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Notice of 10 November 2026
Notice
on the Setting of the Deadline for the Submission of Applications for the Allocation of a Starter Apartment for Young Academic and Research Staff of Charles University by 8 January 2027.
I hereby give notice that the Starter Apartment Allocation Committee has set the deadline for the submission of applications for the allocation of Starter Apartments No. 1240 and No. 1241 as follows:
by 8 January 2027.
The categories of employees eligible to apply for the allocation of an apartment, as well as the further conditions, are laid down in Rector’s Measure No. 4/2022 issuing the Rules for the Allocation of Starter Apartments.
Accordingly, at present any employee of Charles University may apply for a starter apartment who:
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has reached or will reach, in the calendar year in which the application is submitted, an age of no more than 34 years;
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is employed at the University, including any employment at a university hospital, at a full-time equivalent of 1.0;
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has an employment relationship concluded for the position of an academic or research staff member;
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has an employment relationship concluded for a period of at least one year or for an indefinite period; and has not yet been allocated a starter apartment.
Should an employee fail to meet any of these conditions, the employee shall state this fact in the application and shall also set out the serious reasons why the application should nevertheless be granted. In justified cases, the Committee may recommend to the Rector that an exception be granted.
Where an employee demonstrably provides care for a child or another close person, the employee is not required to meet the condition of full-time employment, and the employee’s working time may in such a case be less than 1.0 FTE.
A further condition for the allocation of a starter apartment is that the employee’s average earnings do not exceed the stipulated maximum and that the employee is not the owner of an apartment or a family house by means of which he or she could meet his or her housing needs while at the same time performing work at the University.
Written applications for the allocation of a starter apartment, together with their annexes, shall be sent to the following address: Univerzita Karlova, rektorát – právní odbor (Charles University, Rectorate – Legal Department), JUDr. R. Kralert, Ovocný trh 560/5, 116 36 Praha 1, Czech Republic, or in scanned form to the following e-mail address: roman.kralert@ruk.cuni.cz
The vacated starter apartments are located in the Centrum Krystal building, J. Martího 2/407, Praha 6.
These are:
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Apartment No. 1241, 2+kk (two rooms with a kitchenette), with a floor area: 52.96 m².
The monthly rent, including the advance payment for services and the flat-rate fee for the apartment’s equipment, amounts to CZK 10,475.80 per person.
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Apartment No. 1240, 2+kk (two rooms with a kitchenette), with a floor area: 52.96 m².
The monthly rent, including the advance payment for services and the flat-rate fee for the apartment’s equipment, amounts to CZK 10,475.80 per person.
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Apartment No. 1443, 2+kk (two rooms with a kitchenette), with a floor area: 53.11 m².
The monthly rent, including the advance payment for services and the flat-rate fee for the apartment’s equipment, amounts to CZK 10,491.55 per person.
The detailed specifications of the apartments are set out in Annex A to this Notice.
The apartments are unfurnished. They are equipped only with a cooker, a fitted kitchen unit, a built-in wardrobe, an electric storage water heater, an instantaneous water heater, radiators, and metering and control equipment.
The application form and its annexes constitute Annex B to this Notice. In order to facilitate contact with individual applicants, it is advisable to also provide contact details (e-mail and mobile/telephone number).
The lease agreement shall be concluded for a period of one year, but no later than until the end of the applicant’s employment relationship or until the end of the calendar year in which the employee reaches 35 years of age.
Provided that all the conditions laid down in Article 7(2) of Rector’s Measure No. 4/2022 are met, the lease agreement may be extended by a maximum of a further thirty-six (36) calendar months.
RNDr. Aleš Soukup, Ph.D.
