U3A DS Velké Meziříčí

University of the Third Age (hereinafter referred to as U3A) is a part of the College of Polytechnics Jihlava, and since March 2005, it has been open to the general public. Since September 2011, in cooperation with the Vysočina Region, courses for clients of homes for the elderly and homes for people with disabilities and, of course, the general public from the catchment areas were created in DS Velké Meziříčí, SŠOS Žďár nad Sázavou and DS Třebíč.

For those interested in lifelong learning within the University of the Third Age in DS Velké Meziříčí (2160 Zd. Vorlové Street), we offer:

Academic year: 2024/2025

Educational Programme: The Napoleonic Wars and the Czech Lands

Lecturer: Mgr. Ladislav Vaverka, Ph.D.

Lesson day (once every 14 days). ~~Friday~~ Thursday (The change of the lesson day was made for organizational reasons. Thank you for your understanding.)

Times of classes: 13.00-14.30 (1st group), 14.45-16.15 (2nd group)

End of the course: common quiz

Start date: 12 September 2024

Registration: from 1 April 2024 (via e-application)

Applicants will be informed in due course of any changes to the programme.

E-APPLICATION FOR COURSE

C.	Date	Lecture topic
1.	12 Sep	Introduction to the Napoleonic Wars and the Bohemian Lands course. Napoleon's youth. (1768-1793).
2.	26 Sep	Napoleon's rise to power. Italian campaign. Napoleon in Egypt (1794-1801).
3.	10 Oct	Consulate Period (1799-1804). Napoleon - gravedigger or culminator of the Great French Revolution?
4.	24 Oct	Army during the Napoleonic Wars.
5.	7 Nov	Napoleon's Most Famous Generals.
6.	21 Nov	Napoleon's greatest triumph: The Battle of Austerlitz (1805).
7.	12 Dec	Legends and Myths of the Battle of Austerlitz. The French occupation of the Czech lands in 1805.
8.	12 Dec	Bonapartists on European Thrones. Characteristics of the personality of Napoleon Emperor of the French, his family and those closest to him.
9.	9 Jan	Napoleon's Most Famous Marshals.
10.	19 Feb	Napoleon's love affairs.
11.	27 Feb	Napoleon, the terror of Europe (1806-1808). The War of the Fourth Coalition and Napoleon's "New Order".
12.	6 March	Napoleon's first defeat and last victorious campaign, the Battle of Znojmo (1809). The French occupation of South Moravia in 1809 and the phenomenon of earthworks in the Danube campaign.
13.	13 March	The Napoleonic Wars in Film and Television.
14.	27 March	Everyday Life of Soldiers - The Grandeur and Misery of Military Life. Food, drink and women, duels, horses and pets in the army.
15.	3 Apr	Napoleon's fatal mistake: "Hell" in the Pyrenees (1807-1814).
16.	24 Apr	Napoleon at the height of his power - the peace between the wars (1810-1812).
17.	15 May	Napoleon's Fall (1812-1814).
18.	22 May	Daily Empire - Waterloo (1815). The Congress of Vienna and Europe after the Napoleonic Wars.
19.	29 May	Napoleon's adversaries and conquerors.
20.	5 Jun	Napoleon's Death and Legacy (1815-1821). Napoleonic myths and legends - Napoleon's lies.

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Vysoká škola polytechnická Jihlava
Tolstého 16
586 01 Jihlava

IČ: 71226401
DIČ: CZ71226401

Contact
Phone: +420 567 141 111
Fax: +420 567 300 727
E-mail: vspj@vspj.cz
Mailbox ID: w9ej9jg

Contact point of the Rector's Office
Monika Jonášová
E-mail: monika.jonasova@vspj.cz

Study Department
Phone: +420 567 141 181
E-mail: studijni@vspj.cz

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