LITHUANIAN MARITIME ACADEMY

INVITATION

ERASMUS+ INTERNATIONAL WEEK Klaipeda, 14-18 May, 2018

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

Monday, 14th May, 2018 TIME EVENT 10:30 – 11:30 Welcome participants (Tour at LMA) 11:30 – 12:00 Lunch 12:00 – 15:30 Lecturing/meetings at LMA 15:00 Free time

Tuesday, 15th May, 2018 TIME EVENT 08:00 - 11:20 Lecturing/meetings at LMA 11:20 - 12:30 Lunch 12:30 – 14:00 Free time Guided tour of Klaipeda city (guided by professional tour guide to find very 14:00 - 19:00 best about Klaipeda, its rich cultural heritage and interesting history) 19:00 Free evening

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Wednesday, 16th May, 2018 Conference: The Baltic Sea: Gateway or cul de sac? TIME EVENT 08:30 - 09:30 Registration and coffee (Aula magna) Welcome Speech (Aula Magna) - Viktoras Senčila, Lithuanian Maritime 09:30 - 09:45 Academy Director 09:45 - 10:00 Welcome speech (Aula Magna) - Vytautas Grubliauskas, Mayor of Klaipeda Baltic Sea & maritime transport (Aula Magna) - Yann Alix (Sefacil 10:00 - 12:30 Fundation) Shipping and ports (Aula Magna) - Arnaud Serry (University Le Havre 13:30 - 16:00 Normandie) 16:30 - 18:00 Background and Geopolitical issues (Aula Magna) - Eduardas Spiriajevas Cocktail offered by the association of Lithuanian stevedoring companies (Port 18:30 - 19:30 terminal)

Thursday, 17th May, 2018 Conference: The Baltic Sea: Gateway or cul de sac? TIME EVENT Logistics & new technologies (Aula Magna) - Rima Mickiene (Lithuanian 09:00 - 12:00 Maritime Academy)

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 16:00 Alternative roads (Aula Magna) - Yann Alix

16:30 - 18:30 Environmental perspectives (Aula Magna)

19:30 - 22:00 Gala dinner

Friday, 18th May, 2018 Conference: The Baltic Sea: Gateway or cul de sac? TIME EVENT 09:30 - 12:00 Baltic Sea & maritime transport (Aula Magna) - Concluding session

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 13:30 Walk to the port - Walk to the port

Port visit by boat - The Klaipeda port authority offers a boat visit to the 13:30 - 15:30 participants of the conference

15:30 End of the conference

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Friday, 19th May, 2018

Departure

COSTS

EU and non EU Applicants are requested to apply for an ERASMUS+ mobility at the International Office of their home institutions. Applicants from other institutions are invited to participate but should cover their own expenses.

APPLICATION

General application deadline: 27th of April 2018 Please fill in the application form (enclosed with the invitation) and send it via e-mail to [email protected]

ACCOMMODATION

Hotel costs and booking are to be settled by International Week participants directly with the hotel. Regular price for the spring season starts from 35 till 95 €. We are preparing a special hotel proposals for you. Some hotels in Klaipeda near the LMA: Radisson Blu: https://www.radissonblu.com/en/hotel-klaipeda Amberton: http://ambertonhotels.com/en/klaipeda/ Navalis: http://www.navalis.lt/ Promenada: https://promenada.lt/

HOW TO GET THERE

Transport in town Lithuanian Maritime Academy is located 5-10 min walk from the city centre and most hotels.

The main means of public transportation in town are buses and minibuses. Buses going from city to the LMA (Universito stop) is 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 14, 15, 17. Single bus fare costs 0.80 Eur in kiosks and 1 Eur when buying a ticket from bus driver. The public buses function according to the schedule, which is to be found at nearly every bus stop along with the route of specific buses http://www.klaipedatransport.lt/en , but it is frequent at day time.

Minibus ride (which is faster and more convenient because it stops at the request of the passengers) costs 1 Eur.

Long-distance buses arrive to Klaipeda from , Kaliningrad, and most Lithuanian towns. The bus station is a good 20-minute walk from Old Town. It is easy to reach the city center by taking a public Bus No 8 (Timetable available on the website). Taxi can be found around the station perimeter.

By plane. Palanga (PLQ) is situated 25 km away from Klaipeda City on the main A13 (E272) highway. Regular scheduled flights from Palanga Airport are operated by airlines

LITHUANIAN MARITIME ACADEMY airBaltic, Norwegian Air Shuttle, SAS, LOT Polish Airlines, and WizzAir. The regular flights are operated to Copenhagen (Denmark), (Norway), Riga (), London (UK), and Warsaw (). Relating to good connecting flights from Palanga with SAS and airBaltic it is easy to reach a lot of other cities in Europe via Copenhagen and Riga Bus No100 route is „Palanga airport - Klaipeda bus station“. Bus driver sale the tickets (2 Eur). Bus scheduleshttp://www.stops.lt/klaipeda/#bus/100/a-b/en

If you need transfer from Palanga airport to Klaipėda, please inform us about your arrival/ departure time [email protected]

Kaunas International Airport (KUN) is located in the central part of the country, about 230 km from Klaipeda. The main destinations include cities of United Kingdom, Ireland and Norway, also Denmark and The Netherlands.

Bus service Airport Express runs from Klaipeda to Kaunas Airport and from Kaunas Airport to Klaipeda. Bus schedule is coordinated with Ryanair flight schedule and serves every flight. The bus picks up passengers at the marked Ollex bus stop. Check the times and book a seat at http://www.ollex.lt/en/express/Kaunas-airport/buy-a-ticket

Vilnius International Airport (VNO) is situated only 6 km from city (about 310 km from Klaipeda). offers 53 flight destinations to 44 countries. Check the bus times to Klaipeda and book a seat at http://www.ollex.lt/en/express/Kaunas-airport/buy-a-ticket

The International Ferry Terminal Regular ferry lines for passengers, cars and cargo: Klaipėda – Kiel (Germany), Klaipėda – Karlshamn (Sweden). The International Ferry Terminal is about 12 km south of the Klaipeda city center. Bus No 1a leaves from outside the main terminal building a few times a day. Buy a ticket from the driver for 0.80 Eur and validate it in the appropriate machine. Journey time to the centre is about 25 minutes. All buses terminate at the last stop on Taikos before Old Town (see Klaipeda city bus network). Taxi are usually waiting around outside.

Taxi numbers in Klaipeda: +370 46 33 22 11; +370 46 345 345; +370 46 311 211; +370 46 222 333

Visa Do you need a VISA to ? Check the list of countries whose citizens can travel visa-free to the Republic of Lithuania:http://www.migracija.lt/index.php?-2103780357

Contact person at LMA: Ms Indre Puzaite [email protected], Tel. No.: +370 46 397 260

WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEET YOU IN KLAIPEDA!