Location & Travel

Location

Beautifully situated on the Drac and Isère rivers, and surrounded by mountains, Grenoble is a lively, thriving, modern city, home to a university of more than 35,000 students. Grenoble is surrounded by mountains: to the north the Chartreuse, to the west the Vercors and to the east the Belledonne range. As such, it is often considered as the capital of Alpes. The splendid winter resorts, only a few minutes far from the city, make Grenoble a popular destination for those who love skiing and, in general, mountain sports.

The city is a major scientific centre, where research in many academic fields have been gained ground. In particular, many innovations and new scientific approaches in fundamental fields such as physics, applied mathematics and computer science have been thoroughly studied in Grenoble's universities and research laboratories, which constitute some of the leading scientific European institutes

Lectures

The lectures has been held at L'Escandille, a magnificent place at the Vercors Regional Natural Park. The location combines natural beauty and a great working environment with many comforts.

How to get to Grenoble and to Autrans

You can reach Grenoble by plane, by train or by car.

If you are arriving by plane,
you can choose a flight to Lyon International Airport. From that point, there is a bus leaving every hour (from 7:30am to 11:30pm) and reaching the Grenoble SNCF Railway Station in one hour.
Alternatively, you can choose a flight to Grenoble's airport, Saint-Geoirs Airport, from where there is also a local bus to the city centre. The timetables can be found here.
If you are arriving by train,
the Grenoble SNCF Railway Station is in the centre of the city.
Once to the Grenoble SNCF Railway Station: take the local bus to Autrans (line 5100). There are departures from 8:15am to 6:30pm, almost every two hours. More information on the bus.
More detailed directions to Autrans can be seen here.

More information about how to reach Grenoble can be found here.