Venue

 

The conference will be taking place at the University of Graz.

Opening, Keynote by Judy Wajcman and reception on Wednesday, March 29th, 2017: RESOWI-Zentrum, Universitätsstraße 15, Graz

Sessions and Panel on Thursday, March 30th and Friday, March 31st, 2017: Palais Kottulinsky, Beethovenstraße 9, Graz

You find the map of the venue here.

The University of Graz (Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz), founded in 1585, is Austria’s second-oldest and second-biggest university with more than 30,000 students in six different faculties. The university has been home to many internationally renowned scientists and thinkers such as Nobel Laureate Erwin Schrödinger or famous economist Joseph Schumpeter. Due to its geographical location close to the Slovenian boarder it has traditionally served as a gateway to South-Eastern Europe.

Once the setting for an imperial residence of the Habsburgs, the City of Graz today is a vibrant university town full of secluded renaissance courtyards, medieval alleys, bustling squares and a unique Mediterranean charm. As UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site and European Cultural Capital of 2003, Graz delights visitors by combining a glorious past with a dynamic present at the crossroads of European cultures.

A special side attraction for conference participants is the Austrian Film Festival Diagonale that takes place in Graz from March 28th to April 2nd, 2017.

How to get there

By plane: Graz Airport offers direct connections to/from Munich, Frankfurt, Berlin, Zurich, Vienna, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, amongst others. There are frequent public busses (line 630/631) and trains (“S-Bahn” line 5) from the airport to the city center or the University of Graz. The trip takes about 30 minutes. The price for a one-way trip is 2.20 Euro. A taxi costs 20 to 25 Euro.
More here: http://www.flughafen-graz.at/en/terminal/anreise-parken/bus-bahn.html
http://www.busbahnbim.at

From Vienna Airport, there are both frequent trains and coaches to Graz. The trip takes about 2 to 3 hours. The price for a one-way trip varies between 9 Euro (early booked train ticket, “Sparschiene”) and 40 Euro.
More here: https://www.oebb.at/en
http://www.flixbus.com/bus/graz

By train: There are frequent national and international trains, crossing beautiful landscape at low prices (especially if early booked, “Sparschiene”).
More here: https://www.oebb.at/en

From the main railway station, take a taxi or bus to reach the conference venue (University of Graz, Universitätsstraße 15 or Beethovenstraße 9). The ride takes about 20 minutes.
The University of Graz campus is served by the following bus lines:

Bus line 58in the direction of Mariagrün: get off at Mozartgasse
Bus line 63in the direction of St. Peter Schulzentrum: get off at Universität

From the city center of Graz (Jakominiplatz - main transport hub, also final destination of the airport bus lines 630/631):

Bus line 30in the direction of Geidorf: get off at Mozartgasse
Bus line 39in the direction of Wirtschaftskammer: get off at Zinzendorfgasse
Bus line 31in the direction of UniRESOWI: get off at Uni/Mensa

A one-hour ticket within Graz city limits will cost 2,20 Euro (available on the bus; please carry change). You may want to consider purchasing a 3-day tourist ticket for 11,80 Euro (available at the Tourist Information Office, ticket machines and counters at the main railway station).
More here: http://www.busbahnbim.at

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Contact

Department of Human Resource Management
Elisabethstraße 50 8010 Graz
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Renate Ortlieb Phone:+43 (0)316 380 - 7189
Fax:+43 (0)316 380 - 9545

Web:http://personalpolitik.uni-graz.at/en

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