The European Science Foundation (ESF) and the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have agreed to co-sponsor - within the framework of the ESF Research Conferences Scheme - a series of Winter Schools in Physics.
The Winter Schools will provide advanced scientific training in Physics, with the opportunity for graduate PhD students and post-graduate researchers of establishing connections with their contemporaries during periods of in-depth training.
The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) of Jerusalem is a national science institution devoted to academic research. It is a self-governing body, both in its administrative function as well as its academic pursuits. It is located at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, at the Edmond J. Safra campus at Givat Ram, where the national library of the State of Israel is located as well.
The Institute was founded in 1975 to provide a nurturing and stimulating environment, championing outstanding scholarly research in a wide range of disciplines. It brings together scholars from around the world to engage in collaborative research projects for periods of six to twelve months. The Institute is similar in concept to several existing Institutes of Advanced Study, yet also unique in its sponsoring unrestricted academic research and hosting collaborative teams throughout the more than thirty years since its establishment.