Participant Information

Participant Information
Bridging the Continents: Fostering international cooperation
for ASEM Higher Education
Berlin, November 23rd-24th, 2016
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Venue
Hotel
Registration
Dinner Thursday, November 24th 2016
Useful Links and Information
Practical Information
Contacts at the NA DAAD
1. Venue
The informal reception on Wednesday, November 23rd and the conference on Thursday,
November 24th will take place at the
Regent Hotel Berlin
Charlottenstraße 49
10117 Berlin
How to get to the venue
from the main station (“Hauptbahnhof”) by public transportation (15 minutes)
Options:
1) Take the bus “TXL” (direction “S+U Alexanderplatz”). Get off at the station “Unter den
Linden/Friedrichstraße”. Walk along the street “Unter den Linden” in Eastern direction,
turn right at “Charlottenstraße”.
2) Take the bus “147” (direction “Märkisches Museum”). Get off at the station
“Französische Straße”. Walk along the street “Französische Straße” in Eastern direction,
turn left at “Charlottenstraße”.
3) Take the subway “U55” (direction “S+U Brandenburger Tor”). Get off at “Berlin
Brandenburger Tor”. Walk along the street “Unter den Linden” in Eastern direction, turn
right at “Charlottenstraße”.
from the airport Berlin Tegel (TXL) by public transportation (35 minutes)
Take the bus “TXL” (direction “S+U Alexanderplatz”). Get off at the station “Unter den
Linden/Friedrichstraße”. Walk along the street “Unter den Linden” in Eastern direction, turn
right at “Charlottenstraße”.
from the airport Berlin Schönefeld (SXF) by public transportation (45 minutes)
Take the train “RE7” (direction “Deassu, Hauptbahnhof”). Get off at the station “Bahnhof
Berlin Friedrichstraße”. Walk along the street “Georgenstraße” in Eastern direction, turn right
at “Friedrichstraße”, turn left at “Unter den Linden”, turn right at “Charlottenstraße”.
from the hotel “Motel One Berlin Spittelmarkt” by walking (15 minutes):
Walk along the street “Leipziger Straße” in Eastern direction, turn left at “Axel-SpringerStraße”, turn right at “Leipziger Straße”, turn left at “Niederwallstraße”. Walk along
“Niederwallstraße” for 350m, turn slightly left at “Hausvogteiplatz”, continue walking along
“Taubenstraße” in Western direction, turn right at “Charlottenstraße”.
from the hotel “Courtyard Berlin Mitte” by walking (20 minutes):
Walk along the street “Axel-Springer-Straße”, turn right at “Axel-Springer-Straße”, turn right
at “Schützenstraße”, turn right at “Charlottenstraße”.
2. Hotel
Please refer to the information that is given in your email concerning your accommodation
booked by the DAAD. This differs for the participants.
How to get to the hotel
a) Regent Hotel Berlin
Charlottenstraße 42
10117 Berlin
http://regenthotels.com/de/regent-berlin
Please see instructions under “How to get to the venue”.
b) Motel One Berlin Spittelmarkt
Leipziger Straße 50
10117 Berlin
http://www.motel-one.com/de/hotels/berlin/hotel-berlin-spittelmarkt/
from the main station (“Hauptbahnhof”) by public transportation (30 minutes)
Take the bus “M41” or “M85” (direction “Sonnenallee/Baumschulenstraße” or “S
Lichterfelde Süd”), get off at the station “Potsdamer Platz/Voßstraße”. Take the bus “M48”
(direction “S+U Alexanderplatz”), get off at the station “Jerusalemer Straße”. Walk along the
street “Leipziger Straße” in Eastern direction.
from the airport Berlin Schönefeld (SXF) by public transportation (55 minutes)
Take the train “RB14” (direction “Nauen, Bahnhof”), get off at the station “S+U
Alexanderplatz”. Walk to the bus station “S+U Alexanderplatz/Grunerstraße”, take the bus
“M48” (direction “Busselallee”), get off at the station “Jerusalemer Straße”. Walk along the
street “Leipziger Straße” in Eastern direction.
from the airport Berlin Tegel (TXL) by public transportation (50 minutes)
Take the bus “TXL” (direction “S+U Alexanderplatz”). Get off at the station “Spandauer
Straße/Marienkirche”. Take the bus “M48” (direction “Busselallee”), get off at the station
“Jerusalemer Straße”. Walk along the street “Leipziger Straße” in Eastern direction.
c) Courtyard Berlin Mitte
Axel-Springer-Straße 55
10117 Berlin
http://www.marriott.de/hotels/travel/bermt-courtyard-berlin-city-center/
from the main station (“Hauptbahnhof”) by public transportation (25 minutes)
Take the bus “M41” (direction “Sonnenallee/Baumschulenstraße”), get off at the station “S
Anhalter Bahnhof”. Take the bus “M29” (direction “U Hermannplatz”), get off at the station
“Lindenstraße/Oranienstraße”. Walk along the street “Axel-Springer-Straße”.
