The Workshop will take place in Beckmanns Hof (International Conference Centre of the Ruhr University Bochum), which is located on the territory of the Campus next to Botanical Garden.
Im Lottental 88a, 44801 Bochum
Click here to open in Google Maps
Bochum doesn't have it's own airport. The nearby airports are Dortmund and Düsseldorf.
In order to reach Ruhr University from Bochum’s main train station it is convenient take the underground (U-Bahn) train U35 (CampusLinie) in the direction "Hustadt" until the station "Ruhr-Universität". On workdays the U35 departs in five-minute intervals and it takes less than 10 minutes to go from the main train station to the university station.
The fastest route is that via the motorway junction Bochum/Witten, where the motorways A43 and A44 meet. Simply take the exit for Bochum-Querenburg, follow the signs for “Ruhr-Universität” and, once there, look for the (electronic) information boards. The address for navigation is Bochum, Universitätsstraße, 150. More details can be found here.
The campus map as pdf-file is available here.
The underground train (U-Bahn) station is circled in yellow on the map above.
All talks will take place in the Beckmanns Hof, circled in red on the map. The conference dinner will be served in the Restaurant directly nearby.
Lunch is self cared. There are several options:
We recommend the Mensa, called Dinning hall and circled in light green on the map. You can pay there with cash, except at the couple of cashiers where there is a big sign indicating you need a special card to pay.
In the same building where Dining hall is located you can find a vegan restaurant "Rote Bete".
You can also consider going to the Q-West, circled in dark blue on the map. The menu is of slightly higher quality but also a bit more expensive and the payment is more complicate. You need to buy a Q-Card and charge it with money in order to pay. You can buy and charge this card at the Q-West. You can also get the money back of this card at the Q-West when you don't need it anymore. In the evening, you can have dinner there and pay with cash.
Botanical Garden. In case you would like to take a small walk during the Coffee or Lunch pause we recommend to visit the Botanical Garden, which is located directly next to the Conference Venue. More information and the map of the garden can be found here.