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-===== Location =====
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 === Ghent ===
-Camerino is a small hilltop town in the Apennines, in Marche, a region in central-eastern Italy. The town is home to the University of Camerino (UniCam), founded in 1336 and officially recognised by the Pope in 1727. It is currently ranked as the best university in Italy among those with fewer than 10,000 students.
+[[https://osm.org/go/0EjhYv|Ghent]] is one of the most beautiful cities in Belgium. Founded at the confluence of the rivers the Schelde and the Leie, it became one of the larges cities of northern Europe in the late Middle Ages. It has a port and houses a top 100 university, Ghent University. The people of Ghent, also known as the “stroppendragers”, are known to be stubborn but warm and kind :-)
 === Visa ===
-Italy is a member of the European Union and part of the Schengen area. Please check if you
+Belgium is a member of the European Union and part of the Schengen area. Please check if
-[[http://vistoperitalia.esteri.it/home/en|need a visa]] to enter Italy. In case you do, please apply as soon as possible:
+[[https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/belgium-visa/|need a visa]] to enter Belgium. In case you do, please apply as soon as possible: we have lost a few students already in previous years because of visa issues :-(
-we have lost a few students already in previous years because of visa issues :-(
 === Travel ===
-Camerino is located in a more rural area of Italy and is not particularly easy to
+**Brussels National Airport**
-reach by public transportation. We will travel to Camerino together from Rome, which is a 3.5h train journey. We will take care of buying a group train ticket. You only need to take care of your travel to Rome. For the return journey we will also take care of buying a group train ticket.
-Rome has two large airports, Fiumicino (FCO) and Ciampino (CIA). Ciampino is serviced by several budget airlines but a little further from the city and Fiumicino is closer but often more expensive to fly to. Both airports have reliable transport links directly to Roma Termini (Rome's central train station).
+Ghent is only 60 minutes from the international airport of Zaventem "Brussels Airport", where flights to more than 70 destinations. There are two direct trains per hour between the airport railway station (Brussel-Nationaal-Luchthaven) and the railway station, Ghent-Sint-Pieters (Gent Sint-Pieters station).
+In the airport, follow the signs to the railway station. Buy a ticket for Ghent-Sint-Pieters station at the counter in the train station of the airport or [[http://www.belgianrail.be/en/|online]]. Booking online avoids long ques at the ticketing counters.
+Apart from direct trains to Ghent, you can take the shuttle train to Brussels Central Station from the airport (4 trains in each hour). There, you can change to a train to Ghent-Sint-Pieters.
+[[http://www.belgianrail.be/en/|More information]] on transport to and from Brussels Airport.
-=== Accommodation ===
+**Charleroi Brussels South Airport**
-We have arranged accommodation for all students in the local university accommodation. This will consist of apartments of 2/3 single rooms (with bed linen and towels) and shared bathroom. There is a little kitchen in the apartments, but it is not furnished: you may want to bring some basic cutlery with you. We especially encourage you to bring a cup for water/tea/coffee: we want to minimize the amount of plastic garbage produced during the coffee breaks.
-The apartments are located within walking distance of the venue for the classes. You will need to cover the cost of your room, but this will be around 70€ per person for the whole week. See [[http://www.ersucam.it/?p=2697|here]] for some pictures and location.
+There are two options for traveling between Charleroi (Brussels South) Airport and Ghent:
+  * [[http://www.charleroi-airport.com/en/acces/train-bus/index.html|Bus + Train]]
+  * [[https://www.brussels-charleroi-airport.com/en/parking-access#shuttle|Shuttle bus to Ghent (or Brussels)]]
-Check in / out will be on Sunday 1 September and Sunday 8 September respectively.
+** By High-Speed Train **
+The closest international railway station for high-speed trains is Brussels South (Bruxelles Midi) railway station (arrival of Thalys, TGV, Eurostar, ICE, etc.).
+Regular connections by train to Ghent-Sint-Pieters railway station are available (approximately 2-3 trains per hour) with a journey time of approximately 30 minutes. [[http://www.b-rail.be/main/E/|Train schedules]].
