A complete powertrain

Its the most simple explanation of the working of a powertrain.

Checklist: Once you reach Prague

1) As soon as you reach Prague, first and foremost thing is to be able to reach your dormitory. Although most of the people are received by ISC people but just in case no one come to pick you up, the following short description might help

a. Getting Czech Crowns: My suggestion is not to exchange too much Euros or any other currency you are carrying at the airport since you get a really bad price for it. Fifty euros would be more than enough, you can go to the city centre to exchange the rest where you can get good prices.

b. You can buy a public transport ticket at the terminal. Buy 24 CZK (if you are going to Masarykova, Dejvicka or Sinkhuleo) or 32 CZK if you have to go to Strahov. Also, do not forget to buy the luggage ticket.

c. Get out of the terminal and look for the bus stop. Take bus number 119 to Dejvicka. Even people going to Strahov will have to take bus number 119, get off at Dejvicka and then take bus number 143 to Koleje Strahov.

2) Next thing you must do is see your course coordinator and register yourself. You will be handed some document which will enable you to get your official CTU email id and more importantly will enable you to create account for eduroam (free wifi in and near the university area ;))

3) After that you must go to get your transport card and student ID card. Usually student ID card is made the next day as it might take up to one day for you to be enrolled and be in the system. These two things can be done at the office just under the Red Menza. The transport card is valid for all public transport: bus, tram and subway.

4) NTK: It is the national technical library and I would recommend getting membership for it. It offers good study environment and rooms. The registration cost would be 50 CZK for a year.

5) Bank Account: You can open a student bank account at Ceska Sporitelna with no account fee. You will need to present a proof of you being a student to avail that free account.

What are my options for the second year

Hi,

I write this post as to give you guys an idea on the options for your second year of studies , as we had  similar dilema of choices. There are currently four options namely, HAN University, Ensta Bretagne and TU Chemnitz. While at HAN you would continue learning in english ,at ENSTA you need to have basic knowledge of french and if you are really interested in choosing this option you can join the french classes offered by CVUT instead of Czech Language classes. The third option is that of the german university TU Chemnitz which offers its course in Deutsch and requires atleast B2 level in Deutsch. The last option is that of IFP in France where you need to give an online interview within few months of your joining the first year , at IFP there are two options one which requires advanced French language knowledge and taught in French and the other taught in English .
Here is the official list of course plan for the second year:
http://www.emae.eu/important-about-mae/description/second-year

About The Course and University

Hi Everyone,

  I have been hearing to these queries from all the students now, for few days . So I thought I would shed some light on this for your better clarifications.
  Your first year is going to be in Czech Technical University in Prague, CVUT which is a quite old and among the well known universities of Europe and is also the research center of Skoda Auto. The university is also well ranked in the QS world university rankings and in other such rankings, to be precise it is within 100-150 in Mechanical Engineering in the world Rankings. So I hope this clears one of your major doubts.
  The next thing is about the course itself, if you guys are imagining some pit stop racing kind of curriculum with all advanced labs and hands on experience, I would sincerely ask you to reconsider coming here. Because it is core automotive ranging from the basics to the highest modernization in the industry. at the end of the studies its an assurance that you will have a very strong knowledge of the basics and your specialization is an advanced study in your chosen field.
  And the final thing which i would like to clarify is about the job market, Europe is a heaven for automotive industry and our senior folks are placed in some of the best in the world.

Got accepted !! What next?

As a student from a non-European country, you would require to apply for visa to be able to come to the Czech Republic.

Although, information about the documents needed is available on the embassy website, it can be confusing.

This post will mainly shed light on the document preparation for visa application.

1. Visa application form - One requires to fill the the long-term stay form (Type D). It can be downloaded from the website. Or if you are feeling lazy, click here
2. Obtaining PCC (Police Clearance Certificate) - One can obtain the PCC from the Passport office in the city. Make sure to take an appointment before you go there to avoid standing in long queue.
3.  Apostille PCC - For any document to be valid outside the country, it needs an apostille. For this, you must take the PCC so obtained to the office of Ministry of External affairs. The fee for the process is Rs 50 (in India). Or, you can talk to one of the agents offering their services. But be wary of their fee. Negotiate!
   Usually the process of getting PCC apostille takes a day. You are required to submit your document in the morning and you get it back in the evening around 1600 hrs.
4. Funds in the bank account - As you must have read on the embassy's website, one requires to present evidence of funds which will help the person to take care of expenses for one year. That usually amounts to around INR 300000 .
5. Translating documents to Czech - All the documents which need to be submitted at the embassy must be in Czech language. While the proof of studies and accommodation contract are already in Czech, you would require to get Apostilled PCC and proof of funds translated to Czech language.
   
   This contact might help you out -
   Sharda Yadav
   Ph: +91 9818375256
   email: dd87yadav@gmail.com 
6. Visa application fee - For the students coming to CTU, there is no visa application fee. But, you will have to pay for some stamping fee and verification of translated documents (around Rs 750 per page).
7. Medical Insurance - It is not necessary to provide this document when you file for an application. After your request is processed, the embassy sends you some links from which you can buy the insurance as it is mandatory to purchase the insurance from a Czech company. Purchase the extensive medical insurance after comparing prices. (Slavia usually is the cheapest). Also, it would be preferable and cheaper to buy the insurance for the total duration of your stay (10 months) rather than 6 months. 

Visa application process for the Czech Republic is different than most of the other countries. For the Czech visa application you need to present only the four documents which are mentioned on the website of the Czech Embassy.

Also, the processing time for the visa is much longer than other countries. Although they mention on the website that it takes two months, from what me and my colleagues have experienced, it can take anywhere from 20 days to 1.5 months.

So the last advice for this section would be get the appointment asap.

European Masters in Automotive Engineering

The curicullum