These faculty also serve as advisors for the Field Research Project and offer a link to local Czech students. Lectures are also given by professors from other universities and speakers from industry and the government sector. The Lexia in Prague summer, semester and academic year programs are comprised of several components, some of which run concurrently, while others follow in a sequence. The program is designed to be academically challenging and demanding, but it allows ample time for students to become acquainted with the local culture. During the first few days of each term, all students are involved with the Lexia Orientation to the Czech Republic, which outlines the academic requirements and the logistics of living in the Czech Republic.
Orientation is a required, but non-graded, program component.
Participation in the remainder of the program is contingent upon attendance during Orientation. Students meet the staff and other participants and are introduced to the Lexia approach of staggered courses and components. They also become familiar with their new home through lectures, field trips, group discussions, walking tours, selected readings, films and social gatherings. The Resident Director and staff address topics such as housing, health and safety, transportation and recreation in the host city and country. General issues concerning living in a foreign culture and being an American or Canadian abroad are considered, as well as the challenges of cross-cultural learning and living.