropramen Brewery 3 Terezin, Jewish Ghe o Town & Museum 5 U Fleku Brewery 3 The Jewish Museum 5 Velke Popovice Brewery 3 Pilsner Urquell Brewery 3 Skoda Car Plant 3 CITY & REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Becherovka Dis llery 3 Guided Sightseeing Tour of Prague 6 Rückl Crystal Factory 4 Prague Castle Tour 6 Brown Coal Mine 4 River cruises on Vltava river 6 Water Power Sta on 4 Sparta Prague Ice Hockey Match 6 Power Sta on 4 Black light theatre show 6 Construc on Company 4 Toyota, Peugeot, Citroen Automobile 4 Na onal Technical Library 4 MEDIA Barrandov Film Studios 5 Radio Free Europe 5 Czech Radio 5 2

3 CERGE Ins tute BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Entrance: per person The presenta on begins with a basic introduc on to the Czech Republic, including an historical overview. It con nues with an explana on of the poli cal system, the economic development, Gross Domes c Product, sector shares, State budgets, infla on, and import/export. At the end there is a ques on and answer session Metro: Muzeum Open Monday Friday Staropramen Brewery Visit the Staropramen brewery for a guided tour of the produc on process followed by a tas ng. The group will have the opportunity to see the storage of the raw materials and the controlled-temperature fermenta on process in both open tanks and closed vats. U Fleku Brewery The most famous Prague beer cellar. Its complex of several historical pubs is supplied by its own ancient brewery, which produces the unique dark FLEKOVSKÉ beer. A visit will give an insight into the beer produc on with a tour, film and tas ng. Velke Popovice Brewery /en The guide gives a detailed talk on the tradi onal produc on process and the extensive tour includes visits to the malt making unit, the brewing unit and the bo ling unit. Entrance: per person Metro: Andel Entrance: 9.80 per person Metro: Karlovo names Monday - Friday 10h00 16h00 Coach required. 30 km south-east of Prague Monday - Friday 08h00 18h00 Pilsner Urquell Brewery /en The brewery museum in Pilsen is the only one of its kind in the Czech Republic, and tries to document the progress which has been made from home brewing to the drink we see today. The visits includes a visit to the malt making and beer brewing units as well as beer drawing and beer tas ng. Entrance 9.50 Students / Adults Coach required. One hour from Prague Skoda Car Plant This visit is ideal for Business Studies students as you can see produc on on a huge scale. The visit begins with an introductory film and con nues through to various stages of the manufacture of a car. A ques on and answer session is also available. Student: 6.80 / Adults: Coach and guide required: from 20 per person One hour from Prague Becherovka Dis llery This company, now part of Pernod Ricard, has been producing the famous Czech liquor, Carlsbad Bi er Becherovka since The company is located in the spa town of Karlovy Vary/Carlsbad and the visit is highly recommended as something different. Coach required (2 hours from Prague) 3

4 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Rückl Crystal Factory A tour includes a visit to glass-furnaces where the glass has been melted, the place where the glass-cu ers cut ornament pa erns on the glass products and a hall with examples of the cut-glass. A good contrast to the mass produc on at the Skoda factory. FUTABA A locally based Japanese joint venture producing automo ve parts for body and car suspensions. A guided tour of the factory takes place, outside of Prague, approximately 100 km south-east of the city. Water Power Sta on This visit includes a guided tour of the power sta on and visitors centre followed by a ques on and answer session with a local expert. Power Sta on This visit includes a guided tour of the power sta on and visitors centre followed by a ques on and answer session with a local expert per person Coach required (1 hour from Prague) Mostly open un l 13:00 Coach required. 70 minutes from Prague Coach required. 70 minutes from Prague Coach required. 50 minutes from Prague Construc on Company This visit involves visi ng a construc on company that specialises in factories, bridges and tunnels as well as reconstruc on work on historic buildings and includes an interview with a site expert. Toyota, Peugeot, Citroen Automobile This factory has some of the most advanced and most efficient technologies in the industry. This new visit begins with a film presenta on about the history and produc on of the company and is then followed by a visit through the produc on space on electric trains. Approx 1½ hours away Na onal Technical Library Visit dura on 1.5 hours 160 per group Take a tour of the Na onal Technical Library which has operated the Ins tu onal digital repository (IDR) since It serves as a study library for research on development of NTL. The aim of the repository is to ensure Open Access to digital grey literature which is produced by NTL employees. The repository is powered by CDS Invenio system - the same so ware solu on which powers the Digital repository of the NRGL. 4

