Date and place
The 44th CERN School of Computing (CSC 2023), organized by CERN in collaboration with University of Tartu will be held in the beautiful city of Tartu, Estonia from 20 August until 2 September 2023.
Students should aim to arrive in Tartu by afternoon or early evening of Sunday 20th of August , and leave on Saturday 2nd of September. The tuition (lectures, exercises, and other part of the official programme) will take place from Monday 21st of August until Friday 1st of September.
We will be accommodated at Hotel Dorpat. The hotel is located near the Tartu city center and short walk from the Delta Center.
Lectures and exercises will take place at the modern and well-equipped facilities of the University of Tartu Delta Center.
Applications and selection
We are committed to achieving an inclusive and stimulating environment at our schools, and we encourage all qualified persons to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of nationality, gender, age, ethnic origin, individual differences of belief, sexual orientation, or disability.
The School is aimed at postgraduate (i.e.. minimum of Bachelor degree or equivalent) students, engineers and scientists with a few years' experience in particle physics, in computing, or in related fields.
Students who have attended any previous Thematic CERN Schools of Computing, and who are interested in deepening their knowledge on the topics covered by this school, are also welcome to apply.
The deadline for application is Tuesday 25 April 2023.
To apply, please fill in the application form and provide the requested information.
In order to login, you may use a CERN account, an EduGAIN-enabled account, or a public service account (GitHub, Google, Facebook or LinkedIn account). Alternatively, you can create a CERN lightweight account, and then login with your email ("Guess access"). You will also need to create an Indico account during the application process, if you do not already have one.
Applicants should ensure that they have:
- completed the application form online, and
- uploaded a signed formal letter of reference (on formal headed paper from the applicant's institute/organization) from their professor or supervisor.
- If your professor or supervisor does not wish to provide you with a letter directly, s/he can email us your letter of reference instead. This should be sent directly to Computing.School@cern.ch, with the subject: Reference Letter CSC 2023: [name of applicant]
The letter of reference needs to be received by the school (whether uploaded or emailed) by Tuesday 25 April 2023 at the latest.
This reference letter is a crucial part of your application for the School. It is your responsibility to ensure we receive it in due time.
The number of participants is limited to 70. As we usually receive many more applications than places available, only selected applicants are invited to attend the school.
Participant selection is done by members of the CSC Advisory + Programme Committee, and is based on the profile and the motivation of the applicants. The goal of this competitive process is to select participants who have enough education and work experience to profit fully from the school, and for whom the academic programme of the school is relevant to their work or research.
Applicants will be informed of the selection decision by Friday 12 May.
Selected applicants will receive an invitation letter from the school via Indico. Payment of the registration fee will confirm your place, at which point you will be considered a participant.
Insurance
Participants must have health and accident cover that includes adequate protection (including emergency medical treatment, hospitalisation and repatriation in case of illness or accident), and against disability or death resulting from illnesses and accidents, for the country in which the School takes place.
Participants shall hold CERN free and harmless from any cost or expense resulting from the situation where adequate insurance cover is not in place.
Travel
The nearest airport is Tallinn airport. After arriving at the airport, you can continue to Tartu via transfer by bus to Tartu, the trip takes about 2.5 hours. You can buy your bus ticket at the Tallinn airport coach station directly, or online. We recommend the following bus company: Tallinn - Tartu - Tallinn buses and tickets (luxexpress.eu) . The coach station in Tartu is next to the Dorpat Hotel.
You should arrive at Hotel Dorpat for registration during the afternoon or early evening of Sunday 20th of August 2023.
You are responsible for organising your own travel to and from the School location. The School does not organize travel tickets for participants. The travel cost to and from the School is not included in the school fee.
Once your application is accepted and you get an invitation letter, we strongly encourage you to make your travel arrangements without delay, as plane tickets to Tartu/Tallinn during this period risk getting expensive if you wait too long.
It is your responsibility to obtain any visa that may be required in order for you to travel to Estonia and participate in the school. The cost of a visa is not included in the school fee.
If you require a visa to enter Estonia, please contact the organisers of the school without delay at Computing.School@cern.ch, so that a Letter of Invitation may be organised by Univeristy of Tartu as the host institute in Estonia. Without such a letter, you may not be able to apply for a visa successfully.
Accommodation and meals
Participants will be housed in Hotel Dorpat (map):
Soola 6, Tartu, Estonia
Tel: (+372) 733 7180, (+372) 5328 5485
Email: info@dorpat.ee
If you have any accessibility requirements, please e-mail us at Computing.School@cern.ch and we will be in touch to discuss options.
Participants will be accommodated in shared (twin) rooms, with private bathrooms, or in some cases, single rooms (subject to availability). Room allocation for shared rooms is done by the school organisers, with the aim of bringing together participants with different backgrounds and profiles.
Accommodation from 20th of August until 2nd of September is included in the School fee.
All meals are included in the School fee. The first meal will be the dinner on Sunday 20th of August, and the last meal will be breakfast on Saturday 2nd of September.
Dinners at the Dorpat hotel will be served in the form of a buffet. The lunches at the DELTA building will be served at the school cafeteria with vegetarian options available. Social dinners will be taking place at local restaurants.
We will ask you in your application form about any specific dietary requirements you may have, and do our best to accommodate accordingly, given the local catering options available. However we cannot make any guarantees.
Sustainability
Organizing the school in an environmentally responsible way is one of our goals.
During the school, we will:
- Serve meals and drinks with washable plates, glasses and utensils; or with recycled and/or biodegradable ones
- Have vegetarian and vegan dishes available as an alternative to dishes based on meat
- Limit the amount of printed materials (and in particular, only provide the printed version of the school booklet to those who want to have one)
- Separate and recycle waste
Please help us:
- Consider travelling to the school by train or bus, or any other less polluting means of transport, if possible
- Bring your own reusable water bottle or cup
