Itinerary Johns Hopkins University Social Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice January 1-21, 2017

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1 Itinerary Johns Hopkins University Social Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice January 1-21, 2017 Day 1» Sunday, January 1 Flight Day 2» Monday, January 2 Departure day to Europe Scandinavian Airlines #926Y to Copenhagen, Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark 7:10 am Arrival at Copenhagen Airport. Copenhagen afterwards 10:00 am Depature outside of customs, Terminal 3 Arrival and check-in 11:00 am Orientation Your coordinator, Brad Restell, will be waiting for your group with a sign after you clear customs. He will be available to assist you on your arrival day in Denmark. The bus company, Egon s, will take your group from Copenhagen Airport to your accommodation in. Travel time: 1 hour 30 minutes DTU Campus Village Elektrovej DENMARK Bus stop: Elektrovej (Lundtoftevej) Meet Brad for an orientation session. He will give you information about and Copenhagen and hand out maps of the cities to you. He will also help you to buy your public transportation passes and show you your new surroundings, the nearest supermarket, ATM and bus stop. Take the opportunity to ask any question you may have about, Copenhagen or Denmark in general. Duration: 1 hour Important note: Please make sure you keep track of your public transportation passes because they are non-refundable. Have them with you at all times during your stay in., Denmark Page 1

2 Enjoy some free time and use the time to unpack your luggage. The remainder of the day is arranged by Johns Hopkins University in cooperation with the Danish Technical University. Please check with your faculty leader or his assistant for more information. Day 3-5» Tuesday, January 3 - Thursday, January 5 Day 6» Friday, January 6 Today s schedule and activities are arranged by JHU and DTU. Please refer to your faculty leader for further details. 8:00 am Departure 8:30 am Travel by public transportation to train station. Travel time: 30 minutes Arrival Arrival at train station. 8:42 am Train Board your train to with two changes in Hellerup and Copenhagen Airport. Brad will accompany you to. He will assist you on your train ride and during your stay in. Travel time: 1 hour 36 minutes 10:18 am Arrival Arrival at Hyllie train stop. Important note: Please keep the train tickets until your arrival to Central Station later today. afterwards Walk 10:30 am Arrival Walk to your hotel. Walking time: 5 minutes Best Western Arena Hotel Hyllie Boulevard SWEDEN Tel.: +46 (0) Accommodation: 5 twin rooms and 2 single rooms with private bathrooms are reserved for students, the teaching assistant and the faculty leader. Train stop: Hyllie Important note: Due to your early arrival, your rooms may not be ready. A luggage room will be provided to store your luggage. Official check-in time is 3:00 pm., Sweden Page 2

3 11:00 am Departure hotel lobby Continue your train ride to Central Station. Travel time: 15 minutes 11:15 am Tour Enjoy your guided walking tour of with Brad. Together with Copenhagen, is the center of the Øresund Region, the most densely populated region in Scandinavia. is known as the City of Parks, and it is also well known for its culinary arts. Of all the Swedish cities, boasts the highest concentration of restaurants per capita. Duration: 1 hour 1:15 pm Walk Enjoy some free time for lunch at your own expense. Walk to Castle and Museer. Walking time: depending on your meeting point 1:30 pm Visit Start your visit to Castle and Museer. Castle was founded in 1434 by King Eric of Pomerania. This structure was partially demolished in the early 16 th century, and a new one was built in its place in the 1530s by King Christian III of Denmark. Historically, this fortress was one of the most important strongholds of Denmark. At Museer you can see everything from the Nordic region s oldest surviving Renaissance castle to a real submarine and fantastic vehicles. The museum s permanent exhibitions focus on history, natural history, technology and seafaring. There are also about a dozen temporary exhibitions every year. Museer is responsible for preservation of the cultural environment and has extensive collections, including those of textiles and photography. Duration: 2 hours 3:30 pm Departure afterwards Check-in and free time Return by public transportation to your hotel or stay in the city center to explore at your own leisure. Travel time: 15 minutes Pick up your bags from the luggage room and check into your rooms. The remainder of the evening is free to have dinner at your own expense. Day 7» Saturday, January 7 6:30 to 9:15 am Breakfast Breakfast will be served Best Western Arena Hotel, breakfast room Page 3

4 9:30 am Check-out Please bring your luggage to the reception of the hotel and return your room key to the receptionist. Please be sure to double check that you have everything with you. A room will be provided to store your luggage until your departure in the afternoon. Best Western Arena Hotel, Reception 9:45 am Departure hotel lobby Travel by public transportation to Lund. Duration: 15 minutes 10:00 am Walk Enjoy a short walk to the Lund Cathedral. Walking time: 15 minutes 10:15 am Visit Join Brad for a visit to the Lund Cathedral which was consecrated in 1145, and contains many well-known artefacts and features of considerable historical interest. Since then service has been held here every day for almost 900 years. The building of the Cathedral actually began some 65 years earlier in Its first Archbishop, Ascer, consecrated the high alter in the Crypt in 1123; and his successor, Archbishop Eskil, then consecrated the main cathedral building in Duration: depending on your individual schedule 2:00 pm Departure Explore Lund at your own leisure and enjoy lunch at your own expense. Lund is believed to have been founded around 990, when Scania belonged to Denmark. It soon became a major Christian center of the Baltic Sea region, at a time when the area was still a frontier area for Christian mission, and within Scandinavia and especially Denmark through the Middle Ages. Lund University, established 1666, is today one of Scandinavia's largest institutions for education and research. Today 35% of the population in Lund is students. Return by public transportation to. Travel time: 15 minutes The afternoon is free to explore on your own leisure. 4:45 pm Luggage Get your luggage out of the luggage room and meet the others in the hotel lobby. 5:00 pm Walk hotel lobby Walk to Hyllie train stop. Duration: 5 minutes 5:21 pm Train Board your train to with one change in Hellerup. Brad will assist you on your train ride back to. Travel time: 1 hour 3 minutes Lund, Sweden Lund Lund Lund Best Western Arena Hotel, Reception 6:24 pm Arrival Arrival at train station. afterwards Departure Travel by public transportation back to DTU Campus Village. Duration: 30 minutes Page 4

