Venue and accommodation – FON Summer School

Summer School Venue Venue

FON Summer school 2023 will be held in Belgrade at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Jove Ilića 154, Serbia.

Accommodation

We recommend several hotels, situated nearby University of Belgrade – Faculty of Organizational Sciences:

The students of partner institutions that cooperate with the University of Belgrade through bilateral agreement, have the opportunity to stay at some of the residence halls in Belgrade. The location depends on the capacity of the residence halls.

Note: Students should send us the inquiries about accommodation options at the student residence halls so that we could check the vacant rooms, locations and accommodation prices with the Student Centre and the Ministry.

General entry, visa requirements and Covid-19 info

Please check the following document.

Public Transport & Taxi Service

Public Transport

We recommend using city public transport. Belgrade city public transportation is provided by GSP “Beograd” bus, trolleybus, and tram routes and bus services operated by private bus companies.

Tickets are available for purchase in public transportation vehicles and can be bought by sending an SMS
(instructions are available in all of the buses and on this link), as well as at ticket sales kiosks – GSP points of sale.
To navigate throughout the city, we recommend using Google Maps and Mooveit apps.
All information about public transportation lines can be found here.

Taxi Service

The passenger is only required to pay for taxi services according to the current price list and to the amount indicated by the taximeter at the end of the journey. Negotiating a price for taxi services, where the taximeter is not switched on, is not recommended, especially at the airport. Please check the List of Taxi Associations and Official Fares.

How to get from the Belgrade Airport to the City Center?

Minibus A1

Route: Airport ‒ Slavija Square (Kralja Milutina Street) ‒ Airport
Ticket price: RSD 400 (on the bus)
Approximate travel time: 30 minutes

Public Transport Line 72

Route: Airport-Zeleni venac Square
Ticket price: RSD 50 (by sending an SMS, instructions are available in all of the buses and on this link)
Approximate travel time: 30‒40 minutes

Taxi

Taxi price: about RSD 2500 (EUR 20)
Approximate travel time: 15-20 minutes

Currency

The official currency in Serbia is dinar, abbreviated RSD.

Money may be exchanged in all banks and post offices and in authorized exchange offices.

The exchange rate for EUR 1 is around RSD 118.

Useful contact numbers

Police 192

Fire Department 193

Ambulance 194

Tourist INFO Center Airport +381112097828

Tourist INFO Center Knez Mihailova St. +381112635622

Time zone and climate

Belgrade and Serbia are located in the Central European time zone region GMT +1 and/or GMT +2 as of the last week in the third month until the Saturday prior to the last week of the tenth month.

The climate in Belgrade is moderate continental, with four seasons. Autumn lasts longer than spring, with longer sunny and warm periods. Springs are brief and rainy, with summer arriving suddenly. The hottest months are July and August (often more than 30 °C). Although mostly sunny, rain may be expected during May and June so umbrellas might be useful.

Getting to know Belgrade

Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, is the third-largest city in South-eastern Europe after Istanbul and Athens, with just over 1,700,000 inhabitants. Belgrade is a city with centuries of history and plenty of historical and natural sites worth seeing.

Tourist Organization of Belgrade (TOB) is a public service which aims to promote Belgrade as a tourist destination, and as a destination management organization, aggregates information on tourist services provided by hotels, restaurants, tourist agencies, souvenir manufacturers and artisans, manifestation organizers, and all other professions that provide services for tourists visiting Belgrade.

To get to know Belgrade, please visit – https://www.tob.rs/en/