Construction, Modernisation, Renovations

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UP also influences the look of Olomouc. 2019 was a year of significant transformations: extensive modernisation of the Faculty of Law and the main university dining hall, and renovation of a former dormitory into a modern research centre.

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↑ Costs for the extensive modernisation of the main UP dining hall came to €4 mil.

Main dining hall underwent extensive modernisation

Modern gastronomic technology, a new food serving window, dining hall, new storerooms, and an improved, more comfortable environment for employees. All of these are offered by UP’s main dining hall on 17 Listopadu Street, which started renovations and modernisation in May 2018. The kitchen, which has new gastronomic equipment and a more comfortable environment for employees, is connected with the dining hall on the first storey. Costs for modernisations came to €4 mil.

Faculty of Law concluded huge construction

The Faculty of Law concluded the largest construction investment in its recent history,

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receiving €1.5 mil in funding. The faculty’s new central wing will include a library, study centre, and Centre for Clinical Law Education. Seating was increased from the former library’s 47 places to 187. Thanks to the modernisation, there will also be facilities for law clinics, especially for student legal advice. The faculty will also have a new reception area and will be wheelchair accessible.

Former dormitory transformed into top research centre

The Sts Cyril and Methodius Theological Faculty is launching its own centre for science and research. The building, a former university dormitory on Kateřinská Street now undergoing renovations, will at the same time be returned a bit to its historical look. It will house modern facilities for

scientific teams of the Olomouc University Social Health Institute (OUSHI), the Centre for Work with Patristic, Medieval and Renaissance texts, for workers taking part in the international HBSC study, and for doctoral students. The Centre will offer study rooms, workplaces, and a laboratory for measuring biomarkers in conjunction with social sciences. The renovations are expected to total ca €1.5 mil.

Special laboratory opened

A special laboratory for sequencing plant DNA, unique in the Czech Republic, was built by the Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research. The laboratory’s ceremonial opening took place in conjunction with the start of the Plant Biotechnology: Green for Good V conference. The sequencing laboratory is spearheaded by a high-capacity NovaSeq 6000 DNA sequencer. ■

A new central wing, including a library and study centre, was built at the Faculty of Law (visualisation).

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