Following the first edition in 2023, the 2nd DESY Ukraine School will take place in Summer 2024 and will be done in parallel/jointly with the DESY Summer Student program 2024. Applicants for the first edition who were not successful are welcomed to apply for the second edition.
The school provides physics students enrolled at a Ukrainian university the opportunity to obtain first-hand research experience at a large international laboratory. Students are invited for a 8 week training period to DESY Hamburg or Zeuthen and experience research in one of the various fields pursued at DESY:
- Photon science
- Elementary particle physics & Accelerators
- Astroparticle physics
Research projects can be categorised into different types of activities: practical work on detectors or experimental equipment, physics data analysis, software development, theory, and scientific computing. More details on the available activities can be found here.
The project work is complemented by a comprehensive lecture program, tailored towards the key topics of DESY research. The total working time per week for research and lectures is 39 hours.
We acknowledge the travel restrictions affecting male students. We will endeavor to provide an online program for male students accepted to the Ukraine School who are unable to travel in person to DESY. This will be on a best-effort basis as not all projects will be possible in an online form
[Poster in English] [Poster in Ukrainian]
Requirements
You will need to meet the following requirements to qualify for the school:
- You are a student enrolled at a Ukrainian university and have completed at least 3 years of university level studies by Summer 2024.
- You have not obtained your masters degree by the time of the school
- Students of any nationality enrolled at a Ukrainian university are invited to apply.
- Good knowledge of English (working language of the School)
Please be aware of the Code of Conduct for the school.
Additional information
DESY is looking forward to collaborating with you. In return, we will offer:
- a guest allowance (salary approximately 1200 EUR per month)
- accommodation at DESY (Hostel)
- at least partial reimbursement of travel costs
Participants in the Ukraine School will have access to all events and resources of the 2024 DESY Summer School. In addition it is planned that there will be special events specifically tailored for the Ukraine School.
Further information can be found on the web pages of the DESY Summer Student program, with which the organization and administration will be shared:
https://summerstudents.desy.de/
Any questions can be sent to summie-org@desy.de or ukraine-school-org@desy.de
Organisers
Olaf Behnke (co-chair), Andrei Hloskovsky (co-chair), Gernot Maier (co-chair), Nick Styles (co-chair), Pavlo Plotko, Frank Lehner, Andreas Przystawik and Martin Sandhop.
