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ENQA Leadership programme Seminar 2 , 10–12 September 2018

Venue: Swiss Agency of Accreditation and Quality Assurance (AAQ) Effingerstrasse 15 3001 Bern

Practical Information Venue The second seminar of the ENQA Leadership programme, hosted by the Swiss Agency of Accreditation and Quality Assurance (AAQ), will take place at the AAQ premises, located at Effingerstrasse 15, 3001 Bern, Switzerland.

Arrival and transport Participants are kindly requested to make their own international and local travel arrangements. Participants may find it helpful to coordinate their travel to Bern by using www.rome2rio.com.

Getting to Bern With its central location, Bern is easily accessible by air, road, or rail. If your flight lands in Zurich, , or , there is excellent rail service to Bern with the Swiss rail company SBB. In both Zurich and Geneva, an SBB station is located inside the airport, allowing direct transfer to trains to Bern. There is a 600-meter walk from Bern train station to the AAQ premises.

Arriving at the Bern Airport is located 10 km from the center. The city can be reached by public transport. The airport bus takes passengers to train station. From there, you can take an S-Bahn to Bern main station.

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Arriving at the You can reach Bern main station from Zurich Airport train station in an hour and 15 minutes by train. Trains with direct connections from the airport to Bern depart every 30 minutes.

Arriving at the EuroAirport Basel Freiburg Bern can be reached via Basel SBB train station in around 1 hour. Trains from Basel SBB to Bern depart every 30 minutes.

Arriving at the Geneva Airport train station can be reached directly from the arrivals hall. Direct trains to Bern depart every 30 mins. The journey takes just under two hours.

Moving around the city Public transport Hotel reservation confirmation may be valid for the use of public transport from the Bern train station to the hotel on arrival day. Participants are requested to verify the conditions with their hotel. Information on public transport in Bern is available here: https://www.bern.com/en/detail/public-transport.

Taxi Please note that taxi journeys in Switzerland are relatively expensive in comparison to other European . Taxis are obligated to make their tariffs visible both inside and outside the car. The following taxi services are available: Nova Taxi https://novataxi.ch/ +41 800 879 879 / +41 313 313 313 Taxi Bern http://www.taxibern.ch/ +41 31 312 12 12 Taxi Bern Service https://www.taxibernservice.ch/ +41 315 355 555

Accommodation Participants are kindly requested to secure their own accommodation. AAQ has negotiated rates at the following hotels. Participants are requested to indicate a booking reference “ENQA Leadership” to secure the negotiated rates.

1. Hotel La Pergola*** Belpstrasse 43, 3007 Bern +41 31 941 43 43 [email protected] Single room with breakfast: CHF 169.00 + CHF 5.30 city tax

2. Hotel Ambassador**** Seftigenstrasse 99, 3007 Bern +41 31 370 99 99 [email protected] Single room with breakfast: on 9 September CHF 130.00 + city tax CHF 5.30; on 10 and 11 September CHF 160.00 + city tax CHF 5.30

Event dinner The event dinner, generously provided by the event host AAQ, will take place at the Restaurant Rosengarten, located at Alter Aargauerstalden 31b, 3006 Bern, Switzerland, on Monday, 10 September at 19.00.

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Internet Open Wi-Fi is available at the venue.

Photography Please note that photos will be taken during the event and may be used for publications and websites. Should you be opposed to your picture being used as described, please contact the photographer or the organisers on-site.

Electricity Participants are kindly reminded that the standard electrical voltage is 230 V, the standard frequency is 50 Hz, and the power sockets are of type J.

Additional information Please find more information for visitors to Bern here: https://www.bern.com/en/home.

Contacts The local contact at AAQ is: Barbara Gissler [email protected] +41 31 380 11 50 / 52

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