Venue & Access

High Tech Campus, Eindhoven The StEP E-waste Summer School will start off at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, Netherlands (followed by stays in Antwerp, Belgium and Davos, Switzerland).   The fifth largest city in Netherlands, Eindhoven is the home of Philips, where the company was founded in 1891. The High Tech Campus spread over an area of 103 hectares is a hub for innovative high technology companies in the areas of Personal Health & Wellbeing, Smart Environments, Microsystems Medicine and Personal Entertainment. At the center of the campus lies The Strip - a long, narrow building that houses all of the shared facilities such as the restaurants, cafes, convenience shops and the state-of-the-art conference centre where the summer school will be held. The Strip is both stimulating and inspiring. Modern spatial architecture sets the tone for open communication, while high-tech design is a catalyst for creative thinking. To take a virtual tour around The Strip, click the links below. Reception Area & Cafe Meeting Rooms Food Court Grand Cafe Lounge Restaurant a la carte

Access to Eindhoven Eindhoven is easily accessed by train, air and road. By air The Eindhoven airport is easily accessed by public transport (a 20 minute bus ride from the city centre). The airport is connected with direct flights to London, Barcelona, Rome, Budapest, Dublin, Stockholm etc. For more information on flight connections to and from Eindhoven, visit www.eindhovenairport.com. Alternative international airports in and around Eindhoven are Amsterdam Schipol (Netherlands), Duesseldorf (Germany), Koln/Bonn (Germany), Antwerp (Belgium).  By rail Eindhoven's central train station lies in the city centre and has regular train connections to major cities such as Amsterdam, Cologne/ Bonn, Brussels etc. It is possible to take a train from Amsterdam Schipol Airport to Eindhoven, approximately a 1.30 hour journey. For train times and journey planner, visit http://www.ns.nl/. By road Eindhoven is well connected to the main highways. Distance by road from some major cities is: Amsterdam, Netherlands        125 kms Antwerp, Netherlands                 80 kms Brussels, Beligum                    135 kms Cologne, Germany                   150 kms   Duesseldof, Germany              110 kms Paris, France                            440 kms