CU Erasmus Students Participate in the Czech Red Cross Humanitarian Training ****************************************************************************************** * CU Erasmus Students Participate in the Czech Red Cross Humanitarian Training ****************************************************************************************** For many outside observers, the Erasmus exchange programme appears to be a pleasant stay a lot of partying paid for by the EU – and, consequently, our taxes. While this may be true students, there are also hard workers who are aiming to enrich their CVs not only by parti exchange itself but also extracurricular activities offered to them at their host universi host country. In the case of Charles University, Erasmus students regularly participate in internships w Library of the Czech Republic, introduce aspects of their home countries to local school c frame of the voluntary teaching programme 'Europe Meets School', or write for the English iForum journal in their free time. This autumn, twenty Charles University Erasmus students volunteered for the national drill of the humanitarian units of the Czech Red Cross.

As a student of Special Education, I felt it was very educational and it gave me a great opportunity to get field practice. I am glad I had the opportunity the training.

This year, the national drill of the humanitarian units was aimed at helping refugees and between the 7th and 9th November. Aside from the members of the Czech Red Cross, the fire municipal police joined forces to train for a possible humanitarian emergency event, with financed with aid of grant of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic. This exe situated in Prague and the nearby town of Jílové u Prahy where the fire brigade had recrea camp. The Erasmus students of Charles University participated in the drill on Saturday 8th Novem primarily their participation involved acting as international, non-Czech-speaking refugee seekers.  The students, together with other volunteers, were divided into two groups. The were  requested to hide in a truck trailer where they were later ‘discovered’ by the polic events involved registration of the ‘refugees', who were provided with first aid and trans evacuation camp in Jílové u Prahy. Here, the training of the humanitarian units continued all ‘refugees’ with food, clothing, accommodation and psychosocial assistance, including e specific needs of non-Czech speaking refugees or children were fully met. The other group in the Václav Havel Airport in Prague playing a group of refugees whose aircraft was damag After taking part in the required procedures at  the airport this second group  were also Jílové u Prahy where they joined the first group. One of the Erasmus participants, Lenka Zemančíková from Comenius University in Bratislava, experience up for us: 'From my point of view, the event was well-organised and interesting Special Education, I felt it was very educational for me personally and it gave me a great get field practice. I am glad I had the opportunity to participate in the training.'