International Erasmus+ Staff Training Week

INTERNATIONAL ERASMUS+ STAFF TRAINING WEEK

CONSTANTINE THE PHILOSOPHER UNIVERSITY IN NITRA

Slovak Republic

(June 12 - 16, 2017)

INTERNATIONAL ERASMUS+ STAFF TRAINING WEEK

AT CONSTANTINE THE PHILOSOPHER UNIVERSITY IN NITRA

(„UKF in Nitra“)

„Connected via Erasmus / Quantity vs Quality of Mobility “

(June 2017)

Draft Programme*

Monday, June 12, 2017

1pm – 1.30pm: On-site registration (Rectorate, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, Nitra)

1.30pm – 1.45pm: Opening & welcome by UKF authority

1.45pm – 2.15pm: International Cooperation of UKF (incl. Erasmus in numbers 1998-2016)

2.15pm - 3.45pm: Presentations by participating universities (max 5 minutes/each

university)

3.45pm – 4pm: Coffee break

4pm – 6pm: Guided UKF campus tour

7pm – 9pm: Welcome dinner (paid by UKF)

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

9am – 11am: Individual meetings at UKF faculties/departments/offices (pre-arranged by participants before their arrival)

11am – 11.15am: Coffee break

11.15am – 1pm: Erasmus+ KA103: Quality aspects of student mobility and its recognition

(study, internship, graduate´s internship, motivation, recognition, OLS support)

1pm – 1.30pm: Light buffet lunch

1.30pm – 2.30pm: Survival Slovak language course for beginners

4pm – 6pm: Guided walking tour of Nitra with English speaking tourist guide (paid by UKF)

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

9am - 11am: Erasmus+ Key Action 107: First experience and good practices in

managing mobility with partner countries

11am – 11.15am: Coffee break

11.15am – 1pm: UKF faculties – presentation of good practice in managing international or

Erasmus projects/dissemination of results/success stories

1pm - Free afternoon

Thursday, June 15, 2017

9am - 5pm: Whole-day trip to Topoľčianky (organized and paid by UKF including lunch; wine tasting paid by participants in Topoľčianky - optional)

Friday, June 16, 2017

9am – 10am: Fare-well meeting, conclusion and evaluation

10am – 11am: „Student´s helping students“ – inspiring presentation of the student

voluntary organisation Erasmus Student Network (ESN UKF)

11 - 12am: Erasmus Staff Week certificates and individual departure of participants

*The programme is subject to change. Selected participants will be sent the final programe.

PRACTICAL ISSUES

Registration:

In order to attend for this event, please, submit the registration form to no later than on May 9, 2017.

Places are limited to max 20 participants (administrative or teaching staff preferably from our partner institutions). If there are more applicants, participants will be selected on the basis of geographical diversity while allowing max 2 participants from the same institution. Each registered participant will be informed whether he was selected to attend.

Working language during the Staff Training Week is English.

It is anticipated that participants apply at home institution for the Erasmus+ grant for Staff Training Mobility or use other financial sources to cover their subsistence, accommodation and travel costs.

How to get to Nitra:

Arriving by Plane

You either fly to Bratislava (capital of Slovakia) or to Vienna (capital of Austria). You can fly directly to M. R. Stefanik Airport (in Slovak „letisko“) in Bratislava (www.bts.aero/). The airport is 30 minutes drive from downtown Bratislava. Many people take the advantage of the Vienna Airport (www.viennaairport.com), which is located only 45 km from Bratislava. There is a direct bus line from the Vienna airport (Schwechat Airport) (http://www.viennaairport.com/en/passengers/arrival__parking/bus_connections) to the Main Bus Terminal Mlynske Nivy in Bratislava which is located in the city centre. The shuttle bus operates daily from around 6.00 am to 11.00 pm at hourly intervals and the journey takes approx. 1 hour. The ticket price is around 10,- €.

Arriving by Train

The railroad service in Slovakia is comfortable. Bratislava is connected to the railroad network of all neighbouring countries: Austria (Vienna), Hungary (Budapest), Poland (Warsaw), the Czech Republic (Prague), Ukraine (Kiev). Departing from the Main Train Station (in Slovak „Hlavná stanica“) in Bratislava, located 5 minutes from the city centre, you can easily reach all university towns in the Slovak Republic. The website www.slovakrail.sk provides information about the schedule, prices, transition points and duration of your journey, www.busy.sk provides an itinerary combining trains and buses. If applicable, the clerk at the train station may ask you about your travel preferences: EC - Eurocity train (international), IC - Intercity train, fast train (in Slovak „rýchlik“) or slow train (in Slovak „osobný vlak“). There is a possibility to buy a seat reservation (in Slovak „miestenka“), since the trains may be crowded, especially on Fridays and Sundays, when students travel to and from school. International trains are dispatched

several times a day from several train stations in the country and international tickets can be bought also at the train station international ticket office (in Slovak „medzinárodná pokladňa“).

Arriving by Bus

If you want to travel to Slovakia, you can use EUROLINES bus connections from all around Europe. All buses arrive at the Main Bus Terminal Mlynske Nivy in the Bratislava city centre. Some of the international bus connections continue to Nitra. You can find the information about the bus connections at: www.eurolines.sk, www.busy.sk. The bus connections to Nitra from the Main Bus Terminal Mlynske Nivy (Nitra - Bratislava 90 km) are very frequent.

Public transport in Nitra

One travel/ticket by public bus („MHD“) in Nitra costs 0,80 EUR (one travel means one way without changing the bus). There are no time zones for public transport in Nitra, so one ticket serves for one way anywhere and anytime you travel in Nitra. Paper bus ticket can by purchased at the bus driver only.

Taxi

Taxis are plentiful, although cruising taxis are seldom available. Taxi terminals are located throughout the town. Taxi for students usually costs 2,5 EUR for one travel within Nitra town. Useful cab drivers cell phone contacts:

CD Taxi: +421 902544 544, +421948544 544

City Taxi: +421 908442 255

Moje Taxi: +421903553 553, +421 917 553553, +421948553 553

Nonstop Taxi: +421907331175

One Taxi: +421 944997 477, +421 944 997499

Useful links

Map of Nitra: http://www.nisys.sk/www/index.php?lang=en

Map of UKF buildings: https://www.ukf.sk/images/WebENG/Degree_Study/UKF_objects_map.jpg

Accommodation tips: http://www.nisys.sk/www/content/nisys/accommodation/0/1150