Vienna International Summer School

"Stochastic Claims Reserving Methods in Insurance"

Location

The lectures all take place in the lecture hall 1 ("Freihaus Hörsaal 1") in the "Freihaus" building (map) of the Vienna University of Technology:

"Freihaus Hörsaal 1" "Freihaus" building, 1st floor, red section Vienna University of Technology Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10 1040 Vienna, Austria   (map)

The Optional Evening Lecture "Exiled Austrian Architects in the USA" on Wednesday, March 6, 2011, is organised by the "TU Wien - Summer University". It will take place in an architectural remarkable hall called "Kuppelsaal":

"Kuppelsaal" (Old) Main building of the Vienna University of Technology Karlsplatz 13 1040 Vienna, Austria

Hotels

Participants will get a special rate at the Hotel Mercure Secession Getreidemarkt 5, A-1060 Wien Phone: +43-1-58838-152 reservierung.msw@chello.at http://www.hotelsecession.com/ Single room: EUR 93, double room: EUR 108 per night. At the reservation, please mention: VISS 2011 (valid at least until: 30.04.2011)

Further accomodation can be found here: http://www.wien.info/en/travel-info/hotels-accommodations

Tourist Information

Vienna's official pages for visitors: http://www.wien.info/
State Opera: http://www.staatsoper.at/
State Theater: http://www.burgtheater.at/
Museums (selection): http://www.khm.at/, http://www.albertina.at/, http://www.mqw.at/

Useful Links

Vienna University of Technology
Electronic City Map
Google Maps

How to get to the TU Wien

The TU Wien (German: Technische Universität Wien) and almost all buildings are located in the city centre at the southern edge of the first district.

Travel to Vienna by plane

Most international carriers fly to Vienna International Airport VIE which is about 20 km away from the city centre.

There are several options from the airport to the TU Wien:

• Local or suburban railway S7 ("Schnellbahn S7") via "Wien Mitte" & U4:
  Departure from the airport every 30 minutes, travel time 24 minutes to station "Wien Mitte" (about 9 stations), change to the underground/subway (U-Bahn) U4 (take the elevator down, the underground station is called "Landstrasse") and continue in direction "Hütteldorf" for two stations, get off at "Karlsplatz".
  The single ticket for the suburban railway from the airport and one direction within Vienna costs € 4,40. The ticket vending machine is located on the platform at the airport. Press "National ticket with selection of destination" (Fahrkarte Inland mit Zielwahl), then choose destination "Wien Mitte" (or "Karlsplatz" if possible) and press "OK buy ticket".
• Train/Railjet via "Wien Hauptbahnhof" & U1:
  Departure from the airport every 30 minutes, travel time 15 minutes directly to station "Wien Hauptbahnhof" (= main train station of Vienna), change to the underground/subway (U-Bahn) U1 and continue in direction "Leopoldau" for two stations, get off at "Karlsplatz".
  The single ticket for the train from the airport and one direction within Vienna costs € 4,40. The ticket vending machine is located on the platform at the airport. Press "National ticket with selection of destination" (Fahrkarte Inland mit Zielwahl), then choose destination "Wien Hauptbahnhof" (or "Karlsplatz" if possible) and press "OK buy ticket".
• City Airport Train (CAT) via "Wien Mitte":
  The CAT transports you non-stop within 16 minutes to "Wien Mitte/Landstraße" every 30 minutes (return ticket € 24,90,-, single ticket € 14,90 -. You can purchase the ticket online.
  After the City Airport Train (CAT) you have to change to public transport in Vienna (Vienna Lines / Wiener Linien) to come to TU Wien - a ticket for one direction costs € 2,40. From "Wien Mitte" you change to the underground/subway U4 (the station is called "Landstrasse") and continue in direction "Hütteldorf" two stations, get off at "Karlsplatz".
• Regional buses / Vienna Airport Lines (Postbus):
  Departure every 30 minutes to "Morzinplatz/Schwedenplatz" or "Westbahnhof" (single ticket € 10,50 return ticket € 17,50). Travel time approximately 50 minutes.
  After the Vienna Airport Lines (Postbus) you have to change to public transport in Vienna (Vienna Lines / Wiener Linien) to come to TU Wien - a ticket for one direction costs € 2,40. From "Schwedenplatz" you change to the underground/subway U1 and continue in direction "Reumannplatz" two stations, get off at "Karlsplatz".
• Taxi/cab:
  The taxi stand at the Vienna Airport is in front of the Arrival/Departure Hall. Taxis can be very expensive (about 45-50 Euros), but if you ask at a taxi stand in the Arrival Hall you can get a taxi for about 40-45 Euros. We do not recommend to order taxis at the arrival in advance as you might have to pay for the waiting time in case of a delay of the flight. In case you want to take a taxi from the hotel to the airport we suggest to order a taxi in advance (we suggest to make it 12 hours or more in advance), see e.g.: or flughafen-taxi-wien.at and to be in time :-).