5 MEDIA Barrandov Film Studios The Barrandov Film Studios are one of the largest and oldest film studios in Europe. Producers from around the world come to Barrandov because of the wide range of services provided by the Studio. The tour will incorporate sets, discussions with producers and a Q&A session. Entrance: per person Coach recommended. 5km from central Prague Czech Radio Visit to the Czech broadcaster, Cesky rozhlas. The visitors get an insight of broadcas ng suite followed by a ques on/answer session. Radio Free Europe This radio sta on offers a behind the scenes look at it s broadcas ng opera on. A visit includes an introductory briefing, Q&A session with a journalist, and a glimpse into the radio studios' broadcas ng to far-flung places such as Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. This program is aimed at students of journalism, poli cal and social science, media, and mass communica ons. FREE Visits are either 1.5 hours or 4 hours long and can be tailored to your groups area of interest. Conducted in English. HISTORY & POLITICS Museum of Communism Opened in 2001, the aim of this museum is to put the Communist era into perspec ve. The museum has a collec on of photographs, artefacts and texts rela ng to the pre-velvet Revolu on era. 290 CZK Adults / 250 CZK Concessions Open Daily: Metro: Mustek, Nam Republiky Terezin, Jewish Ghe o Town & Museum terezin.cz This second world war labour camp and Jewish Ghe o Town is a very popular des na on for educa onal trips as a reminder of the disastrous consequences of the suppression of freedom, democracy and human rights. To create an extensive full day programme the trip to Terezín can be combined with Lidice. In 1942 the women and children were carried off to concentra on camps and the village was burned. This dreadful ac on was a part of the fascist reprisals. Museum memorial with a film projec on can be visited. Entrance: Coach required. Approx. one hour from Prague The Jewish Museum This museum preserves the historical monuments of the former Jewish ghe o. The museum is a worthwhile cultural experience for all. 530 CZK / Concessions: 160 CZK Metro: Staromestska Open: (18.00 Apr Oct) Closed Saturdays and Jewish Holidays 5

6 CITY & REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Guided Sightseeing Tour of Prague Guide from 150 per group. This half day guided walking tour takes students through the historical Old Prague and shows all the main sights such as Prague Castle, Lesser Town, Charles Bridge, Jewish Quarter, old Town Square, Li le Square and Wenceslas Square. The guide will explain about the history of all the sights and give general informa on. Prague Castle Tour This specialised half a day guided walk enables the students to gain a deeper understanding of Prague Castle, which is the most visited and popular sight in Prague. The tour shows many different sec ons of the castle including the Royal Palace, Basilica of St George, St George's Monastery and St Vitus Cathedral. Guide from 150 per group. Entrance to Regal Palace, Golden Lane, Daliborka Tower,St Vitus Cathedral. Student: 7 / Adult 13 River cruises on Vltava river A one hour cruise along the river Vltava through central Prague will offer students the chance to see most of Prague s sights and ins tu ons from the river. A two hour cruise with buffet dinner is also available pp (min 20) pp with lunch or dinner (min 20) River Vltava Ice Hockey matches Czech ice hockey is among the world's best, and though the na on's superstars mostly ply their trade in North America's Na onal Hockey League, the domes c O2 Extraliga offers excellent hockey at low prices. Prices from 15 per person Central loca on Selected matches from 19h00 onwards Black light theatre show Language barriers are not a problem with this typically Czech art form, as most of it is pantomime. It is played out in a varied programme of shows and takes the audience on a path from total darkness to vivid lights and colours in the extreme. The intense darkness of black theatre is full of fantasy. There are various theatres in the city, so availability is usually always assured. Prices from 15 per person Varying loca ons around the city From 19h00 onwards Updated August