Erasmus
Intensive
Programmes
LLP/Erasmus IP
Memory Landscapes and Tourism. Intensive short course in dark tourism
(Memoryscapes)
Saaremaa, Estonia
July 27 – August 8, 2014
Participant Memo
Project partners:
Kuressaare College of Tallinn University of Technology – coordinator/ promoter
Contact persons:
Riia Nelis [email protected], [email protected] Tel. +372 452 4035;
skype: riia.nelis; July and August: mobile only +372 53440639
(administrative coordinator)
Tel. +372 453 9145 (College secretary); Fax +372 452 4034
Postal address: Kuressaare College of TUT,
Rootsi 7, 93819 Kuressaare, Estonia
http://www.ttykk/edu.ee
Jana Raadik Cottrell [email protected],
[email protected]; (academic and faculty coordinator)
Vidzeme University College, Latvia. Contact person: Līga Cvetkova [email protected]
Klaipeda State College, Lithuania. Contact person: Jurgita Kaspariene [email protected]
Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Finland. Contact person: Kati Kehusmaa.
[email protected]; Marika Saranne. [email protected]
Södertörns högskola, Sweden. Contact person: Göran Andersson [email protected]
NHTV Internationale Hogeschool Breda, the Netherlands. Contact person: Mylene van der
Donk [email protected], Rami Isaac [email protected]
Universite Blaise Pascal Clermont Ferrand, France. Contact person: Catherine Morgan-Proux
[email protected]
University College Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. Contact person: Melvyn Pryer.
[email protected]
Tallinn University, Estonia. Contact person: Triin Kallas [email protected]
Pärnu College, University of Tartu, Estonia Contact person: [email protected]
Estonian University of Life Sciences. Contact person: Lea Sudakova [email protected]
Venue and accommodation:
Kooli-Kopli recreation farm (www.koolikopli.ee ) Mustjala rural municipality, Saaremaa (Saare
County), Estonia.
Kooli-Kopli, located about 35 km north from the town of Kuressaare, 1km from Mustjala village
centre and about 3 km from the sea, is a rustic living farm with horses, ducks, sheep and dogs,
haystacks and even with some manure and mud if the weather happens to be rainy.
Students will be accommodated in small houses in quite basic conditions where they share
rooms with 2-4(5) other students from different universities and countries. All bedrooms have
bed linen, towels, blankets, etc. In some rooms there are bunk beds. There are shared washing
facilities (showers and saunas) and shared toilets. Showers, saunas and some toilets are
located in separate buildings, not in the house where some students are accommodated.
Lectures and seminars are held in the main building. This is also where the meals are cooked
and served.
Internet connection is available on the farm, so we recommend you take along your laptop.
There is also a public computer which students can use in the evenings.
Read more about Estonia and Saaremaa at:
http//www.visitestonia.com/
http://www.saaremaa.ee/
Project grant:
Travel expenses
The project grant covers 75 % of the real travel costs for each participating student. Your will
need to buy your plane, train, ferry and/or bus ticket first yourself, or have them booked and
paid by your university if that is possible.
We will compensate (remunerate) 75 % of your travel expenses by bank transfer to your
account after you have returned from the summer course, as soon as we have received your
tickets, boarding passes etc. that prove travel. Please book your flight as soon as possible to
get a good fare rate.
Subsistence (accommodation, meals and insurance)
The accommodation and meals of students during two weeks cost approx. 29,50 EUR/day x12
days =354 EUR per student. A large proportion of this (EUR 16 a student/day) will be covered
by the project grant, part of the subsistence costs (meals) (EUR 45-50) will be the self-financing
proportion of the students to be paid by each student at Kool-Kopli farm.
Since 1 January 2011 Estonia is a member of the Euro-zone and euro is our official currency
now. You may need some cash for buying snacks and beverages, or local souvenirs/handicraft.
All activities connected with learning and training, as well as all field trips are free for students.
Number of credits (ETCS) earned for the course: 6 ETCS
Each participant will receive a certificate of participation issued by Tallinn University of
Technology.
Registration deadline for participation March 15, 2014. Register with your university
coordinator and send an e-mail to [email protected]. Please attach your CV.
Allergies, health conditions and diets:
Please inform us about your allergic and other health conditions that need special attention and
dietary issues when you register for the intensive course.
Getting there:
All partcipants gather in Tallinn, by the afternoon on the 27 th ofJuly, 2014.
You can travel to Tallinn, Estonia by ferry from Sweden or Finland, by a Eurolines bus from
Latvia or Lithuania (to Tallinn or Parnu).
By plane from Holland, France, UK, Sweden, or Finland (Kemi-Tornio) to Tallinn/ Kuressaare.
http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng
www.kuressaare-airport.ee/eng/
Bus connection from Tallinn airport to the city: bus route 2, the bus stops just in front of the
airport (intercity bus terminal/Autobussijaam is the 3rd stop from the airport).
There is a bus connection between Kuressaare and Tallinn bus terminal practically every hour
from 5.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. It takes about 4 hours to get from Kuressaare to Tallinn by bus. For
more details see
www.bussipilet.ee/bus_stops
or: http://www.tpilet.ee/en/timetable/tallinn/kuressaare
Ferry connection between Helsinki and Tallinn:
http://www.ts.ee/passenger_ship_schedule.php?k=1
Please let us know about your travel itinerary by July 1st (e-mail to: [email protected] and
[email protected]).
http://www.saaremaa.ee/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=765&Itemid=384&la
ng=en
Clothes and things to take along
As the intensive course takes place in the countryside and the programme includes several
outdoor activities (field trips, hikes), take along comfortable footwear and clothes (including
swimwear, a hat or a scarf and sunscreen/cream to protect you against sunburn; rainwear and
warm clothes). In late July - early August it is usually quite warm (+20-25 C) and nice, but rain
and wind might be possible with air temperatures around +15 C. For hikes, take along a small
backpack or rucksack. Due to shared showers and toilets, you might consider taking along a
dressing gown or a bathrobe.
See you in Saaremaa!