Registered participants will receive specific joining instructions two weeks before the conference. In the meantime, we hope you find the Updatefollowing, more general, ICER Practical Information helpful.
Conference Location
IIE's Varsity College Cape Town,
The Quadrant,
146 Campground Roud,
Newlands,
Cape Town, 7708
University Information
The Independent Institute of Education (Pty) Ltd ("The IIE") is the largest private higher education institution in South Africa operating across 23 sites offering more than 130 registered and accredited higher education programmes from Higher Certificate to Doctorate level on its IIE Varsity College, IIE Vega, IIE MSA, IIE Rosebank College and IIE HSM campuses.
Local Information
Cape Town is a melting pot of culture, colour, and cuisine and it is our hope that you enjoy all that this city has to offer. Whilst we are incredibly proud of the major attractions which represent the perfect combination of scenic beauty and our history, these include Cape Point, Groot Constantia, Table Mountain, and the V&A Waterfront, we do hope you take the opportunity to visit and explore the milliard of local community offerings, like our amazing township tours.
Cape Town is an inclusive city, and we are striving to make tourism more affordable and accessible for tourists and residents alike. We hope you enjoy using your City Pass and take advantage of the 80 plus attractions that have been selected for you
to experience. Cape Town is Africa’s premier destination to Visit, Live, Work, Play, Study and Invest, tell a friend about your experience, we look forward to welcoming you back soon!
Getting to ICER
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) has regular flights to and from many international and national airports.
From Cape Town International Airport, to the Newlands area of Cape Town where the conference will take place is about 15 to 30 minutes drive. In a taxi or Uber you can expect to pay 100-200 ZAR (approx. €5-€10).
Uber is a safe and convenient way of travelling in the city of Cape Town.
Conference Accommodation
Suggested local hotels can be seen in the table below. The main conference hotel will be highlighted in green.
This is usually the most convenient to the conference venue and is usually where pre-conference drinks are held.
Conference Dinner
The Conference dinner will be confirmed soon.
Your registration fee includes a place for you at the Conference dinner. You are welcome to bring a guest the cost of which is listed on the registration page for more details contact afua@academic-conferences.org.
Key Locations
Key locations for the International Conference on Education Research - ICER 2024 are shown on this google map:
Virtual Presentations
There is an option to present your work virtually. Virtual presentations will take place on Zoom, details of the virtual room links will be sent close to the conference date. There will be a check-in session to test your zoom connection prior to the conference. Virtual Participants will have access to the keynotes and all of the virtual presentations.