You can also search for directions on the following webpages:

• google maps - https://maps.google.com/
• Vienna Lines / Wiener Linien - https://www.wienerlinien.at/
  This is the company for public transport in Vienna. At the search form you have to enter "Flughafen Wien" for the Vienna Airport. Then you can find several ways to your hotel (hotel's address), find our department ("Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10" or "Karlsplatz") or any other address.

Travel to Vienny by train/bus

You can get information about departure times by phoning +43 05-1717 or at https://www.oebb.at/.
Most overland buses stop in coach stations which are near railway stations.

• Railway station "Wien Hauptbahnhof" / Vienna Main Station: Take underground/subway "U1" (in direction "Leopoldau") and get off after 2 stations at "Karlsplatz". Take exit "Wiedner Hauptstrasse" for Freihaus building or exit "Resselpark" for the Main building (Hauptgebäude) of TU Wien.
• Railway station "Wien Westbahnhof" / Vienna West station: Take underground/subway "U3" (in direction "Simmering") for 3 stations to "Volkstheater" and change there to tram line "1" to "Resselgasse".
• Railway station "Wien Meidling" / Vienna Meidling station: Take tramway 62 (in direction "Kärntner Ring, Oper") or (the light-yellow and blue) tramway "Badner Bahn" (in direction "Wien Oper") and get off after about 10 stations at "Resselgasse".

Public transport in Vienna - Vienna Lines (Wiener Linien)

The central buildings of the TU Wien can be reached with the metro U1, U4 (station Karlsplatz), the tramway lines "Badner Bahn", 1 and 62 (station Resselgasse) and the tramway lines D and 2 (station Opernring).

Tickets are available at the airport, at underground stations, at tobacconists and online.

• From the metro station "Karlsplatz" take exit "Wiedner Hauptstrasse" for Freihaus building or exit "Resselpark" for the Main building (Hauptgebäude) of TU Wien.
• The tramway station "Resselpark" is in front of the Freihaus building - for the Main building (Hauptgebäude) of TU Wien go across the street and then to the park.
• From the tramway station "Opernring" you can walk through the passage below the street in direction of Wiedner Hauptstraße / Resselpark.

More information:

• Vienna Lines (Wiener Linien): https://www.wienerlinien.at/
• Google Maps https://maps.google.com/
• City map: English / German

Travel by car

• From the south and east: Südautobahn (A2) - Südosttangente - Exit Gürtel - Südbahnhof - Prinz Eugenstraße - Schwarzenbergplatz - Karlsplatz
• From the west: Westautobahn (A1) - Hietzinger Kai - Schönbrunner Straße - Rechte Wienzeile - Karlsplatz
• From the north: Donauuferautobahn (A22) - Südosttangente - Exit Gürtel - Südbahnhof - Prinz Eugenstraße - Schwarzenbergplatz - Karlsplatz

There is a garage in Operngasse 13 (Garage "Technische Uni Operngasse"), directly below Freihaus building of TU Wien. A cheaper garage near TU Wien is Mattiellistrasse 2-4 ("Karlsplatz Garage"). You can find further garages on https://www.parken.at/wien/.
A lot of hotels help with parking tickets, so we suggest that you ask them first.