Some practical information

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1 Some practical information Tartu city of good thoughts! Tartu ( is the second largest city in Estonia and also the oldest one in the Baltic States first mentioned in Venue The course will be held in University of Tartu, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science (address: Juhan Liivi 2, Tartu 50409, Estonia) and the host institute of the short course is the Institute of Computer Science (web: A map that helps to find the University of Tartu buildings and historical landmarks located in the city centre is available here: Main building The Institute of Computer Science Some additional links: Accommodation During the summer school accommodation for students is provided in a hostel Torn [Tower]. It takes 20 minutes to walk from the hostel to the venue site. The places in the hostel are reserved from June and the costs are covered by the summer school. It is possible to cover one extra day (June 20) in case of difficulties in travel arrangements. If students want to stay there longer then they have to cover the additional costs by themselves. There are some free places available until June 24. Inform us and we forward the dates to the hostel. The rooms are shared by another summer school participant. One room has uneven number of beds so it can be ensured that opposite sexes are not in the same room. If you prefer having a private room you can book your own accommodation by yourself. In this case we cannot cover the accommodation costs as we have to pay for the place in the hostel anyway. Please inform us if you make your own reservation.

2 In case you want to find alternatives some choices are available here: Or here: For example, Park Hotel is close to the venue (less than 1 min to walk) and Randur seems to have reasonable price. As the hostel does not provide breakfast some food is available in the venue before the lectures on June 16, 17 and 18. Getting here How to get here guides: or By Bus Getting to Tartu from Tallinn airport There are express buses that will take you from Tallinn airport ("Tallinna lennujaam") directly to Tartu bus station ( Tartu bussijaam ). The bus stop is located on the floor 0, i.e. by the car park that is at the front of the airport. Getting to Tartu from Tallinn bus station Buses leave almost every 30 minutes since 5:40 a.m. until 23:59 at night (timetable: Tickets are EUR and can be purchased from the ticket office inside the bus station or from the bus driver. It will take you 2.5 hours to reach Tartu. Buses are comfortable and most of them have Wi-Fi. Express buses also have touch screens and you can watch movies (you need your own headphones, but you can also purchase them from the bus driver). Getting to Tartu from Riga airport Lux Express Group offers the most frequent international connection between Riga and Tartu. Timetable: Tartu bus station is situated near the centre of town. By Train Compared with the buses, Estonia's new trains offer a faster and more comfortable way to reach Tartu at roughly the same price. Eight trains make the trip from Tallinn's Balti Jaam train station each day. Rides take about 2 to 2.5 hours, depending on if it's an express train. The trains have free WiFi throughout. Timetable: Tartu's train station, located at Vaksali 6, is about 1.5km from the centre, so walking isn't out of the question although a bit of a hike. Buses No 7 and 20 will also get you there.

3 By plane Once a day there are direct flights from Helsinki to Tartu Airport Local transport Once in Tartu you will learn how to get from one place to other on foot or by public transport. A bus ticket costs 1.00 EUR if you buy it from the bus driver and it is valid during one hour. If you will buy a book of 10 tickets (e.g., from R-Kiosk) then each ticket will cost General information: A route planner: The bus number 20 goes from the railway station to the hostel. Stops near the hostel are Tuglase and Tartu Näitused. The bus station is located in the city centre. You can take buses number 6, 8, 16 and 20 to go to the hostel. Stops near the hostel are Tuglase, Kreutzwaldi and Tartu Näitused. You can use buses 6, 8 and 16 to go from the hostel to the venue. The nearest station to the venue is Raeplats [Town hall square]. Maps Walking path from the Hostel (Kreutzwaldi 52) to the venue (Liivi 2)

4 From the Railway station (Raudteejaam) to the venue From the Bus station to the venue

5 Bus station Railway station Hostel

6 Venue Direction from Hotel Park to venue and to Museum of University of Tartu