Lecture Room Address: Vazovova street no. 5, lecture room no. UD 104. It is located in the main building (Rectorate) of the Slovak University of Technology (STU) (see the map below).
Parking: recommendations in welcome guide are valid - parking around Vazovova street is free on not reserved (crossed) places. During the weekend there are usually enough free parking lots around, if not there is a paid car-park on Vazovova and on Školska street 2€/hour. If you intend to stay more then 5 hours ask explcitly after arrival the whole day parking which is 20€/day on Vazovova and 10€/day on Skolska. (Skolska street is behind the Saffron hotel some 400 meters far away from Vazovova). Those staying in the hotel Akademik may park inside the STU building (see photos) or for 8€/day in Saffron hotel. Warning: when parking on free public parking place you have to leave 1,5 meter of footpath (measured to the closest obstacle=building). Parking garages in Bratislava may be found on map on https://sk.parkopedia.com/parking/locations/vazovova_bratislava_slovensko_u2s1vw1z1n7/. If you would like to park elsewhere please note that in the very city center is a paid zone with parking houses and no free parking on streets from 8h - 16h. Most parking places are parking machines, or you may and need to buy a ticket or send SMS. Wrongly parking cars are or wheel clamped (fined with 50€) or towed away (99€ and more).
Check-in in the hotel Akademik:
Address: hotel Akademik, Vazovova street 1, 811 07 Bratislava
Contact in English: Ms. Trochtova (please mention your participation in the MBA program hosted by STU and you will get special price of 36,8€ for single room single night) Tel.:+421 918 664 010, E-mail: elena.trochtova@stuba.sk, www.stuba.sk/new/generate_page.php?page_id=3671 They have a non-stop service, however if you arrive late use the bell (do not knock). The currency in Slovakia is Euro.
1. How to reach the lecture room?
Lecture room UD 104 at Vazovova 5 - STU is on the ground floor. There will be signs from the main entrance of the Rectorate of STU at Vazovova 5.
2. Should participants go directly to the lecture room or to the hotel?
Go to the lecture room. Lectures will start at 9.00 at UD 104. Please be on time.
3. Arrival by train or by public transport
How can I buy a ticket? Can I buy it by driver? How much does it cost?
Please look at the students welcome guide for the map of stops of public transport around. From Bratislava Main Train Station (Hlavna stanica)or the Main Bratislava bus station (Mlynske Nivy) you will need to buy one ticket (time ticket valid for 15 minutes) for 70 cents at the tobacconist's or from automatic ticket machines which are around of most stops (not by the driver). In case you need to get to Vazovova from Bratislava airport you will need a time-ticket for 30 minutes (90 cents) or 60 minutes (1,2€). It is possible to change buses, trams or trolleybuses with one ticket within the time interval. If you use public transport regularly you may consider to buy one or more day ticket (starting from 3,5€) . Here is the site with information about tickets.
4. Organisational matters such as wireless, internet connection, lunch, the usage of the facilities
The wireless internet connection is available in the classroom UD 104. You may use Eduroam network or other network for which you will get a password. Please bring your own laptop/tablet. The voltage here is 220 V and connector to a plug is very similar to German one so you will not need an adapter. Lunches are not organised by STU. During the break from 13.00 to 14.00 students may go to the STU canteen in the same building or to some restaurant (below is the map) or stay in the classroom.
5. What about the access on Saturday and Sunday?
Access on Saturday and Sunday during lecture hours is possible through the main entrance of Vazovova 5.
6. Student ID Card?
You will get ID cards at the beginning of the first session.
7. Do I need Slovak vignette?
Generally speaking: to use Slovak motorways you will need vignette (motorway sticker). The exception are motorways in cities Bratislava (and Banská Bystrica). However, because the Austrian motorway D6 is entering Slovakia not in Bratislava you will need for 7 kilometers of Slovak D2 from the border crossing in Kittsee to Bratislava to buy a vignette or to use local roads to cross border in Berg (see the map and instruction below).
The vignette costs 10€ and is valid for 10 days. There are also monthly - 14 € and a yearly - 50 € vignettes. From 1 January 2016 the vignette is electronic only. It means that you will not get the sticker, just the invoice (bill). It is possible to buy a vignette in particular petrol stations, in self-serve devices located at border crossings, but also on the internet: https://eznamka.sk/en (available also in English and German). Drivers without a valid vignette may be fined with €150 (it never happened to any student until now).
