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The 2021 EANS Summer School will be hosted by the Institute of Nursing Science,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne.
We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to Cologne!
If, due to the ongoing pandemic, it is not possible to meet in person, the summer
school will be held as online event, but at present, we are still planning for a “real”
summer school and hope to meet in Cologne!

Welcome to Cologne - cosmopolitan and modern metropolis on the Rhine
Cologne is a 2,000-year-old city in the west of Germany on the Rhine and the cultural
center of its region. With about 1.1 million inhabitants, Cologne is the fourth largest city
in Germany. The present-day metropolis was founded in Roman times and is now one
of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations due to the important Cologne Cathedral,
a Gothic cathedral with its famous two towers (world heritage), its Romanesque
churches as well as other medieval monuments, a more than 2000-year-old city history,
important events and their cultural and culinary heritage. The favorable location on the
Rhine and a well-developed infrastructure with an extensive rail passenger long-
distance traffic, four inland ports and the Cologne/Bonn Airport also implies Cologne an
international significance as an economic and cultural metropolis.

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Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne
The University of Cologne is one of the oldest and largest universities in Europe. Due to
its outstanding scientific achievements besides the high quality and diversity of its
degree programs, it enjoys an excellent international reputation.
The Faculty of Medicine is one of six Faculties of the University and integrates 10 study
programs, more than 3,600 students and about 1,800 scientists in over 50 clinical
departments, institutes and centers for research and teaching, with an outstanding
focus on interdisciplinary, practice-, patient- and science-oriented teaching as well as
translational research. In 2017, the Faculty of Medicine established the new academic
teaching and research field for Clinical Nursing in cooperation with the University
Hospital Cologne as a major pillar of the University Medicine Cologne and as one of the
first University study programs in Nursing Sciences at a medical faculty in Germany. The
4-year dual study program in Clinical Nursing, with currently 96 full time BSc students
combines a vocational training as Registered Nurse and academic education in nursing-
related research fields to focus on evidence-based practice, complex patient care and
nursing research.
In addition, the Faculty of Medicine supports the international exchange of nursing
students with over 80 European and non-European partner universities and within the
“Studium Integrale” offers versatile possibilities for the extension of soft skills (e.g.
communication, presentation or foreign languages), as well as political or cultural
exchanges with students of all disciplines.
Since early 2020, Prof. Sascha Köpke has been head of the study program and the newly
founded Institute of Nursing Science.

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                         The 2021 EANS Summer School will be located at
                                the Faculty of Medicine Campus, UoC
                      Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 20, 50931 Cologne, Germany

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Institute of Nursing Science
Faculty of Medicine
University of Cologne

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TRAVEL INFORMATION
How to get to Cologne…

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..by PLANE
Cologne/ Bonn Airport “Konrad Adenauer” (CGN) is located in the southeast of Cologne
and is served by many international airlines. It will take about 20 minutes by public
transport to the city center and about 30 minutes to the hotel (price: 3.00 €).
Link: Cologne/ Bonn Airport

Frankfurt Airport (FRA), the largest German airport, is also an alternative for traveling
to Cologne by plane. It will take about 60min by public transportation (several ICE
connections; price: ~40.00 €) to Cologne Central Station. The long-distance train station
“Frankfurt a. Main Flughafen Fernbahnhof” is located in front of Terminal 1.
Link: Frankfurt Airport
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) could be an alternative as well. Via public transportation (RE1,
5; price: ~11.00 €) it takes 40min to Cologne Central Station. The train station “Bahnhof
Düsseldorf Flughafen” for the regional express (RE) can be reached by Sky Train. There
are Sky Train stops at every terminal.
Link: Düsseldorf Airport

..by TRAIN
National and international regional and long-distance trains arrive at Cologne Central
Station every day. It will take 10 min. by public transport to the hotel (price: 3.00 €).
Link to timetable & booking by train: Deutsche Bahn

..by CAR
Cologne is conveniently embedded in one of Germany's largest transport hub. Via the
highways A1, A3 and A4 you get to Cologne very quickly.
Link: Route Map

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Travelling in Cologne…

..by PUBLIC TRANSPORT (TRAM)             ©Fabian Stürtz - Universität zu Köln

The cheapest and easiest way to travel in Cologne is via KVB (Tram).
KVB operates daily from about 4:30 am to 2:00 am (different on public holidays). A
usual price for single trips is 3.00 €. For a one-week-stay we would recommend a one-
week-ticket (26.30 €).
The nearest tram station to the hotel is “Köln Poststr.” (5 min.).
For the daily trip to the Medical Faculty campus, please take line 3, 16 or 18 to
“Neumarkt”. Change there for line 9 to “Lindenburg / Universitätskliniken” (it takes
about 18min). From “Lindenburg” to the campus, you need to walk 3min.
From Cologne Bonn Airport (railway station is in the middle of the airport) you can take
different regional trains (RE6, RE8 or S19) to Cologne Central Station. At Cologne Central
Station, please take line 18 or 16 to “Köln Poststr”.
From the hotel to Cologne City Centre, please take line 16 or 18 to “Neumarkt” or to
“Dom/ Hauptbahnhof”.
Link: Kölner Verkehrsbetriebe

..by TAXI
All taxis in Cologne have fare meters, they should display the meter on the dashboard
of the taxi, providing the passenger with the trip total amount.
Link:
Taxi Guide

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ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION

All students have pre-booked rooms…

..at Hotel Premier Inn – Köln City
    •    Perlengraben 2
         50676 Cologne – Germany                            ©Fabian Stürtz - Universität zu Köln

    •    290m/ 4min to tram station “Köln Poststr.”
    •    Homepage

More detailed information about booking will be sent to all students via email.

For any questions or comments, please use: eans2020.cologne@gmail.com

See you soon in Cologne!

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