THE GOVERNMENT PHONOLOGY ROUND TABLE (GPRT) IS THE SEMI-INFORMAL MEETING OF ALL THE GP-ISTS OF THE WORLD.         More info at the GPRT website >>                       Wikipedia on Government Phonology >>


    GPRT 2025 will be held between 19-20 June 2025, at the Catholic University in Ružomberok, Slovakia, organised by the Department of English Language and Literature.



    Programme (in progress)

    How do I get to Ružomberok?

    • By car: contact me ASAP, there's a little paperwork to do ;)
    • Via Bratislava:
      • By train: Service: Slovak Railways (ZSSK). Duration Bratislava - Ružomberok: approx. 3 to 4 hours. Frequency: trains run several times a day. Departure station in Bratislava: Bratislava Main Station. Arrival station in Ružomberok: Ružomberok Main Station. Fare: approx. 12€. Book tickets here.
      • By coach: Service: Flixbus.
    • Via Budapest (Hungary): numerous airlines fly to Liszt Ferenc Budapest Airport and railway/coach lines run to one of the major stations (Nyugati, Keleti; Népliget). Coach service Budapest - Ružomberok: Flixbus (line 1260 or 1263). Duration: approx. 4 hours. Departure station in Budapest: Népliget Coach Station. Arrival station in Ružomberok: Ružomberok Coach Station.
    • Via Brno or Prague (Czechia).
    • Via Warsaw/Cracow (Poland): by train or by coach (Flixbus line 1260 or N976).

    Supported by The Van Riemsdijk Foundation.

    Local organisers: Katalin Balogné Bérces (KU Ružomberok & PPCU Budapest) & Jela Kehoe (Head of Dept. of English Language and Literature, KU Ružomberok)