Travel & venue
Psychoco 2025
Workshop location
The workshop will be held in Auditorium 5 in the annex building of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences (FPPW), Henri Dunantlaan 1, B-9000 Gent.
Note: the annex building is across the street of the main building of the FPPW, which has street address Henri Dunantlaan 2.
See where Campus Dunant is situated on the Ghent city plan.
It is a 10-15 minutes walk from the venue to the city center of Ghent.
Inside the university buildings, you can use the internet via the wireless networks “eduroam”.
Getting to Ghent
Airports
The closest airport is Brussels airport in Zaventem, Brussels.
In addition, both the airports of Amsterdam and Paris have direct (high speed) train connections to Brussels.
From Brussels airport, you can take the train to Ghent (about 30 minutes). Check the timetables of the NMBS for detailed information.
By car
The venue is located at Henri Dunantlaan 1, 9000 Gent. Use Google maps to find out how to get there. You can park in the neighboring streets (for a modest parking fee). See the Ghent Street Parking website for more information.
Note that Ghent's inner city (the area within the ring road) is a low emission zone. Only vehicles that meet the entry requirements are allowed into this zone.
The FPPW is situated just outside the low emission zone.
By train
Check the timetables of the NMBS for detailed information. From Gent Sint-Pieters railway station, you can easily reach the FPPW on foot with a 20 minute walk.
By tram or bus
From Gent Sint-Pieters railway station you can take the tram or bus to the faculty.
By tram: Take tramway T1, T3 or T4; get off at the Bernard Spaelaan stop; cross the parking lot of the Delhaize supermarket; when you reach Jubileumlaan (on the other side of the parking lot) go to the right until you reach an intersection; Henri Dunantlaan starts on the opposite side of the intersection.
There are also two busstops close to the faculty: Beneluxplein stop and Ekkergem-Kerk stop.
Visit the website of De Lijn for detailed information about tram- and bus transport.
On the bus or tram, you can pay contactless by holding your bank card, smartphone or other payment medium supported by your bank against the white terminals inside the bus or tram.
Accommodation
There is no special conference rate but here are some examples for places to stay (in increasing order of cost):
More options can be found on the Accommodations website of Ghent.
About Ghent
To learn more about the beautiful city of Ghent, have a look at the visit Ghent pages from the Tourism Office of the City of Ghent.
To learn more about Ghent University, you can visit the Wikipedia page, or the official website of the university.
Did you know that Adolphe Quetelet received a doctorate in mathematics in 1819 from Ghent University?