5 Day 8» Sunday, January 8 The remainder of the day is free to have dinner at your own expense. Enjoy a free day in or consider travelling to Copenhagen and discover the city on your own. You may want to visit Rosenborg Castle. The 400-year-old castle was built by Christian IV whose colorful personality left a strong mark on Danish history. Today visitors can travel back in time and through the possessions of Christian IV and his heirs get a sense of both everyday life and the festive aspects of royal life through 400 years. The rooms and halls testify to pomp and pageantry, but also to peculiarities, secrets, and a view of the world which was in some ways like ours, and in others very different. Day 9-12» Monday, January 9 - Thursday, January 12 Day 13» Friday, January 13 Today s schedule and activities are arranged by JHU and DTU. Please refer to your faculty leader for further details. Enjoy a free day in or consider travelling to Copenhagen and visit the Carlsberg Glyptotek, an art museum in Copenhagen. The collection is built around the personal collection of Carl Jacobsen ( ), the son of the founder of the Carlsberg Breweries. Primarily a sculpture museum as indicated by the name, the focal point of the museum is antique sculpture from the ancient cultures around the Mediterranean including Egypt, Rome and Greece, as well as more modern sculptures such as a collection of Rodin works which is considered the most important outside France. Page 5

6 Day 14» Saturday, January 14 9:15 am Departure Restell 9:45 am Travel by public transportation to train station. Travel time: 30 minutes Arrival Arrival at train station. 9:51 am Train Board your train to Helsingør with one change in Hellerup. Brad will assist you on your train ride and during your stay in Helsingør. Travel time: 46 minutes 10:37 am Arrival Arrival at Helsingør train station. Helsingør afterwards Walk Enjoy a short walk to the Kronborg Castle. Walking time: 25 minutes 11:00 am Visit Join Brad for a guided tour of Kronborg Castle and see one of the most important Renaissance castles in Northern Europe. The castle's story dates back to a stronghold, Krogen, built by King Eric VII in the 1420s. Along with the fortress Kärnan, Helsingborg on the opposite coast of Øresund, it controlled the entranceway to the Baltic Sea. From 1574 to 1585 King Frederick II had the medieval fortress radically transformed into a magnificent Renaissance castle Duration: 1 hour 5:00 pm Walk Enjoy lunch at your own expense and a free afternoon to discover Helsingør further on your own. You may consider visiting Marienlyst Castle at your own expense. The building formerly served as a royal pavilion of Kronborg Castle and was mostly used as a venue for pleasure and hunting. It was also used by the Director-General of the Øresund Custom House, Colonel Adam Gottlob von Krogh and his wife Magdalene, between 1796 and 1847 Meet Brad and walk with him to the train station. Walking time: depending on your meeting point 5:38 pm Train Board your train to with one change in Hellerup. Brad will assist you on your train ride back to. Travel time: 46 minutes Helsingør, Denmark Helsingør Helsingør Helsingør Helsingør 6:24 pm Arrival Arrival at train station. afterwards Departure Travel by public transportation back to DTU Campus Village. Duration: 30 minutes The remainder of the day is free to have dinner at your own expense. Page 6

7 Day 15» Sunday, January 15 Enjoy a free day in. Alternatively, consider visiting Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen. It is the seat of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget), the Danish Prime Minister's Office and the Supreme Court of Denmark. Also, several parts of the palace are used by the Danish monarch, including the Royal Reception Rooms, the Palace Chapel and the Royal Stables. Day 16-19» Monday, January 16 - Thursday, January 19 Day 20» Friday, January 20 afterwards Free day Today s schedule and activities are arranged by JHU and DTU. Please refer to your faculty leader for further details. Day 21» Saturday, January 21 Enjoy your last free day in. Consider visiting the Frilandsmuseet in, an openair museum. Opened in 1897 and covering 40 hectares, it is one of the largest and oldest openair museums in the world. 6:45 am Check-out Please return your key and bring your luggage to the main entrance at Elektrovej :00 am Loading the bus Elektrovej 330 Exactly at 7:15 am! Departure The bus driver will be in front of the building to help you load your luggage onto the bus. Please be sure to double check that you have everything with you. Travel by private bus, Egon s, to Copenhagen Airport. Travel time: 2 hours DTU Campus, Reception Copenhagen Page 7

8 9:15 am Arrival Check-in at the airport and proceed to your departure gate at Terminal 3. 12:20 am Departure Scandinavian Airlines #925Y to Washington, USA USA Copenhagen We wish you a safe and comfortable journey back to the USA. We hope you had an unforgettable experience in Europe! Please note: In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the times listed on the itinerary may need to be adjusted accordingly. Please check with your faculty leader daily for any special announcements. In case of emergency or for further assistance, please contact: Your coordinator on your arrival and departure day in and during your excursions to, Lund and Helsingør Mr. Brad Restell Cell phone: +45 (0) To Contact any Emergency Service in any EU country, call: 112 CEPA Emergency Number Cell phone: +49 (0) CEPA Europe GmbH Ms. Renate Garcke Program Manager renate@cepa-europe.com Schloss Ingersheim Ingersheim, Germany Phone +49 (0) (Reception) Fax: +49 (0) Mo Fr: 9:00 am 5:00 pm We encourage you to share your international experiences with us on facebook: or through any other social media tool available: With posts use #cepaabroad! Page 8