Date and place
The 18th Thematic CERN School of Computing, this time on Heterogenous Computing, will be held in Split, Croatia from Sunday 5 October in the afternoon until Saturday 11th of October, morning. Students should arrive on Sunday 5 October morning/midday and leave on Saturday 11 October.
The school is organized by CERN in collaboration with the Faculty of Science, University of Split and will be hosted at the Mediterranean Institute For Life Sciences (MEDILS) Conference Centre. The Centre is a historical renovated building situated in a wooded and landscaped park located on the Adriatic Sea coast, a few kilometres from the centre of Split.
MedILS –Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences
Meštrovićevo šetalište 45
HR – 21000 Split
Republic of Croatia
tel: +385 (0)21 555 600
Travel
See http://www.medils.org/contact under the "Where are we" and "How to reach us" tabs for transport links.
- The nearest airport is Split (SPU).
- For bus departures and arrivals, see Bus station Split
- Additional information on Split is available at The City of Split
The CSC will not organise a common transport from the airport.
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. Important: do not book your travel before you get a confirmation from us that you have been accepted at the school.
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.
Accommodation and Meals
Participants will be housed in the MEDILS conference centre, or in a nearby hotel. Participants will be hosted in shared twin or triple rooms, with private bathrooms. The room allocation is done by the school organisers. Rooms is Medils are simple but rather spacious, and there are plenty of space in the institute to sit and work or study, if needed,
The Medils Institute sits on the water and there are nearby beaches and beautiful walking paths. Make sure you bring adequate equipment for swimming or walking!
Accommodation from October 5th until October 11th is included in the School fee.
Smoking is banned in the entire conference centre.
All meals are included in the School fee. The first meal will be the dinner on Sunday 13 October, and the last meal will be breakfast on Saturday 19 October.
All food onsite at MEDILS is served as a buffet, while the special meals outside will take 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.
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 computing, in information security, or in related fields. We welcome applications from all countries and nationalities.
Please make sure that you know if your university or employer is prepared to finance your school and travel should you be selected, or if you are funding the participation yourself.
Students who have attended any previous 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 and make sure you 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 applicatoni 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 HC 2025: [name of applicant]
The letter of reference needs to be received by the school (whether uploaded or emailed) by the applicatoin deadline, 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.
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 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.
Selected applicants will receive an Acceptance Letter from the school. Payment of the registration fee will confirm your place, at which point you will be considered a participant Payments must have arrived no later than 4 weeks before the start of the event.
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.
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
- 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
