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DISCOVER BRNO

WHAT TO EXPERIENCE HERE? A great website administered and updated by Brno municipality where you can find useful and cool tips that are worth it to visit, also events and all in the English language. www.gotobrno.cz/en  TASTE BRNO! PLACES WHERE WE LOVE TO EAT OR WHERE WE ENJOY A COFFEE WITH FRIENDS Coffee places: Cafe +   It is a great place if you are on a budget. There is also a book club! Kafec - There you can meet many other foreigners and taste superb waffles. Often they are so      busy that there is no place to sit. In that case, just go down on the same street “Orlí” and find your spot at Spolek cafe. Bavard - With a wide range of breakfast options Skog - eems to be a bit snobby but it's worth seeing the industrial design and feel the atmosphere. Chleba - Y es, that's it. Delicious bread which a group of international bakers produces there is absolutely delicious. Moreover, you can enjoy it with marmalade or a pate along with your morning coffee. Cafe Era - Shows you a

Job (conditions, salary, links)

  WORKING CONDITION AND LABOR MARKET ✌ Basically, we recognize employment as the Main Occupation which is a contractual relationship between employer and employee on the basis of a contract. It can be closed for an indefinite period, leading to permanent employment, as well as for a defined period, after which employment ends. Then there is a Part-time Occupation either an Agreement to Perform Work or Agreement to Complete a Job. Both of them do not fully constitute employment and should only be used for casual work. Both have specific rules and restrictions. More you can read in the publication here: socialnipece.brno.cz/sluzby-mesta/publikace-vydane-odborem-socialnim-magistratumesta-brna/  In the Czech Republic you can work as an employee or set up your own business or it's also possible to be both self-employed and at the same time an employee. As an employee, you should always carefully study the employment contract before signing it. The taxes and social and health security ar

Learning Czech language

  CZECH LANGUAGE (a different kind of coffee) Pozor!, Strč prst skrz krk, Pivo, Čau, Dej mi pusu, Dobrý den, Mám ráda palačinky and Ahoj are according to participants of our Meet Brno online meeting the first words or phrases they knew in Czech. Well, Czech language compared to English is definitely more difficult. But these days there are so many digital tools that could help as well as groups to meet people with whom you can practice. Courses Centre for foreigners South Moravian region provides free Czech course: www.cizincijmk.cz/en/non-eu/ourservices/czech-language-courses/ (divided for adults and children) Masaryk university www.phil.muni.cz/en/studies/languagecourses   FB Groups word a day: www.facebook.com/CzechWordaDay   meetings to practice Czech: www.facebook.com/groups/673827952990082/   Czech language for foreigners: www.facebook.com/groups/181177471895180/ Learn online www.101languages.net  www.czechclass101.com  mluvtecesky.net/en  www.kurzycestinyprocizince.cz/cs/elearn

School system

  WHAT ABOUT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND STUDIES? 📑📕📚🏠🙋 In the Czech Republic school attendance is of course a legal requirement as well as the last year of nursery school is compulsory. Parents are also obliged to enroll the child into a school or nursery in advance (in April and May for the next school year). Every primary school has its local catchment area. This means that if your permanent address falls within this catchment area, then the given primary school is obliged to enroll your child into the first year. Read more here:  www.brnoexpatcentre.eu/im-an-expat/schools https://zapisdoms.brno.cz/poradna/information-foreigners https://zapisdozs.brno.cz/dulezite-informace/information-foreigners What if you end late at work and you have no chance to pick your child up after the school finishes? There is an after-school club (družina) a school facility that children can attend after regular lessons. In the club, the children are supervised by teaching staff and can expand their out-of