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Summer Academy Venue Information

Berlin is an attractive metropolitan and multi-cultural city with a vibrant and creative industry. Brandenburg is the surrounding rural region famous for its history and its role in supplying agricultural products to Berlin. However, when we look beneath the surface, it becomes evident that this formerly divided city and region has been going through a challenging change process since the fall of the Wall in 1989. During the last 35 years, the city and the surrounding rural territories had to completely adjust and renew their production processes, economic and physical infrastructure, and people’s mindsets.

 

The location can thus also be seen as a laboratory of change. For example, the Berlin-Brandenburg economy still lacks larger enterprises and strong supplier links today. At the same time, Berlin has become the centre of the creative start-up scene in Europe, and Brandenburg is the most substantial German cluster in renewable energies. Hence, dynamic and declining economic sectors, regions and suburbs are located next to each other. Held in this location, our Summer Academy, including our evening programme, will give you a glimpse into this diverse world of impressions.

Accommodation

The event will be hosted at Hotel Grenzfall, near the Berlin Wall memorial park. This is a residential training programme, and participants are preferred to stay in the hotel where the event is to be presented. Your accommodation will be covered from Sunday to Friday morning check out. Read more on the travel support page.

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Travel Support

The Summer Academy will begin with an informal dinner on Sunday evening, 30 June, at 7:00 pm and end on Friday, 5 July, around 3:00 pm. To fully participate until the end of the academy, please book your return flight on Friday after 6:30 pm. The participation fee includes accommodation from Sunday to Friday morning check-out.

Arrive earlier

If you want to arrive before Sunday or stay longer, we can help you with additional bookings. Please note that you will need to pay the hotel directly. A single room costs 105€ per night and a double room 140€ per night, with breakfast included.

Stay longer

If you're a soccer fan and planning to attend the European Championship Football quarter-finals taking place in Berlin on Saturday, 6 July, consider extending your stay for two more nights. Please note that the room rate for 5 and 6 July will be different, and will cost 279€ per night, with breakfast included. To guarantee your booking for 5 and 6 July, Hotel Grenzfall will require your credit card number and expiration date. Hotel Grenzfall would charge 90% of the room rate in case of cancellation.

All prices include service and 7% VAT.

Once you have made travel reservations for your trip to Berlin, please complete the Logistics questionnaire. This will ensure that we have all your travel information. If you need any additional logistic details, don't hesitate to contact Annelien.

Visa to Germany

Please verify whether you need a visa to enter Germany. Consult your nearest German Embassy or Consulate, and before you visit them, please consult this website.

  • A visa takes at least ten working days to be processed.

  • Please apply for your entry visa before June!

  • We will send you a letter of invitation to accompany your visa application if you need it.

  • You'll need to apply for your entry visa in person, and it cannot be delegated.

  • Remember that your passport must be valid for six months after the date you leave Germany.

Additional travel support links

How to get to Hotel Grenzfall:

 

Visit the page for Summer Academy participants.

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