Event Details
Following on from the successful EU study visit in February, ELSA London will be making another European roadtrip in the second week of November 2010. For most people this will be Reading Week.
COST
£165 ELSA members
£195 Non members
This includes return travel to all destinations by coach and ferry and hotel accommodation. It does not include meals. Please note that this trip is subsidised.
BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS:
HSBC bank plc, 62 Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 1LA
Account Name: ELSA UK
Sort code: 40-16-57
Account no.: 41375482
if
transferring from an international account ...
IBAN:
GB26MIDL40165741375482
BIC: MIDLGB2124C
If you pefer, you may also pay cash just contact ELSA to make arrangemnets.
TRAVEL ITINERARY
We have hired a coach and driver for the whole week. Our driver will take us to all our visits so we do not have to rely on public transport. The coach accommodates 49 people. It is equipped with a DVD player so please bring any good films you have as this will help pass the time.
We will leave London at 01.30am on Monday 8th November. The coach will pick us up from YORK WAY N1 9AL. This is the one way road which runs along the side of King's Cross station. There are some bus-stops there too.
The coach is coming down from Yorkshire. The driver will take us to Maidstone or Dover where he will be replaced by another driver (to comply with the driving hours). This second driver will remain with us all week.
We will catch the 4.55am ferry from Dover to Calais. We will drive through France and go straight to Brussels for our first appointment at 10.45am - The Committee of the Regions. After lunch we will have our second appointment at the Council of the European Union. After this we will drive to Leuven and check in to our hotel (about 5pm).
THE PROGRAMME
Brussels
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Mon
8th November 2010
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10.45
- 11.45am Committee of the Regions
2.30pm Council of the EU
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Tues
9th November 2010
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11 - 12.30 European
Parliament
2.30pm EESC (European Economic and Social Committee)
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Weds
10th November
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11am European Commission
(morning)
The Hague
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Thurs
11th November - THE HAGUE
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10
- 12.30 International
Criminal Court
15.00 - 16.00 - International Court of Justice
16.00
- 17.00 - Permanent Court of Arbitration
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Friday
12th November
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10am OPCW (Organisation for
the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons)
sight-seeing / cultural
activity?
London
Saturday - 5pm ferry (Calais to Dover). Arrive back in London about 8pm.
ACCOMMODATION
twin rooms
Maritime Hotel (Rotterdam)
triples and quads
CONTRACT
This is an educational trip which is why we are subsidising perticipants. You are expected to participate FULLY in the programme we have arranged. Failure to attend any of the institutional visits will reduce our subsidy and you will be charged the actual cost of the trip. The actual cost is £270!
DO YOU NEED A SCHENGEN VISA???
We will be travelling through the Schengen zone so if you are an international student from a non EU or EEA country, you may need a Schengen visa. Please check the Belgian visa website for current info.
VISA APPLICATION FORM download
"Pupils, Students and their accompanying Teachers travelling for Study or Training purposes."
This is an educational trip, therefore it should be possible to get the £54 fee waived. UPDATE It seems that there have been some changes in the fee structure since our last trip. Now the Belgians do not waive the fee completely for students. According to the website, they will charge you £28!!!
"For students up to and including 25 years of age on study trip, the visa fee will be 28. For students over 25 years of age, the visa fee will be 48."
Questions on the visa application form:
Q21 tick "study" and also "OTHER" write that this is an "educational study trip"
Q29. Intended date of arrival is Mon 8th November
Q30. intended date of departure is Sat 13 November
Q31. put down the addresses of the Mercure hotel and the Maritime hotel
Q33. tick prepaid transport and prepaid accommodation
ELSA will provide you with a letter confirming the programme and the accommodation. You will also need travel insurance. ELSA can arrange this for £10 or you can find a deal on the internet. Please note that even if you do not pay for the visa itself, you will still have to pay the processing fee (£24).
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE VISA
You need to make an appointment. If you are travelling with friends, you can all make an appointment together - it saves time! Once you have paid for the trip you will receive a supporting letter from ELSA. Take this letter, proof of insurance, letter from your university, 2 photos, passport, and application form to the Visa Application Centre which is in Soho.
1-8 Bateman’s Building
South Soho Square
London W1D 3EN
VISA APPOINTMENT
You must make an appointment - click here
The centre is open from 8.30am - 12pm. More info
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?
Visas can usually be processed within 48 hours after you submit all your documents (visa letter from ELSA, letter from your university confirming you are a student, proof of insurance, 2 photos) BUT if you are from one of the following countries, it may take 3 weeks!!!
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belarussia, Burundi, Congo (DCR), Egypt, Guinea (Equatorial), Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Surinam, Syria, Yemen + Palestinian Authority, Refugees, Stateless and Vietnam .
Summary of the Study Visit
DATE: Monday 8th - Saturday 13th November 2010
LOCATION: Brussels and The Hague
COST: £165 (members); £195 (non members)
TRAVEL: by coach and ferry
ACCOMMODATION: 3 star hotels in Leuven and Rotterdam. These locations were chosen because they are both university towns and therefore should (hopefully) have a better / cheaper social life for our evening social programme.
LEUVEN - Mercure Hotel
ROTTERDAM - Maritime Hotel
Hosted By
ELSA London
ELSA London was formed in February 2005. We are an independent, intercollegiate, not-for-profit, non-political Association of London Law Students. ELSA London is an inclusive association – we welcome under- and postgraduates, UK and international, full-time and part-time students. ELSA London does not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender, religion or sexual orientation. In particular, we encourage membership from those who have an international outlook or those who are interested in improving the world around them by becoming active citizens. ELSA (pronounced like the girl’s name) believes strongly in the protection of human rights and we encourage law students to become pro-active in this field by undertaking pro bono or voluntary work placements with human rights NGOs. We also support and promote the work of different human rights organisations and student societies as we believe that collaboration and co-operation is the way forward when human resources are spread so thinly.
ELSA London was the first intercollegiate association of law students. We welcome members from any of the 20+ law schools in London. Our aim in 2005 was to try to break down the barriers which exist between law students studying at different institutions and between postgraduates and undergraduates or between UK and international students. We believe in networking, in collaborating, in sharing information and opportunities. We hope that the networks we build whilst studying in London will be strong enough to survive into employment – wherever in the world that might be!
As well as gaining a further insight into legal issues within a wider, international context, ELSA London organises visits to courts, parliament, and the EU institutions. Our purpose is to add value to that which is studied at our law schools by enabling our members to participate in – and to organise! – extra curricular activities.
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