Manual English

Organization of Study 

School email address 

Using a school e-mail address is important for your studies. Besides communication with teachers and other school staff, you will use it to book rooms (instructions here). You will also receive a departmental newsletter with news and opportunities at the school address, as well as a newsletter from the Dean of DAMU.  

To use and configure your e-mail, will be on The Microsoft Outlook platform. You can log in here: https://st.amu.cz/index-eng.html The form of your email address is login@st.amu.cz. You will obtain a temporary password from the administrator when going through the setup. In case of problems with logging in to the school e-mail, please contact Jakub Kavan. 

Student card (with or without ISIC) 

It serves as a pass to the library, to enter the DAMU building, to some rooms, and to print, copy and scan on multifunction printers in the school building. 

Dispensing center: Celetná 13, 110 00 Prague 1. 

More information here. https://www.amu.cz/en/all-about-amu/university-organizational-structure/university-wide-department/it-centrum/amu-identification-cards/ 

More information about the ISIC license and the provided benefits here. https://www.isic.cz/en/ 

Study information system KOS 

 You log in to the KOS study information system with your username and password here. 

 KOS is used for:  

• Enrollment of elective and compulsory elective subjects. 

• Registration for exam and credit dates. 

• Control of your study results. 

• Providing the text of the bachelor's and master's thesis. 

• You can also evaluate individual subjects and teachers. Take evaluation as your responsibility and contribute feedback at the end of each semester to the co-creation of the department. This is not a formality, the opinion of students is regularly taken into account in our department. 

How to enroll in a course? 

After logging into the KOS system, select from the menu Courses → Course registration → Registration of any course → Course registration - By code (or another criterion) for the subject you want to enroll, check the "Selection" box and in the "Semester" field add the semester in which you want to study the enrolled course. Confirm everything by pressing the "Write" button. 

Schedule  

Timetables can be found on the website of the department in the section For students and subsection Timetables. You can also find the schedule of your study program in Google Calendar Other Calendars in your school Google account and the tablet on the notice board in front of Mrs. Nohová's office on the second floor. The schedule is usually published two weeks before the beginning of the semester. During the first two weeks of the semester, there may still be changes to the schedule. 

Library and other study resources  

The DAMU library is located in room S110 (Karlova staircase, 1st floor) 

Detailed information on loan periods and the operation of the library can be found here. You can also use the FAMU and HAMU libraries. Tritius Interfaculty Catalog: https://tritius.amu.cz 

Other libraries: Municipal Library or National Library.  

Other study resources, you can also use the freely available MOOC courses (massive open online courses) available, for example, at https://www.edx.org or https://www.coursera.org/. 

Final festival PROCES 

Presentations of students' creative work take place in the form of the Process final festival at the end of each semester. Registration of projects takes place via an online form, which will be received by each student well in advance, along with other information about the upcoming year.  

Social networks 

If you use Facebook, join the closed KALD group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kalddamu/ Another useful platform for sharing is the DAMU + FAMU + HAMU group, where you can learn about possible cooperation with students from other faculties: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1395789010672469/ (mostly in Czech) 

We also recommend following the official FB page of the faculty: https://www.facebook.com/DAMU.DivadelnifakultaAMU/ (mostly in Czech) and Instagram: https://instagram.com/damu.divadelnifakultaamu ? utm_medium = copy_link 
 

Travel Options 

Erasmus+ study stays and internships  

More information about Erasmus+ program trips, including a list of schools with which a bilateral agreement has been concluded and the procedure for completing a practical internship, can be found here. https://www.damu.cz/en/international-office/erasmus/ 

Trips organized by the school  

Each trip is arranged individually, so respond promptly to emails and communicate with the responsible employee about preparations (dates, responsibilities, program, ...) and register any changes. The school usually reimburses you in the form of a scholarship for insurance, travel costs, accommodation, or other production costs.  

All expenses that are reimbursed in the form of scholarships are first paid by the student themselves and are reimbursed after the event. No later than two weeks after arrival, bring Jitka Nohová all the documents you want to refund. Confirmation of payment of travel insurance and insurance contract, tickets, airline tickets and boarding passes, purchases of materials or props, accommodation bill, etc. You will receive the scholarship to your bank account mentioned in KOS.  

The school will not reimburse you for travel expenses by your own car.  

Finance 

Financing of final and final projects 

The MA DOT program students are entitled to financial coverage of costs related to semestral or graduate projects. 

