The conference will take place at three different locations - Independent University of Moscow (IUM), Skoltech and Higher School of Economics (HSE)
Directions - IUM
The primary venue of the conference is the Independent University of Moscow (IUM), webpage here
The lecture hall is on the top floor.
Address: Bolshoy Vlasyevskiy Pereulok 11, 119002 Moscow (map)
Closest metro stations are "Smolenskaya" (dark blue line, 10 min walk) and "Kropotkinskaya" (red line, 17 min walk)
Travelling to IUM from the HSE guesthouse on Vavilova street (~40 min)
From the "Leninskiy prospekt" underground station very close to the guesthouse, take the orange line to "Oktyabrskaya" station. Then take the circle line to "Kievskaya" station, and finally the dark blue line to "Smolenskaya" station (careful - there is a station with the same name on a different line). From there it's a 10 min walk.
Directions - Skoltech
Skoltech is located in the Moscow suburbs.
An organized bus will depart on Tuesday and Thursday from the HSE guesthouse (7 Vavilova street, closest metro station: Leninskiy prospect), and return in the evening.
The bus leaves at 9:30, please be there 5-10 min before departure.
The return bus will leave from Skoltech at 16:45.
The process will be coordinated by Alexei Litvinov (email : litvinov at itp.ac.ru)
We strongly recommend taking this bus. Alternatively, you can use a taxi or public transport, the latter can be a bit complicated.
The talks will be in the room E-R2-B5-2026 , the building is located at:
Новый Кампус, Большой Бульвар 30, стр. 1
(New Campus, Bolshoi Boulevard 30, bldg 1)
Directions - HSE
The conference will take place at the HSE Department of Mathematics, one of the top pure math centers in Moscow.
Webpage: https://math.hse.ru/en/
Address: 119048 Moscow, Usacheva str., 6
The talks will be in room 108 (except for the first talk in room 213), and the coffee breaks in the HSE canteen on the ground floor.
The closest underground station is "Frunzenskaya" (red line), from there it's a 10-min walk. More directions can be found here.
From the airport to the HSE guesthouse
We suggest simply taking a taxi using a mobile app such as Uber or Gett. The price would be around 20-30 euro. Avoid taking other taxis except via the app. Detailed directions by public transport: here (top of the page).
Conference dinner
The dinner is at the participants' own expense and will take place on Wednesday at 19:00, address: Rozhdestvenka str., 7 (restaurant "Moldova"). Please bring some ID with you.
Lunches near IUM
Many options are available, we can suggest some relatively inexpensive ones with good quality:
- "Brusnika" at Sivtsev Vrazhek per., 6/2
- "Bratia Karavaevy" at Bolshoy Leninskiy per., 3/5
- "Mumu" at Arbat str., 45/24
Travel tips
Airports:
Convenient airports in Moscow are Vnukovo (VKO), Domodedovo (DME) and Sheremetyevo (SVO)
Public transport:
The fastest way to get around Moscow is the metro (i.e. underground) which is frequent and beautiful.
Fare calculator and more info: http://transport.mos.ru/en/
Taxi:
Uber and other services are available at relatively low prices.
Currency:
The Russian currency is rubles (RUB), approximate rate is 1 euro = 72 rubles
Attractions near IUM
Moscow river
A short walk from the IUM brings you to the Moscow river embankment and
the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, situated next to a bridge offering a great view of the city (near "Kropotkinskaya" metro station).
Arbat street
Another famous location close to the conference venue, on this pedestrian street you can find food, music, and many gift shops.
... and much more
Many tourist attractions are in walking distance from IUM, and the Kremlin and Red Square are about 20-30 min walk.
Some tourism websites