Brno Expat Centre

WHAT IS BEC?
NEW IN
The Brno Expat Centre provides skilled foreign
professionals and their families who live and work in Brno –
or plan to do so – with consultation (free) and assistance.
We have professional knowledge of the bureaucracy
concerning a foreigner’s stay in the Czech Republic,
and thanks to frequent contacts with officials know how
the legal regulations are interpreted in practice.
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We also organize expert seminars and informal meetings
where expats can exchange experience and make new
contacts. Last but not least, we regularly publish useful
articles, interviews with local expats and a monthly
newsletter.
BECome a local
Registered
BEC Expat
members
are
with
the Brno
Centre!
CONTACT
Brno Expat Centre
Dům Scala
Moravské náměstí 3, 602 00 Brno
[email protected]
+420 530 332 123
Office hours: Monday to Friday
by appointment.
WHAT IS BEC?
NEW IN
The Brno Expat Centre provides skilled foreign
professionals and their families who live and work in Brno –
or plan to do so – with consultation (free) and assistance.
We have professional knowledge of the bureaucracy
concerning a foreigner’s stay in the Czech Republic,
and thanks to frequent contacts with officials know how
the legal regulations are interpreted in practice.
BRNO?
We also organize expert seminars and informal meetings
where expats can exchange experience and make new
contacts. Last but not least, we regularly publish useful
articles, interviews with local expats and a monthly
newsletter.
BECome a local
Registered
BEC members
are
with
the Brno
Expat Centre!
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Our activities, which also include organizing
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the TEDxBrno conferences, connect creative
We help foreign professionals
individuals in Brno so that together we can develop
to international
settle down
in the area.
a truly open and
city.
BECome a member and enjoy our services!
BECome a member and enjoy our services!
www.BrnoExpatCentre.eu
www.BrnoExpatCentre.eu
FACTS AND FIGURES
Our experts in different fields are available for registered
members every day.
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HOW CAN WE HELP?
The Brno Expat Centre offers foreign
professionals who live and work in Brno
or plan to do so:
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foreign nationals
from
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countries have
contacted us with
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BEC has over 2,200
registered members;
every month 3,000
subscribers receive our
newsletter;
our website records over
10,000 impressions and
4,000 visits a month.
In total it has had 71,000
unique visitors in the last
four years;
we have organized
90 events (seminars,
informal meetings, trips,
sport tournaments,
blood donations, formal
dances, etc.) attended by
1,350 people;
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most commonly we
are contacted by
foreginers from the
USA, UK, Romania, Italy,
India, France, Russia,
and Hungary;
consultations most
frequently regard
residence, employment,
accommodation, health,
education, finance,
business, services,
transport, leisure and
family;
over 2,700 fans follow
our Facebook page;
10 consultants work for
the BEC in specific fields
of expertise.
as of January 2016
individual consultation and advice on a variety of daily
living issues:
› at our office (by appointment) or at your workplace*;
› via our online inquiry form;
› by phone;
assistance and interpreting in meetings with authorities
and service providers*;
integration into the new environment through welcome
seminars for new employees*;
networking events;
useful articles, interviews with expats, a monthly newsletter;
and social network channels (Facebook, LinkedIn)
for sharing knowledge and contacts.
* Partner companies and their
employees enjoy priority services
and extra benefits. Consult your
HR department.
REFERENCES AND
TESTIMONIALS
Our employees have found the consulting provided by the BEC
to be invaluable in their relocation process. Having the support
of the BEC allows us to confidently recruit highly skilled
engineers that might otherwise not consider relocation to Brno.
Tyler Golden | Red Hat
Your flexibility saves us loads of time when adapting
newcomers to the work environment and the city of Brno
itself. We are pleased that, despite being a small team, you
manage to provide individual care, and so help to represent
Infosys and Brno significantly.
Malgorzata Bogucka | Infosys
We consider the Brno Expat Centre’s work beneficial not
only to our company, but also to the city of Brno, especially
as an important part of its strategic plan. We are grateful to
the municipality for its support of the BEC.
Roman Tesař | Lufthansa
It’s absolutely excellent what you do. I am really thankful
for your help. It’s very difficult to start a life in a new country
and this type of support is something that makes all the
difference.
Daiany | Brazil
I read through some of the infosheets that you have
compiled and I must say that those contain some of the most
valuable expat-friendly information I have come across
on the Internet. My (Red) Hat is off to you for the great work!
Ivan | Macedonia
Our mission is to help foreigners find
a new home in Brno and create an open
environment, so enabling them to take
part in the life of the city.
Nice job with the program this evening! You guys are really
a great help to expats in Brno. I wish there had been something
like this when I came 100 years ago – but I’m glad to see so
many people much more comfortable because of your help.
Anne | USA
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