Chair
Starter Apartment Allocation Committee
Charles University
Annexes:
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A – Specifications of the Starter Apartments
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B – Application Form with Annexes
Annex A
Specifications of the Starter Apartments
Apartment No. 1241
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Type of |
Actual |
Chargeable |
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|
room |
area (m²) |
area (m²) |
|
1. |
kitchenette |
6.17 |
6.17 |
|
2. |
living room |
15.98 |
15.98 |
|
3. |
room |
13.96 |
13.96 |
|
4. |
entrance hall |
5.34 |
5.34 |
|
5. |
pantry |
0.54 |
0.54 |
|
6. |
bathroom section |
2.17 |
2.17 |
|
7. |
WC section |
0.98 |
0.98 |
|
8. |
loggia |
3.91 |
1.96 |
|
9. |
loggia |
3.91 |
1.96 |
|
|
Total |
52.96 |
49.06 |
Apartment No. 1240
|
|
Type of |
Actual |
Chargeable |
|
|
room |
area (m²) |
area (m²) |
|
1. |
kitchenette |
6.17 |
6.17 |
|
2. |
living room |
15.98 |
15.98 |
|
3. |
room |
13.96 |
13.96 |
|
4. |
entrance hall |
5.34 |
5.34 |
|
5. |
storage room |
0.54 |
0.54 |
|
6. |
bathroom section |
2.17 |
2.17 |
|
7. |
WC section |
0.98 |
0.98 |
|
8. |
loggia |
3.91 |
1.96 |
|
9. |
loggia |
3.91 |
1.96 |
|
|
Total |
52.96 |
49.06 |
Apartment No. 1443
|
|
Type of |
Actual |
Chargeable |
|
|
room |
area (m²) |
area (m²) |
|
1. |
kitchenette |
4.75 |
4.75 |
|
2. |
living room |
11.63 |
11.63 |
|
3. |
room |
17.04 |
17.04 |
|
4. |
entrance hall |
7.62 |
7.62 |
|
5. |
pantry |
1.12 |
1.12 |
|
6. |
bathroom section |
2.17 |
2.17 |
|
7. |
WC section |
0.96 |
0.96 |
|
8. |
loggia |
3.91 |
1.96 |
|
9. |
loggia |
3.91 |
1.96 |
|
|
Total |
53.11 |
49.21 |
General information
Starter flats are flats in buildings owned or co-owned by Charles University (the “university”) that are intended especially for beginning young academic and research staff of the university who have an urgent need for housing for themselves, their families, or for their young children, or children or close persons in their care.
An employee may apply for a starter flat under the following conditions:
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The employee must not be older than 34 years of age during the calendar year of applying,
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Their workload at the university, including any work at a university hospital, must be full-time,
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Their employment at the university is in the position of academic or research staff member,
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Their employment is concluded for at least one year or for an indefinite period of time, and
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They have not yet been granted a starter flat.
If an employee does not fulfil one or more of these conditions, they must state this circumstance in the application and also provide valid reasons why their application should still be considered. In justified cases, the committee may recommend to the Rector an exception.
If an employee demonstrably cares for a child or another close person, they do not need to meet the condition of full-time work. The workload may be less than full-time.
Allocation of a starter flat is further determined by the maximum average earnings and the fact that the employee is not the owner of a flat or family house, with the help of which they could solve their housing need and at the same time work at the university.
The rules for allocating starter flats at Charles University are set out in Rector’s Directive no. 4/2022.
Applicants must apply for a starter flat in writing (electronic form is preferred), which is submitted to the Rector’s Office of the university by the established deadlines. Attached to the application is a statement from the dean of the faculty or the director of another unit where the applicant works. The deadlines for submitting applications are set by the Committee for Allocation of Starter Flats, taking into consideration new or vacant starter flats. These deadlines, along with other information, are sent to the faculties and other units and are published on these web pages.
The Rector makes decisions on the applications, taking into account the opinion of the committee. The committee provides opinions on the applications based on compliance with the minimum conditions and taking into account in particular:
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The social aspects of the applicant, in particular, whether they are also applying for a flat for their family or for a child or another close person,
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Additionally, the contribution and prospects of the employee’s academic, research, and other creative activities and, in the case of an academic staff member, the degree of perspectivity of their educational activities and the importance of these activities for the university and the respective workplace,
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And finally, the degree of need relating to temporarily resolving the employee’s housing issue.
If the application for allocation of a starter flat is accepted, a lease agreement is concluded with the applicant for a period of one year, however, no longer than until the end of the employee’s job position or the end of the calendar year in which the employee reaches the age of 35. The lease agreement can be extended once for up to 36 calendar months, under the terms set out in Rector’s Directive no. 4/2022. Upon fulfilling all of the conditions set out therein, the employee is entitled to this extension.
CU employees also have the opportunity to apply for priority dormitory accommodation – the university has accommodations available in the so-called conjugal dormitory or in single rooms with sanitary facilities.
List of members of the Committee for Allocation of Starter Flats:
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RNDr. Aleš Soukup, Ph.D. – Committee Chair
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Martina Dolejší
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Bc. Dominika Erbeková, BSc.
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RNDr. Andrej Farkaš
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Ing. Lenka Henebergová
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PhDr. Zuzana Kasáková,Ph.D.
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Mgr. Michaela Slussareff, Ph.D.
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