The University
of Hradec Králové realizes the importance of international contacts, and
the development and maintenance of connections with foreign academic
institutions is one of the University’s priorities. Contracts signed
with many foreign universities permit the mobility and cooperation of
students and academic staff. The University is involved in numerous
international programmes that focus on education as well as research and
development; it participates in programmes funded by the European
Union, such as the Life-long Learning Programme (LLP) and CEEPUS. Apart
from the countries of the European Union, students are also invited to
spend a segment of their studies in Norway, Switzerland, Turkey,
Thai-wan, and in the countries of Latin America and Africa.
Moreover,
Hradec Králové itself is an international meeting point. Foreign
students coming from all over the world create an inspiring
multicultural atmosphere. Czech students and their colleagues from both
near and distant foreign countries meet at lectures and seminars and in
their free time, and thus benefit from the countless advantages of
intercultural encounters: international contacts broaden the students’
horizons, they facilitate perception and understanding of both
similarities and differences between cultures, and they offer a unique
opportunity of foreign language skills improvement.