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International Academy for Leadership (IAF)
Upon your arrival you will be met by one of
our drivers carrying a sign, stating
“Friedrich Naumann Foundation – FÜR
DIE FREIHEIT” on it.
Arrival at Cologne/Bonn Airport: Please proceed to the exit of
your arrival gate (meeting point). If you do not see the driver after
leaving the security area, please stay there and wait. Or have a
seat nearby for him to find you easily.
Arrival at Düsseldorf Airport: After leaving the plane, please
claim your luggage first. Afterwards, proceed to the Long-
Distance Train Station (German: Fernbahnhof). Here it is named
“Düsseldorf Flughafen Terminal” and is located near the Maritim
Hotel Düsseldorf. It is usually an RE train, that brings you to
Cologne Central Train Station (QKL). Please call the Academy
Reception and give your arrival time, so that your transfer can be
organized.
Arrival at Frankfurt/M. Airport: After leaving the plane, please
claim your luggage first. Afterwards, proceed to the Long-
Distance Train Station (“Fernbahnhof”), which is close to the
Hilton Hotel. It is usually an ICE train, that brings you to Cologne
Central Train Station (QKL). If you travel with Lufthansa you will
receive your luggage at a special counter on your way to the long
distance train station.
Arrival at Cologne Central Train Station: Please proceed to the
meeting point near Douglas/ DB information situated at the main
entrance of the Station (large hall). The driver will expect you
there.
Never leave your luggage unattended at the train station, as
there are a number of well-organized pick-pockets just waiting for
you to do so.
Should you fail to meet the driver or face any other issues during
your journey, flight or train trip, please call the
Academy Reception at +49 (0) 2261 3002-0 or the IAF service
phone at +49 (0) 151 56774205 – we can help!
Useful Tips
Especially if your luggage gets lost, please contact the “Lost +
Found” desk, near the luggage belt, and let us know immediately
about the delay. If you don’t have your own cell phone along, don’t
hesitate to ask the Germans standing around you to help you
make that call!
We are very much looking forward to welcoming you in our house
and hope that these tips will help to make your stay at the
academy interesting and enjoyable!
In order to enter Germany, some nationals
of foreign countries will need a visa
(Schengen visa). If this applies to you,
make sure to obtain it early enough before travelling. Please, do
make sure you are in possession of valid travel documents, as
well. Your passport needs to be valid for at least six months after
the end of our seminar, otherwise you will not be allowed to enter
the country. If the consular services require a declaration of cost
coverage and health insurance for the duration of the programme,
please contact the respective Friedrich Naumann Foundation
(FNF) office in your country.
Health insurance is being provided by IAF
and will be concluded with a German
health insurance company (DKV) before
your arrival for the duration of the seminar. In case of illness or
emergency, the IAF office in Gummersbach will then take care of
the necessary financial and administrative concerns.
Flight tickets (direct flight, economy class
tickets only) will be bought and handed
out to you by the FNF offices in your
countries.
 The International Academy for
Leadership is located at the Theodor-
Heuss-Academy in Gummersbach.
Seminar participants will be accommodated in single bed-rooms.
Full board and accommodations are included and all meals are
usually served at the academy; if not, exceptions will be indicated
in the seminar programme. Should you have any special wishes
(e.g. vegetarian food or a special diet), please indicate them on
the registration form.
You will be put up in modern rooms with television, radio, hair
dryer, telephone and free wireless internet access. Each room
has its own bathroom.
International callers can reach you directly (phone number: +49-
2261-3002 plus the three-digit extension indicated on the phone
in your room) or through the reception desk (phone number: +49-
2261-3002-0), from where calls will be put through to you. And,
you can also place international calls directly from your room, as
well.
Please note that all calls made by you will be charged to your
room, and will need to be paid before leaving. As a cost reducing
alternative please take sim telephone cards into consideration.
They can be bought at the airports at Frankfurt or Cologne or at
Cologne Main Train Station, as well.
Laundry facilities (washing machine and dryer) are provided for a
fee of 4 €, including washing detergents.
The reception will be at your disposal between 08.00 a.m. and
midnight. The staff at the reception speaks English and German.
Any expenses incurred for transport to
the International Academy for Leadership
(IAF) in connection with the seminar will
be covered by the academy. Please note that we can only refund
the expenses of a direct connection and that we will need to see
the original travel documents and invoices (i.e. (flight, rail or bus
tickets etc.) in order to reimburse your expenses. As we do
provide transport to the Academy from your various arrival points
in Germany, we will not refund taxi receipts to the Academy. All
rebooking is at your own expense, as well.
For the 12-day seminars with usually a
Luggage
3-day stay-over in a different city, we
recommend taking a small extra bag with you. So that you don’t
have to take your large luggage for the excursion.
• table tennis, table soccer
• pool billiard, bar
• sauna, gym
• piano and guitar
• outdoor tennis courts (only during the summer season)
• free internet access (wifi) - everywhere on the premises
of the Academy
Please carry enough cash for your
personal expenses (e.g. bar,
cigarettes, telephone, postcards,
stamps, laundry, etc.). Credit cards, such as VISA or Master Card,
are usually accepted at the automatic teller machines (ATM) at a
local bank. But we strongly advise you to exchange, i.e. US$ or
other (freely convertible) currencies at one of the money
changers', situated at the airport or the main train station upon
arrival and before continuation to the academy.

Formal wear for official appointments

and Smart Casual on normal seminar
days will be in order.

Venue:

Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit

International Academy for Leadership (IAF)
Theodor-Heuss-Akademie
Theodor-Heuss-Str. 26
51645 Gummersbach
Germany
phone +49-(0)2261-3002-0
fax +49-(0)2261-3002-165
email iaf@freiheit.org
www.visit.fnst.org
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