NEWS

  • 2018-05-09: The website of the workshop is launched.
  • 2018-10-12: The program of the workshop is announced.
  • 2018-11-12: We posted some photos from the workshop in our Photogallery

The workshop is organized by the Institute of Physics of the Faculty of Philosophy and Science of the Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic. The Silesian University belongs among the youngest universities in the Czech Republic. Its Institute of Physics represents a significant part of the University‘s Faculty of Philosophy and Science offering a wide range of prestigious study programmes in the area of applied and theoretical physics.

Venue

Situated on the banks of the Opava river Opava is a lovely town that has a rich history and a significant cultural background. Located in the north-east corner of the Czech Republic, approximately 400 kms east from Prague, it lies in the heart of the Czech Silesian region of which it is a political and administrative centre.

The presentations of the RAGtime meeting will take place at the "Bezručova" University Building where the Institute of Physics resides.  It is situated on a picturesque square of Petr Bezruč, a famous Czech writer and a native of Opava, which is conviniently located just a short walk from the Opava’s town centre. The Tuesday afternoon session will take place at The Municipal House (Obecní dům) in Opava. See section Contacts for more information.

 

 

Accommodation

There are several possibilities of pleasant (mostly three-star) hotel accommodation that is within a walking distance from the workshop venue. Furthermore there are some four-star hotels that are reachable by using the public transport (20-30 minutes) or reasonably priced taxi. You can choose from the list below that contains a number of hotels that we recommend.

 

RECOMMENDED HOTELS

 

HOTEL KRAMER ****

Ostrožná 34

746 01 Opava

www.hotelkramer.cz

Distance: 8 minutes wallk

HOTEL KORUNA ***/****
Nám. Republiky 17
746 01 Opava
www.hotelkoruna.cz/en
Distance: 10 minutes walk

HOTEL IBERIA ***
Pekařská 11
746 01 Opava
www.hoteliberia.cz
Distance: 15 minutes walk

HOTEL A CLUB ***
Pekařská 65
746 01 Opava
www.penzionaclub.eu
Distance: 20 minutes walk

HOTEL OPAVA ****
Žižkova 8
746 01 Opava
www.hotel-opava.cz/en
Distance: 10 minutes by public transport + 15 minutes walk
(or take a taxi for approximately 100 CZK)

 

 

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