Arriving to the school
Belgrade is easily accessible globally by plane via the Belgrade airport "Nikola Tesla", with direct flights from ~100 cities (operated by ~30 airlines), or one-stop flights from all major cities around the world, as well as with low-cost flights from about 25 EU destinations. The easiest way to reach the city and the school venue from the airport is by one of the A1 buses. In addition, one can also reach Belgrade by using highways E70 (Zagreb, Belgrade, Timisoara, Bucharest) and E75 (Athens, Thessaloniki, Nis, Belgrade, Budapest).
Accommodation
There are many hotels with various comfort classes in the area, with about 5-10 hotels within a few kilometers around the school venue and easily accessible on foot or by public transportation. There is also a large number of comfortable and affordable private apartments offered in Belgrade (e.g. via Booking.com or AirBnB services). For more information, please visit the dedicated webpage on accommodation.
Visa information
Visa requirement for the entry to Republic of Serbia by citizens of other countries can be found at the Visa Regime page of the Ministry of Foreign affairs of Republic od Serbia. Please check if you need an entrance visa well before the dates of your travel. In case you do need an entrance visa, please find the details about the visa application procedure at Visa Requirements page of the Ministry of Foreign affairs of Republic od Serbia, and inform the local organisers who will provide an invitation letter for you.
Roaming in Serbia
We would like to kindly remind the participants that Serbia is not in the EU roaming zone. The practical result is that EU residents crossing into Serbia with their domestic SIM card are immediately subject to their carrier's international roaming rates which can be rather high. Thus, we recommend consulting your carrier's app or website which will tell you whether Serbia requires a separate travel pass purchase or is included in any existing plan tier.
As for buying a SIM or eSIM from a local provider, Serbian law requires all SIM cards and eSIMs sold locally to be registered to the purchaser. This process requires a passport and applies at all three major carriers. Serbia has three main mobile network operators: mts (also known as Telekom Srbija), A1 Serbia, and Yettel (formerly Telenor Serbia).
In addition, one can also consider buying an eSIM online from one of the many non-local providers.
Other useful information
Additional practical information about the Serbian currency and banking services, electrical standards and measurement systems, as well as about the useful telephone numbers and emergency services can be found at the dedicated page on other practical information.