EQUIP Focus Groups: ESG 2015 Impact, Challenges and Solutions Practical Information 3-4 May 2017, Oslo, Norway
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EQUIP focus groups: ESG 2015 impact, challenges and solutions Practical information 3-4 May 2017, Oslo, Norway Venue The EQUIP Focus Group will take place at the University of Oslo, Blindern Campus, in the Helga Engs hus, located at Sem Sælands vei 7, 0371 Oslo. Arrival and transport Participants are kindly requested to make their own international and local travel arrangements. Directions from the aiport to Oslo Central Station From Gardermoen Airport (OSL) Train The journey takes about 20 minutes from the airport to Oslo Central Station. Airport Express Train (Flytoget): trains leave every 10 minutes with the exception of early mornings and late evenings, and on weekends and during school holidays. A ticket costs NOK 180. Tickets must be purchased before entering the train – using the Flytoget app, a ticket machine at the airport, or a ticket office (NOK 10/20 service charge per ticket). NSB – Norwegian State Railways: trains leave approximately every 30 minutes. A ticket costs NOK 92. Tickets may be purchased online, with the NSB app, or from a ticket machine at the airport. Bus Flybussen departs every 20 minutes everyday, starting from the bus station just outside the arrivals hall. The duration of the journey is approximately 40-50 min. For further information call 177 (or +47 40 00 11 66) in Oslo or +47 815 00 176 from outside of Oslo. www.equip-project.eu 1 From Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) The venue is about 120 km from the Sandefjord airport. Train There is a train from Torp Sandefjord Lufthavn to Oslo. The station is located between Stokke and Sandefjord. The journey takes about 1 hour 45 minutes, and a ticket costs NOK 266. There is a shuttle bus service between the airport and the train station, which is included in the train ticket. The train usually departs once every hour. Bus The Torp Express bus service corresponds with most international flights to/from the airport. Buses arrive at the Oslo Bussterminal (approximately 2 hours travel), located adjacent to the Oslo Central Station. Taxi A taxi information desk in the arrivals hall provides information about fixed rates and available taxis, with passengers having the option of choosing the cheapest available company. Public Transport The website for public transport in Oslo is https://ruter.no/en. Directions from Oslo Central Station to Focus Group venue To reach the venue of the focus group from the central station, participants may take the metro (called the T-bane, see network map above) to Blindern from inside the station, line 3 (in the direction of Sognsvann), line 4 (in the direction of Ringen), or line 5 (in the direction of Storo). A single ticket costs 33 kr (approximately €3.70), and a 24-hour pass is 90 kr (approximately €10.20). The journey by metro takes about 20 minutes. A network map is shown below: www.equip-project.eu 2 Taxi The following taxi services are available: Oslo Taxi +47 22388090 / 02323 http://www.oslotaxi.no Norgestaxi +47 (0) 8000 http://norgestaxi.no Taxi2 +47 33 30 87 47 / 02202 http://www.taxi2.no/ www.equip-project.eu 3 Direction from EQUIP focus group to ENQA Members’ Forum Participants of the focus group are requested to organise their own transport from the University of Oslo to the Members’ Forum venue (Gamle Logen, Grev Wedels plass 2, N-0151 Oslo, Norway). The journey takes about 30 minutes. Participants are recommended to take the T-bane from Blindern, lines 3 (in the direction of Mortensrud), 4 (in the direction of Bergkrystallen), or 5 (in the direction of Vestli) to Jernbanetorget, then walk to the Gamle Logen. www.equip-project.eu 4 Dinner The event dinner will take place at Kafe Oslo (Wergelandsveien 29, 0167 Oslo, Norway) at 19:00 on 3 May 2017. Please inform ENQA ([email protected]) should you not wish to participate to the dinner. Additional information Please find a website for visitors to Oslo here: http://www.visitoslo.com/en/. www.equip-project.eu 5 .