from the airport Berlin Tegel (TXL) by public transportation (50 minutes)
Take the bus “TXL” (direction “S+U Alexanderplatz”), get off at the station “Spandauer
Str./Marienkirche”. Take the bus “M48” (direction “Busselallee”), get off at the station
“Spittelmarkt”. Walk along the street “Wallstraße” in Western direction, turn left at “AxelSpringer-Straße”.
from the airport Berlin Schönefeld (SXF) by public transportation (45 minutes)
Take the train “RE7” (direction “Dessau, Hauptbahnhof”), get off at the station “S+U
Alexanderplatz”. Walk to the bus station “S+U Alexanderplatz/Grunerstraße”, take the bus
“248” (direction “Breitenbachplatz”), get off at the station “Lindenstraße/Oranienstraße”.
Walk along the street “Axel-Springer-Straße”.
Other hotels near the venue:
If you would like to book a hotel, you can ask the following hotels that are near the venue.
The DAAD will not reimburse any hotels that have been booked by you individually.
Motel One Berlin Spittelmarkt
Leipziger Straße 50
10117 Berlin
http://www.motel-one.com/de/hotels/berlin/hotel-berlin-spittelmarkt/
Courtyard Berlin Mitte
Axel-Springer-Straße 55
10117 Berlin
http://www.marriott.de/hotels/travel/bermt-courtyard-berlin-city-center/
MARITIM ProArte Hotel, Berlin
Friedrichstrasse 151
10117 Berlin
https://www.maritim.de/de/hotels/deutschland/proarte-hotel-berlin/uebersicht
3. Registration
The registration opens at 8:00 AM on November 24th 2016 and is accompanied by a
welcoming breakfast.
4. Dinner Thursday, November 24th 2016
The dinner after the conference on Thursday November 24th, 2016 will take place at the
restaurant at 7:00 PM:
Einstein – Unter den Linden
Unter den Linden 42
10117 Berlin.
How to get to the restaurant
from the venue “Regent Hotel Berlin” by walking (7 minutes):
Leaving the hotel, turn left and walk along the street “Charlottenstraße”. Turn left at “Unter
den Linden”.
from the hotel “Motel One Berlin Spittelmarkt” (20 minutes):
First walk to the venue “Regent Hotel Berlin”, then follow above instructions from the venue
to the restaurant.
from the hotel “Courtyard Marriott” (20 minutes):
First walk to the venue “Regent Hotel Berlin”, then follow above instructions from the venue
to the restaurant.
5. Useful links and information
Berlin Tourist Info
Hauptbahnhof/Main Station
Berlin Tourist Info
Ground floor/ Entrance Europaplatz
10557 Berlin TIERGARTEN
Tel.: 030 – 25 00 25
E-Mail: [email protected]
Tegel-Airport
Rewe Touristik Flughafenservice GmbH
Gate 2
13405 Berlin
Schönefeld-Airport
Tourist-Information Berlin-Brandenburg
Terminal A
Mainhall, Ground floor, right hand
12521 Berlin
More information here: http://www.visitberlin.de/de
Emergency telephone: 112
Police telephone: 110
Berlin Taxi number:
Taxi Berlin:
Würfelfunk:
TaxiFunk Berlin:
Quality Taxi:
City-Funk Berlin:
Funk Taxi Berlin:
Talixo:
+49 (0)30 – 20 20 20
+49 (0)30 – 21 01 01
+49 (0)30 – 44 33 22
+49 (0)30 – 26 300 0
+49 (0)30 – 21 02 02
+49 (0)30 – 26 10 26
+49 (0)30 – 346 497 360
Currency
The currency in Germany is Euro.
Local Time
Time Zone: Central European Time, (UTC + 1)
Climate
Autumn/Winter in Berlin is usually very rainy. There are 106 days of rain per year, most of
them in November, December and January. Furthermore, it is quite cold in Berlin. The
temperature will probably be between 5° C and 10° C, which might feel even colder due to
cold winds from Eastern direction.
Tap water
Tap water in Germany is generally of a very good quality and is safe to drink.
Tipping
In Germany it is common to tip 5-10% of the expenses in restaurants and taxis.
Credit Card & Money Issues
In Germany there are many ATMs. Most ATMs enable to get cash from VISA, MASTER CARD
or American Express, but also Debit Cards. In most shops, restaurants etc. it is no problem to
pay using credit card or debit card.
6. Contacts at the NA DAAD
NA-DAAD –
Erasmus+ National Agency “Higher Education”
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Section Erasmus+ Policy Support – EU04
Saskia Weißenbach
+49 (0) 228 – 882 802
[email protected]
Bettina Rosen
+49 (0) 228 – 882 8741
[email protected]
Event mobile phone:
+49 (0)160 90533778

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