Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 10:30 AM – 8:30 PM
Cost: $75.00 (includes transportation to and from Graz, entrance fee to the Lipizzaner farm, a guided tour of the church, and a traditional Styrian dinner at Buschenschank Stocker)
Barely 35 minutes from Graz, the Lipizzaner stud farm in Piber is the nursery for the world famous stallions bred for the Spanish riding school in Vienna. Situated among rolling hills and traditional villages is the Hundertwasser St. Barbara's Church in Bärnbach, a colourful, modern and artistic place of worship. The tour will end at a traditional local restaurant with Styrian cuisine.
Dinner with Colleagues in the historic Graz town center
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 7:30pm
Enjoy delicious local cuisine in downtown Graz while networking with ISEP Coordinators and colleagues. Restaurant recommendations and information will be provided. Participants can sign up for a restaurant of their choice at the Symposium. Please indicate your interest in dinner with colleagues on the Symposium Registration Form. Participants will be responsible for their own meal and transportation costs.
Walking Tour of Graz
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 from 3:30pm-5:30pm
Cost: $7.00 per person
Enjoy a two hour walking tour of Graz, a UNESCO world heritage site and European cultural capital. Once the setting for an imperial residence of the Habsburgs, today a vibrant university town. Secluded Renaissance courtyards, medieval alleys, bustling squares with a Mediterranean charm. Graz delights visitors by combining a glorious past with a dynamic present at the crossroad of European cultures.
Aperitif at the Sky Bar and Dinner at the Schlossberg Restaurant
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 6:00pm-9:00pm
Dinner is sponsored for participants of the Regional Orientation Tour, but those wishing to stay in Graz an extra night after the Symposium are welcome to join us at their own expense for an evening of dinner and networking at the Graz Schlossberg Restaurant. With beautiful views overlooking Graz, guests can enjoy local Austrian cuisine, wine and the company of their fellow colleagues in a UNESCO world heritage site! For more information: http://www.schlossberggraz.at/
ISEP Regional Orientation Tour of all four ISEP member institutions in Austria
Graz University of Technology
Karl-Franzens University Graz
Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Paris Lodron University of Salzburg
Tuesday, April 17 - Friday, April 20, 2012
Cost: $300.00 (all long-distance transportation, public transport in Linz and Salzburg, university programs, guided city tours and most meals included; hotel accommodation, local transportation and some meals at own expense)
The Regional Orientation Program includes university campus tours, meetings with faculty, staff and ISEP students, discussions about internationalization strategies, and sightseeing. The universities offer excellent academic programs for German- and English-speaking students in the heart of Europe. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn what ISEP's attractive and popular member institutions in Austria have to offer your students!
For more information about the ISEP Regional Orientation Tour, please click here