Date and place
The 14th Thematic CERN School of Computing will be held in Belgrade (Serbia), from Monday 10 June until Friday 14 June evening. Students should arrive on Sunday 9 June during the day (see details in the "Travel" section below) and leave on Saturday 15 June.
This school is organized by CERN in collaboration with the ITS. The school will be hosted at the Information Technology School and the Comtrade campus.
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. We welcome applications from all countries and nationalities.
Students who have attended any previous main CERN Schools of Computing, and who are interested in deepening their knowledge on the theme of this Thematic CSC, are also welcome to apply.
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 tCSC 2024: [name of applicant]
The letter of reference needs to be received by the school (whether uploaded or emailed) by Wednesday March 20th 2024 (midnight CET) at the latest.
If no letter is included, the application will be considered void and discarded from the selection process. It is your responsibility to ensure we receive it.
The number of participants is limited to 30.
The participant selection is done by members of the CSC Advisory Committee, and is based on the profile and the motivation of the applicants. The goal 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 Tuesday April 4 at the latest.
Selected applicants will receive an invitation to attend the school. 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. This insurance must also cover cases related to Covid-19 pandemic.
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 Information Technology School is located in the "New Belgrade" teaching area
- The nearest airport is The International Airport Nikola Tesla
- There are several bus departures and arrivals to and from Belgrade, see here.
- Taking the train is always a good option! More information can be found here.
- Local transport
- Additional information on Belgrade is available at can be found here.
Selected participants should arrive at the IN Hotel in Belgrade on Sunday 9 June. We will start the programme around 16h at the IN Hotel, where we will also have a welcome drink and dinner in the evening.
Participants are responsible for organising their 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.
Participants are responsible for obtaining a valid visa to enter the country of the school location when this is required. The cost of a visa is not included in the school fee. Please contact the organisers if an invitation letter is needed.
Accommodation and Meals
Participants will be lodged at the IN Hotel , which is at a 20-25 min walking distance from the ITS Campus. Participants will stay in shared twin rooms. Room allocation for shared rooms is done by the school organisers, with the aim of bringing together participants with different backgrounds and profiles. (same gender)
The cost of accommodation from June 9-15 is included in the School fee.
All meals are included in the School fee. The first meal will be the dinner on Sunday 9th of June, and the last meal will be breakfast on Saturday 15 June.
Breakfast will be served at the IN Hotel, and lunches at the ITS Campus. Dinners will be held in various locations, based on the programme. Detailed informtion will be communicated to the participants.
We will ask about any specific dietary requirements you may have when you confirm yoiur participation, 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 traveling to school by less polluting means of transport, if possible.
- Bring your own reusable water bottle or cup
