Pre conference trip
Pre- conference trip: 30 September
Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp (full day trip)
Source: https://www.kopalnia.pl/kopalnia-wiedzy/oboz-auschwitz-birkenau-czyli-obiekty-na-liscie-unesco-qtp7
Visit one of the most terrible monuments of World War II, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. It was established by the Germans in mid-1940 on the outskirts of Oświęcim, which was incorporated by the Nazis into the Third Reich. More than 1,300,000 prisoners died in the camp, mainly Jews, Poles and Roma. The tour include: visiting the permanent exhibition and facilities at the Auschwitz I main camp; visiting the most important post-camp facilities in the Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp: prisoner barracks, unloading ramp, ruins of gas chambers and crematoria II or III.
The cost of the trip depends on the number of participants: 50-100 euros
Price includes:
- bus transport from the university to Auschwitz-Birkenau and back
- pilot care during the trip
- headsets for the duration of the camp tour
- English-speaking guide
- entrance tickets