Jan Opletal Halls of Residence Application – procedures and conditions
The Jan Opletal Halls of Residence offers accommodation in double or triple rooms. Accommodation "one person in a room" is allowed exceptionally only in case of free capacity.
The application for the Halls of Residence is submitted together with your application for study. Your application can be submitted only after your nomination is accepted by the University Ostrava.
The application can be filled in here: https://is-stag.osu.cz/portal/studium/uchazec/ects-prijezdy.html?pc_lang=en
Accommodation of students ends no later than 30.6. Accommodation during the summer holidays, i.e. in the period 1.7.-31.8. is allowed to students only in the case of free capacity and after prior agreement with the Head of the accommodation office. Accommodation of students is provided for 1 or 2 semesters. Shorter stays only by prior arrangement and in case of free capacity.
Deadlines
Winter semester - please submit your application until 30 th June.
Summer semester - please submit your application until 30 th November.
Applications received after the deadline might not be accepted.
Accommodation confirmation with further instructions will be send to your email address by:
- Winter semester - 15th July of the given year.
- Summer semester - 15th December of the given year.
The requirement for a visa
If you are a student with the Visa requirement, please, do not forget to mark off the field: „I require a confirmation of accommodation to process the visa” at your application. The dormitory will issue the Proof of Accommodation document which needs to be enclosed to your Visa application.
Applications for a visa confirmation should be sent to email:
- full time students - . The issuance of the confirmation is subject to the payment of a deposit of CZK 4,000 to the bank account
- Erasmus and other short mobilities -
Deposit
Student who have received the accommodation confirmation and who would like to use the accommodation shall pay a refundable security deposit in the amount 4000 CZK (or its equivalent in your currency) by the following deadlines.
Winter semester - the deposit must be paid until 31st July of the given year.
Summer semester - the deposit must be paid until 31st December of the given year.
In case the deposit is not paid until the deadline, the claim for the accommodation expires.
The student commits to the accommodation by the payment of the refundable security deposit. If the student fails to appear or stays at the Halls of Residence for a period shorter than three calendar months, the security deposit shall be forfeited as a compensation for the booked place.
The deposit will be returned upon termination of accommodation and after payment of all outstanding debts.
Bank details
Beneficiary: University of Ostrava
Beneficiary address: Dvořákova 7, 701 03 Ostrava
IBAN: CZ72 0300 0000 0000 1773 0683
SWIFT: CEKOCZPP
Bank Name: Československá obchodní banka, a.s. (ČSOB, a.s.)
Bank Address: Hollarova 3119/5, 702 00 Moravská Ostrava a Přívoz
Payment ref. no. ("variabilní symbol"): Use your pseudo-birthcode without the letters
Message to Recipient (Note): your name as it appears in passport
Full instructions for the deposit payment can be checked at the Directive issued by the rector no. 176/2022.
Updated: 27. 07. 2023