2nd-semester project: Each student has a budget of 3 000 CZK. It is not possible to transfer unspent funds to the next semester. 
3nd-semester project: Each student has a budget of 6 000 CZK. Unused funds can be used by the student during the following semester. 
4th-semester project (/ final project): Each student has a budget of 15 000 CZK. 
In the fourth semester, an additional amount of 15 000 CZK is set aside for each student to rent space for a final project. 

Final projects realized in the theatre Disk are usually fully financed from the budget of the theatre Disk. 

Rules for use of funds for a project 

If you use funds from the MA DOT program or internal grants, and you will purchase materials or small services, always follow the instructions below:  

First, fill in the Budget Card, which can be downloaded  here, and then send it to jitka.nohova@damu.cz. Funds cannot be drawn without a submitted Budget Card.  

Before you start shopping, make sure that the school does not already own the necessary materials or equipment and is not in its warehouses. 
All requests for reimbursement of costs related to the creation of school projects must be substantiated by appropriate documents.  

If you want to buy food or drinks as consumables, always consult Jitka Nohová in advance. Purchases of alcohol, tobacco products, and fuels cannot be reimbursed in any way.  

Always consult the administrator of the PLATO rental system in advance when purchasing technical equipment (including cables, batteries, or light bulbs).  

All purchased material (including any unused materials ) and equipment is the property of the school. After finishing work on your project, store the purchased materials in the technology warehouse (room K 06) or in the material warehouse (R 109), but always in agreement with the relevant warehouse keeper. In the case of the purchase of technical equipment or other valuable material over CZK 1,000/piece, it is necessary to give the purchased goods an inventory number and specify the faculty employee who will be responsible for that. 

Information - purchases, receipts, redemptions

Before you buy something, please consult with the secretary of the department,  
Jitka Nohová 734 636 100, jitka.nohova@damu.cz. 

1) For purchases paid by students in cash or by their personal credit card:  

• the receipt must not exceed the amount of 10,000 CZK,
• bring the receipts in the office R209 to Jitka Nohová 734 636 100, jitka.nohova@damu.cz,
• can be reimbursed within a maximum of two months from the date of purchase,
• must contain the following data: date of purchase, name of goods, store address, ID number/VAT number.

2) For internet purchases:

• when ordering, always add the invoicing / billing address - DAMU, Karlova 26, Prague 1,
• the customer's address (delivery address) can be the private address of the student,
• without the DAMU invoicing / billing address, the bill/receipt/invoice cannot be reimbursed to students.

3) For purchases with an invoice (payment by bank transfer from the school (AMU) account):

• deliver to the secretary KALD J.Nohová the following data of the merchant (company, address, e-mail, etc.);
• Jitka Nohová issues an order (confirmed by the head of the department) and sends it to the merchant;
• the merchant delivers the goods and sends the invoice. 

If this procedure is not followed, the AMU accounting system will not authorize it and will not make the payment. 

Remuneration and wage payments 

It is also possible to pay rewards to your collaborators on the project, but not to AMU students. Student collaborators can receive credits for working on the project. Get more info from Táňa Švehlová about this possibility. When your headteacher agrees to pay you a salary or a financial reward to your co-workers, contact Táňa Švehlová or Jitka Nohová. Always well in advance. 

Rooms 

You can book rooms via your school Google account for rehearsal of your school projects. Detailed manual, how to do it, find here.  

Especially before Proces, it could be difficult to find a space for rehearsal so book it well in advance. In case of any problem contact Táňa Švehlová. 

Personal lockers 

Each student of KALD is entitled to their own personal locker. You can pick up the key in the R 209 office at the secretary Amela Abadžić.  

Students of master's programs, including the international MA DOT program, can choose one of the lockers located in the Master's study (R 406).  

You can use the locker to store personal belongings during the school year. After obtaining the necessary credits to complete your studies (120 ECTS for masters), you are obliged to return the keys to the locker to Amela Abadžić.

Finally, a few links that can help you in the implementation of your projects and further self-education: 

• http://on-the-move.org – international mobility in the field of art and culture, 

• Home - CzechMobility.info – portal for practical and administrative issues of international cooperation, 

• Ministry of Culture Czech Republic (mkcr.cz) – website of Czech Ministry of Culture, 

• https://www.visegradfund.org/apply/grants/ - Visegrad Funds.