+** By International Bus **
+If you’re planning to travel by bus or coach, you can checkout [[https://www.eurolines.eu/|Eurolines]] or [[https://global.flixbus.com/|Flixbus]], which run coach services to many destinations in Europe. Ghent is one of them. The Eurolines bus stops at [[https://goo.gl/maps/VarpGpZw4GNGQPox8|Koningin Elisabethlaan 73]], which is near the Ghent Sint-Pieters train station. The Flixbus bus stops at [[https://goo.gl/maps/JYa6bUHGJ84A1E1S7|Kasteellaan 363]], close to the Ghent Dampoort train station.
+=== Getting to the accommodation ===
+** From the train station Ghent Sint Pieters **
+You can take one of the [[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Gent+Sint-Pietersstation,+Gent/51.0398093,3.7282095/@51.0391318,3.7240371,17.34z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!1m1!1s0x47c373df8647eb21:0xa226f4f86b180d73!2m2!1d3.7100857!2d51.0369388!1m0!3e3|buses]] with line number 34, 35, 55, 58, 70, 71, 72, 76, 77 or 78 in the direction of Gent Heuvelpoort (you can always ask the driver for information). The fourth stop is "Heuvelpoort" where you get off the bus, you walk through the "Overpoortstraat" (a street with a lot of bars) and after the Albert Heijn you turn right. The accommodation is in this street.
+You can also take the same route [[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Gent+Sint-Pietersstation,+Gent/51.0398093,3.7282095/@51.0391073,3.7147932,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m5!1m1!1s0x47c373df8647eb21:0xa226f4f86b180d73!2m2!1d3.7100857!2d51.0369388!1m0!3e2|walking]] through the beautiful Citadel park.
+** From the train station Gent Dampoort (Flixbus) **
+The buses stop close to the train station. This is the route to take [[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/51.0534712,3.7401582/51.0398093,3.7282095/@51.0534088,3.7410412,18.47z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e3|by bus]] on google maps. From the parking you cross the street by using the pedestrian crossing on your right. At the other side of the street is a bus stop "Veemarkt". Take bus 34, 35, 70, 71, 76, 77 or 78 and get off at the 8th stop "Heuvelpoort". Walk through the "Overpoortstraat" (a street with a lot of bars) and after the Albert Heijn you turn right. The accommodation is in this street.
+It is also possible to [[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/51.0534712,3.7401582/51.0398093,3.7282095/@51.0469247,3.7258779,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!4m1!3e2|walk]] this route. It's a 30min walk and you cross a variety of neighborhoods.
+=== Accommodation ===
+We have arranged accommodation for all students in single rooms at the local university accommodation. <del>There will be **no** costs for participants thanks to our sponsors.</del> The rooms cost 265€ for the whole week and will have to be paid on the last day. All single rooms have a private bathroom and refrigerator, the kitchen is shared. Some pictures of the rooms can be found [[https://www.ugent.be/en/facilities/housing/halls/residences/single-rooms-plus|here]].
+The rooms are located within walking distance of the venue for the classes at the [[https://www.ugent.be/en/facilities/housing/halls/residences/kantienberg.htm|site Kantienberg]], [[https://goo.gl/maps/EAFRtbigXBgVaQjz8|(Stahlhof 43, 47, 49, 51)]].
-If you didn't pay your accommodation yet, you can settle your debts at the [[http://www.ersucam.it/?page_id=207&ida=30&ids=32|ERDIS cashier's desk]] (ERDIS Ufficio Cassa in Italian) in [[https://goo.gl/maps/S8XPdb4RYLBXEq418|Colle Paradiso 1, 62032 Camerino]] (one and a half kilometers from the venue, search for the dark blue icon in the far right of the map below). The office is located on the second floor of the building. Opening hours: Mon to Fri 11:30–13:50, Tue and Thu additionaly 15:00–17:00.
 === Venue ===
-Our classes will take place in the Rettorato, a little outside the town center ([[https://goo.gl/maps/Yi6QDHJ8asv|map]]).
+Classes will take place at the Ghent University [[https://goo.gl/maps/M1iHHfTTjWBQxRn29|Campus Boekentoren, Blandijnberg 2]], in the Blandijn building, which is an [[https://goo.gl/maps/7qfLnamHsoiGVra96|8 minute walk]] from the accommodation.
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+=== Magic map ===
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