SUMMER SCHOOL 2021 . Location: Seggau Castle, Leibnitz, Austria . Arrival day: Sunday, August 8th, 2021 . Summer school: Monday, August 9th – Thursday, August 12th, 2021 . Departure day: Friday, August 13th, 2021 LOCATION AND TRAVEL PREPARATIONS Seggau Castle is located about 40km south of Graz, near the beautiful city of Leibnitz. Castle Seggau is located on top of a hill overlooking the city of Leibnitz, amidst the vineyards of southern Styria, Austria 1) ARRIVING BY PLANE • From Vienna Airport there is a direct train connection to Graz Hauptbahnhof. In some cases, you need to change train in Vienna Hauptbahnhof. • From Graz Thalerhof Airport trains run to Leibnitz on a regular basis (travel time 40 min;. Check for schedules at Austrian Railways link provided above (departure point: “Flughafen Graz-Feldkirchen”; arrival point: “Leibnitz”). The train station is about 200 meters (walking distance) from the airport. CIRCLE Summer school Infosheet – version 09062021 1 SUMMER SCHOOL 2021 2) ARRIVING BY TRAIN Please check international train connections yourself. For Austrian train schedules use: Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) Route Planner • Arriving in Vienna at “Wien-Hauptbahnhof”, take a train to “Leibnitz Hauptbahnhof”. • Arriving in Vienna at “Westbahnhof”, transfer to “Wien-Hauptbahnhof” (subway U6, tram No. 62 to “Philadelphiabrücke”) and proceed to “Leibnitz Hauptbahnhof” (see above). • Arriving at Graz you can take a train to Leibnitz Hauptbahnhof. 3) ARRIVING BY CAR Address of the Castle: Schloss Seggau, Seggauberg 1, 8430 Leibnitz 4) ONCE YOU MADE IT TO LEIBNITZ After arriving at Leibnitz train station, take a cab to “Schloss Seggau”. If there is no taxi present, please call one of the local taxi companies, e.g. • maytaxi - Leibnitz • https://www.herold.at/gelbe-seiten/leibnitz/taxi-u-personentransporte/ We will try to arrange a pick-up shuttle service from Leibnitz train station depending on arrivals. More info will follow soon. ENTRY TO AUSTRIA For those students who will come to Seggau Castle, the University of Graz will issue approx. 2 weeks before the start of the summer school a confirmation and invitation letter for the summerschool course. Currently*, the situation for entry to Austria is as follows: • Norway: vaccinated/recovered people can enter without quarantine and test; all others require an antigen/PCR test for entry, no quarantine. • Sweden: vaccinated/recovered people can enter without quarantine and test; all others require an antigen/PCR test for entry, no quarantine. • The Netherlands: vaccinated/recovered people can enter without quarantine and test; all others require an antigen/PCR test for entry, no quarantine. • High risk & variant countries (ZA, IN, BRA, UK): PCR test + quarantine required CIRCLE Summer school Infosheet – version 09062021 2 SUMMER SCHOOL 2021 • Other countries: see https://international.uni-graz.at/en/international-arrivals- covid-19-info/ and official channels of ministry: https://www.sozialministerium.at/Informationen-zum-Coronavirus/Coronavirus--- Haeufig-gestellte-Fragen/FAQ-Einreise-nach-Oesterreich.html * as of 9/6/2021; however, entry regulations are subject to constant change. Make sure you know which entry rules apply to you, in particular when leaving your place of study and travelling, or visiting family members in other countries. We will inform you about the current situation two weeks before the start of the summer school. ENTRY TO YOUR HOST UNI 2 COUNTRY Make sure you know which entry rules apply to you to enter the country of your host university 2. TRAVEL PREPARATIONS We recommend to book tickets with the possibility of cancellation (most transportation companies do offer cancellation or rebooking options free of charge). The CIRCLE Board reserves the possibility to cancel the Summer School in case of a serious deterioration of the Covid-19 situation until 23 July 2021 at the latest. Travel costs for the summer school for scholarship holders are included in the CIRCLE travel grant. In special cases, cancellation costs may be refunded for self-payers. SAFETY MEASURES DURING THE SUMMER SCHOOL • Only single rooms for students and teachers • Covid-19 antigen test at arrival at Seggau Castle • Covid-19 antigen self-test before breakfast • Desinfection and masks available • Hotel safety measures according to current legal regulations regarding meeting room settings, meals, café, swimming pool and social activities CIRCLE Summer school Infosheet – version 09062021 3 .