The 2nd edition of the Doctoral Conference Perspectives of Thinking will take place in Olomouc from 4 to 6 September 2025.

Location

The conference will take place at the Faculty of Arts, Palacký University in Olomouc at Křížkovského 513/12, 771 80 Olomouc. The conference will be held in two (Thursday and Saturday) or three (Friday) parallel sections. Section 1 will be located in room 2.18, section 2 in room 1.12, and section 3 in room 2.15 for all conference days. Room 1.09 is reserved for coffee breaks.

The photo below shows the entrance to the building from Křížkovského Street.

Public transport

If you arrive in Olomouc by train, you can take public transport lines 4, 6, or X2/7 from the main station to the U Dómu or Náměstí Republiky stops (both are about a 5-minute walk from the venue).

From the bus station, you must first walk through the underpass to the other side of the road to the Aut. nádraží podchod stop. From there, tram line 4 runs to the U Dómu and Náměstí Republiky stops. From the Aut. nádraží podchod stop, you can also take bus line 14 or 19 to the Fibichova stop and from there take tram line 6 or X2/7 to the U Dómu or Náměstí Republiky stop.

The map below shows the walking route to the venue (Křížkovského 12) from the tram stops Náměstí Republiky (left) and U Dómu (right).

Public transport tickets can be purchased electronically in the DPMO, SEJF, or DoKapsy mobile apps (more here) or by sending an SMS message with the text “DPMO” to 902 06 (more here). Paper tickets can be purchased from ticket machines at stops (card payment is also possible). There are no ticket machines on public transport vehicles.

Parking

Parking in the center of Olomouc (including Křížkovského Street) is by permit only. If you arrive by car, we recommend using the all-day parking lot at the Market Hall on Kateřinská Street (CZK 150/day), or at Galerie Šantovka, Polská 1 (Monday to Friday up to 2 hours free, each additional hour CZK 40, weekends up to 4 hours free, each additional hour CZK 40).

Accommodation

Conference participants were offered the option of accommodation at the Gen. Svobody university dormitory, Šmeralova 12. Cell-type rooms (double or triple) are available, with two rooms sharing one bathroom. There is a shared kitchen on each floor.

Interested parties are responsible for paying for their own accommodation – the conference organizing team only arranges accommodation at the dormitory, it does not finance it.

Check-in is possible between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. and between 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. Accommodation is paid for at check-in directly at the reception desk, either in cash or by credit card. Check-out on the day of departure is no later than 10:00 a.m.

Catering

Light refreshments will be provided for conference participants in the form of coffee breaks, the schedule of which can be found in the conference program. Refreshments will be served in room 1.09.

On Friday, lunch will be provided for conference participants in the university cafeteria. For speakers, this lunch will be paid for by the conference organizers. Those interested have been sent an email asking them to choose a meal from the cafeteria menu.

There will also be an evening reception on Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. in the park gardens.

Wi-Fi

Internet connection is available in the conference rooms via the Wi-Fi network:

Network name: upol
Password: Lenevensis