Spring school
Department of Algebra

Teplice nad Metují, 30th November to 3rd December 2023

What is going on

Spring school is a traditional seminar for students of the Department of Algebra at MFF UK. Part of the program consists of lectures in English on interesting topics given by students and (foreign) guests, insights of experts and discussions with graduates. There is also time for sport activities in the surrounding countryside.

When and where

This year from Thursday 30th November to Sunday 3rd December. The event will take place at Penzion Kačeří in Teplice nad Metují.

Who is the event for

For master and doctoral students and for all active students of the third year of bachelor study at the Department of Algebra, for guests from related fields and partner institutions, all members of the Department of Algebra are invited.

Registration

Contact e-mail skolavprirode@karlin.mff.cuni.cz

Registration survey:

  • Name:
  • E-mail:
  • Do I have any special dietary requirements?
  • If I am PhD student, do I want to give a lecture? (Lecture is obligatory for master and bachelor students)
  • Do I prefer to give a lecture in the morning or in the afternoon? (We will try to take your preferences into account, but it may not be possible)
  • Do I want to talk on my own topic, or do I want to be assigned a topic? (For questions about the topic of your lecture please contact Michael Kompatscher, more information about the lectures is below)
  • I do/do not mind having lecture in english.
  • How long do I want my lecture: 25/40 minutes (+ 5 minutes for discussion)

The registration fee is 600,- Kč, the price includes accommodation and meals (starting on Thursday lunch, ending with Sunday breakfast).

The application need to be submitted until October 27th.

We will send you details of how to pay the registration fee after you have submitted your application.


The spring school is financially supported by the SVV project.

Participants lectures

Program will consist of 25 or 40 minutes long lectures given by participants on various topics. Lectures and discussions will be held in English, exceptionally in Czech (ask on skolavprirode@karlin.mff.cuni.cz if you insist on that). Lectures are obligatory for bachelor and master students. You can choose your topic yourself, but it is necessary to have your topic approved by Michael Kompatscher (kompatscher@karlin.mff.cuni.cz). The other option is to have the topic assigned, in that case, please contact your favourite teacher or consult it with Michael Kompatscher. Ask him any question related to the topic of your lecture. Any other questions please send to the email of the school (skolavprirode@karlin.mff.cuni.cz). Every lecturer have to prepare short (5 to 10 lines) abstract to his lecture in advance (plain text, you can use basic LaTeX commands.)

Presentation equipment

There will be a notebook with at least: TeX, AdobeAcrobat and LibreOffice (possibly Mathematica). There will be data projector, flip chart and markers. We recommend preparing slides in PDF format.

Participants

Organizational team

Ježil Ondřej

Ježil Ondřej

Narusevych Mykyta

Narusevych Mykyta

List of participants

Employees of KA
Visitors and graduates
Students of MFF UK

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Past schools

Spring school 2022

Fall school 2021

Spring school 2019

Fall school 2018

Fall school 2017

Spring school 2017

Fall school 2016

Fall school 2015

Fall school 2014

Spring school 2013

Spring school 2012

Spring school 2011

Fall school 2010

Spring school 2010