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Public transport
Schedules in Bratislava are available on: http://imhd.sk/ba/schedules-timetables .
Nearest bus/tram stops to Vazovova 5 (walking from 3 to 12 minutes) are:
Arrival by plane
Arrival by bus
The Main Bratislava bus station (Mlynské Nivy) is a little bit more than 1 km far from STU. There are more options to come to Vazovova. One of them is trolley bus No 210 or bus No 21 with stop at Račianske Mýto. STU is located app. 5 minutes walking through Mytna street from the stop Račianske mýto.
Arrival by train
Bratislava Main Train Station (Hlavná stanica) is situated app. 1,1 kilometre from STU. Vazovova street can be reached walking, which takes app. 12 minutes or 5 minutes by tram no 2. to stop Blumentál (this stop is on the corner with Vazovova street). Other option are buses no. 61, 74 and trolleybuses no. 201, 210 which take you to the stop Račianske mýto (it is the third stop). STU is located app. 5 minutes walking through Mytna street from the stop Račianske mýto. You can also take a taxi from the train station.
Bratislava-Petržalka railway station (ŽST Petržalka – the destination of some trains from Vienna) is app. 8 kms far away. Bus No 94 will take you to Blumentál (the stop is on the corner with Vazovova street).
Arrival by car
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On the last crossing, behind the tall building of the National Bank (tall building you were just passing in the right side), you will have to turn right. At this moment you already can see the hotel Akademik - the yellow-green building in front of you.
Now the Akdemik is just in front of you...
If You stay in Akademik, park somewhere here and check-in. If you arrive late and the wooden door is closed use the bell (do not knock). They have 24 service hours.
If you stay in Akademik you may park in the building of STU. Ask at the reception and they will open you this gate.
If not staying in the hotel continue on Vazovova.
Go to the STU Vazovova 5. Main Entrance.
On the map are also restaurants around. Restaurants with daily menu from 4 to 6€ (in SLovak updated daily) are: (sorted as recommended)
https://www.zomato.com/bratislava/re%C5%A1taur%C3%A1cie/near/vazovova-7
Closest Restaurants, mostly with daily menu (not all of them are open during the weekend):
Pubs with restaurant
Pizza, Bistro/Imbis:
Pizza to order: or Primavera or Domino's pizza
Other places where students tends to go (for dinner):
Slovak pub: Typical student pub, Obchodná 62 (similar to Divny Janko but bigger and more wodden)
Bratislavský meštiansky pivovar / Bratislava "beerhof", Dunajská 21, (spare ribs)
U Taliana: Sapori Italiani, Krížna 39, daily 8-23
Opening hours:
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Galileo |
Aqa |
Pizzeria Primavera |
Pondelok |
Monday |
10:00 - 23:00 |
9:00 - 22:00 |
9:00 - 23:00 |
Utorok |
Tuesday |
10:00 - 23:00 |
9:00 - 22:00 |
9:00 - 23:00 |
Streda |
Wednesday |
10:00 - 23:00 |
9:00 - 22:00 |
9:00 - 23:00 |
Štvrtok |
Thursday |
10:00 - 23:00 |
9:00 - 22:00 |
9:00 - 17:00 |
Piatok |
Friday |
10:00 - 01:00 |
9:00 - 22:00 |
9:00 - 24:00 |
Sobota |
Saturday |
11:00 - 01:00 |
10:00 - 22:00 |
11:00 - 23:00 |
Nedeľa |
Sunday |
11:00 - 22:00 |
10:00 - 22:00 |
11:00 - 23:00 |
Compilation of hotels and restaurants in Bratislava close to Vazovova 5: http://goo.gl/maps/JZjs6
Other
Bratislava official pages for visitors in English: http://visit.bratislava.sk/EN/
Events and tickets: http://www.ticketportal.sk/ (change language to English or Russian)
Sport: swiming pool at Hotel Nivy, Líščiie Nivy 3 (open daily to 22:00), pool in mall Central including the fitness club Golem (open daily to 22:00) , ice skating ..
Shopping: Tesco (closest on Kamenne namestie), malls: Central, Aupark, Eurovea, Avion
Driving Academy (pdf presentation)