Venue

Our campus in Heerlen can easily be reached and offers many large rooms to host the event. 

• Address: Valkenburgerweg 177, 6419AT Heerlen, see the parking instructions & campus overview

Our Pretoria building will be the central place where keynotes and presentations will take place. The doctoral consortium will be held in the Milton Keynes building, room The Lounge (MKE 0.87). This building is just 1 minute away from Pretoria.

Social events

A welcome reception is planned on September 11 at 17.30h in Restaurant de Rousch, conveniently located just across the street from Hotel de Rousch. This will be a nice opportunity to connect with fellow attendees in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Please note that this is a different location that the conference venue that will be used for the sessions on Thursday and Friday!

 Key Details:

• Address Hotel De Rousch: Henri Dunantstraat 1, 6419 PB Heerlen
• Address Restaurant De Rousch: Kloosterkensweg 17, Heerlen (just across the road from the hotel) 

The welcome reception and the social dinner on Thursday will be held in the Kersentuin Room in the restaurant. Upon arrival, staff will be there to guide you to the designated area for our events.

Travel

Heerlen can be reached by plane through various airports in the region. Think, for instance, about Maastricht Aachen Airport. There is also a train going directly to Heerlen from Schiphol airport, Amsterdam. From the bus station various bus lines leave several times every hour. Take the busstop Hogeschool Zuyd at the road Nieuw Eyckholt. Taxis are available at the trainstation. From the station it’s a 20 min walk to the Open Universiteit.

Hotels

Hotel De Rousch Heerlen offers accommodation with 48 rooms. Guests who stay in this hotel can park their car on site. The allergy-free units are equipped with a laptop-size safe and smoke detectors to keep you safe. High-velocity internet and a flat-screen TV with satellite channels together with a mini-fridge-bar, coffee and tea making facilities are provided. Some rooms are fitted with a roll in shower. For September 11th 10 rooms have been reserved and for September 12th 38 rooms have been reserved. Hotel De Rousch features a daily buffet breakfast served in the restaurant. A variety of European dishes is offered at Auberge de Rousch restaurant. There are also several other hotels in the neighborhood including Hotel Van der Valk and Tulip Inn Heerlen.