Further Information
Accommodation
There are numerous accommodation options within Heidelberg ranging from low price to high class accomodation. Early reservation is recommended as Heidelberg is a tourist town.
In the following you will find some links and an accommodation list which should help you to make your reservation.
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Accommodation list (Prices due to change)
Some useful links
Reaching Heidelberg
Heidelberg is located in the South-West of Germany, near Frankfurt.
There are several airports near Heidelberg and it can be reached easily by bus, shuttle service or train.
Do not take a taxi. Prices in Germany are far higher than in many Southern countries.
Airports
Most participants are likely to arrive at Frankfurt International
Heidelberg is approx.1 hour from Frankfurt
Ryain Air (flights within Europe)
is located at Frankfurt–Hahn.The shuttle bus takes approx. 2 hours from the airport to Heidelberg.
Baden Airpark (flights within Europe)
near Karlsruhe and Baden Baden , approx. 1 hour from Heidelberg
Stuttgart Airport (some International destinations).
approx 1 hour from Heidelberg
Train
To check the train connections, please have a look at
http://www.bahn.de/p/view/international/englisch/
international_guests.shtml
Heidelberg University
was founded more than 600 years ago, is Germany’s oldest academic institution and its Faculty of Medicine is a centre of excellence for medical research.
The Institute of Public Health
(formerly The Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health) is part of the University Medical School. Training and research activities currently feature work in the following areas: health economics and planning; sexual and reproductive health and clinical and experimental parasitology. The department has been offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate training programmes in international public health, including a one year Master of Science course.
