International Schools for Young Astronomers

 

EAS directory of European Summer/Winter schools

CADC directory of astronomical meetings (including schools)

 

School name

Short

Organizer

Country

Location

Start

Period.

(years)

Total number

Duration

(weeks)

Particip.

Level

Upcoming

International Schools for Young Astronomers

ISYA

IAU

any

any

1967

1-2

37

3

30

BSc-PhD

2016

NEON Observing Schools

 

OPTICON, EAS

Europe

Asiago, OHP, IAC, CAHA

2000

1-2

13

2

20

PhD-PostDoc

Feb-Mar 2016

NEON Archive Observing Schools

 

OPTICON, EAS

Europe

ESO, Garching

2004

2

3

1.5

20

PhD-PostDoc

Vatican Observatory Summer Schools

VOSS

 

Vatican

Castel Gandolfo

1986

2

14

4

25

 

2016

Canary Islands Winter Schools of Astrophysics

 

IAC

Spain

Tenerife, Canary Islands

1989

1

27

2

70

PhD-PostDoc

2016

SAAS Fee Schools

 

SAAS

Switzerland

 

1971 

1

45

1

 

 

2016

European Summer Schools on Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics

 

 

Italy

Catania, Sicily

2001

2

8

4

100

PostDoc

2017

L’Aquilla Summer Schools

 

 

Italy

L’Aquilla

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Les Houches Summer School Sessions

 

France

Les Houches

 

 

1.5

 

PhD- PostDoc

Jul 2016

VLTI Training Schools

 

ESO

Europe

Europe, any

2002

2

 

 

 

Heidelberg Summer Schools

 

IMPRS

Germany

University of Heidelberg

2006

1

5

1

 

2016

Summer School NOVICOSMO

 

SISSA

Europe

 

 

NVO Summer Schools

NVO

NVO

USA

USA, any

2004

1-2

4

1

40

 

Euro-VO AIDA Schools

Euro-VO

Germany

ESO, Garching

2009

1

Byurakan International Summer Schools

BISS

BAO/ArAS

Armenia

Byurakan

2006

2

4

2

30

BSc-PhD

2016

IRAM Summer Schools

IRAM

IRAM

 

Europe

2001 

 2

8

1

40

PhD-
PostDoc

2017

Nordita Winter Schools

 

 

 

 

1996

1

11

2

 

PhD

2016

European Research Course on Atmospheres

ERCA

 

France

France, any

1993

1

24

4.5

50

PhD

Jan-Feb 2016

Scientific Writing for Young Astronomers

SWYA

EDP Sci. /  A&A

Belgium

Blankenberge

2008

1

3

1

PhD

Apr 2016

 

Note: most of the numbers are typical ones

 

A number of other schools are being organized on specific topics in astronomy/astrophysics or devoted to special projects (SKA, CoRot, etc.)