Venue and Location

University of Amsterdam

The Summer School will take place at the largest research institute of its kind in Europe! The Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), located on the Roeterseiland Campus, is also among the largest worldwide. The address is as follows:

Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR)
Building C – UvA Roeterseiland Campus
University of Amsterdam
Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV Amsterdam

With fantastic surroundings, interaction with the city is an inseparable part of academic life. Collaboration in many forms between the faculties and society has become self-evident. The campus is the home base for students, employees, residents and entrepreneurs from the city and they are very excited to host the participants of the Political Communications Summer School. There are cozy cafés, libraries, labs, lecture halls and a large diversity of study and workplaces.

A map of the campus can be found here.

Getting to campus

Based within a very lively student area, the campus is within approximately a 20-minute walk of the city centre and is very well connected to other areas of Amsterdam by public transport for those who want to explore. The campus has bike storage so if you want to rent a bike for your week at the Summer School, you can cycle to the campus and store your bike safely.

By train

ASCoR is a 20-minute drive from Amsterdam Central train station. There are trains from Amsterdam Aiport Schiphol to Amsterdam Central every 10 minutes. For more information on Amsterdam Central train station and services, click here.

From the airport

The nearest airport (Amsterdam Aiport Schipol) is located in Schipol, around 20km from ASCoR. This is an international airport with a railway station and bus links. Find more information on the airport website.