The Rolling Stock Summer School 2006 will take place in Pardubice, Czechia. Pardubice, nicknamed "City of gingerbread", is situated in East Bohemia, about 100 km from Prague and is easily accessible by rail and road.
The foundation of university education in Pardubice is linked to chemical industry. Today, the University of Pardubice has seven faculties, including the Faculty of Transport Engineering. In the Czech version of its name, the faculty honors the railway engineer Jan Perner (1815–1845) who was responsible for construction of several major railway lines in the Austrian Empire.
University Campus
The main campus of the University of Pardubice is not far from the city centre. Most faculties are situated here, as well as the library, sports facilities, halls of residence and students’ clubs.
Address: University of Pardubice, Faculty of Transport Engineering, Studentská 95, 532 10 Pardubice, Czechia
Educational and Research Centre in Transport
A part of the summer school programme will take place in the Educational and Research Centre in Transport outside the main campus to take advantage of the laboratory facilities.
Address: University of Pardubice, Faculty of Transport Engineering, Educational and Research Centre in Transport, Doubravice 41, 533 53 Pardubice, Czechia
