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INTERNSHIP PROJECT

5 WEEKS OF LECTURES

(PHYSICS, ENGINEERING)

OPENLAB LECTURES

(COMPUTING)

PRESENTATION SESSIONS

POSTER SESSION

WORKSHOPS

CERN VISITS

SUMMER STUDENT WEBFEST

SUMMER STUDENT DRINK

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ALUMNI NETWORK

OUR VALUES

CONTACT DETAILS

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CLUBS AT CERN

GETTING A BICYCLE

LANGUAGE TANDEM

AND MORE..

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You will get the chance to join in the day-to-day work ofCERN research teams and to work in a multidisciplinaryand multicultural environment. It will give you theoccasion to broaden your knowledge, skills and todiscover other areas.

Your supervisor will contact you shortly and explain youyour internship project in detail.

A short report on your work project at CERN will beexpected at the end of your stay. You can find reportsfrom the students of the past years at the following link.

Reference working hours at CERN are from 08h30 to17h30 from Monday to Friday (one hour lunch break).Please note that these working hours may vary slightly,depending on the group you are working with.

PROJECT REPORT

YOUR INTERNSHIP PROJECT

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During your stay, you can attend a series of lecturesspecially prepared for you, where experts and scientistsfrom around the world share their knowledge about awide range of topics in the fields of theoretical andexperimental particle physics and engineering.

The timetable for 2019 will be visible here.

LECTURE PROGRAMME

5 WEEKS

MORNINGS

2 JULY TO 2 AUGUST 2019

PARTICLE WORLD

DETECTORSFOUNDATION OF STATISTICS

ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES

THEORETICAL CONCEPTS

IN PARTICLE PHYSICS

PARTICLE ACCELERATORS

AND BEAM DYNAMICS

ELECTRONICS, DAQ AND TRIGGERS

INTRODUCTION TO COSMOLOGY HEAVY IONS

MAKING PREDICTIONS AT HADRON COLLIDERS

PHYSICS AND MEDICAL

APPLICATIONS

ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES

LECTURESWHAT IS STRING

THEORY?

ANTIMATTER IN THE LAB

FUTURE HIGH-ENERGY

COLLIDER PROJECTS

FLAVOURPHYSICS

NUCLEAR PHYSICS AT CERN

EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS

AT LEPTON COLLIDERS

BEYOND THE STANDARD

MODEL

EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS

AT HADRON COLLIDERS

ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS

FROM RAW DATA TO PHYSICS

RESULTS

THE STANDARD

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You will also have the opportunity to attend a series oflectures developed for the CERN openlab summerstudents, given by Information and CommunicationsTechnology experts on advanced CERN-related topics.

The timetable for 2019 will be shared with you.

OPENLAB LECTURE PROGRAMME

6 WEEKS

SOME AFTERNOONS

JULY & AUGUST 2019

INTRODUCTION TO CODE

OPTIMIZATIONS

THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL

UNDERPINNINGS OF WRITING CODE THAT'S

LESS BAD

EVOLUTION IN COMPUTING HARDWARE

CROWDSOURCINGARTIFICIAL

INTELLIGENCE FOR SCIENCE

DISCOVERING THE HIGGS BOSON WITH

SOFTWARE AND COMPUTING

OPENLAB LECTURES

HOW TO GIVE PRESENTATIONS

AND PITCHES

MACHINE LEARNING

FROM GRIDS TO CLOUDS

TOOLS FOR IT SERVICE

MANAGERS: GETTING STARTED

COMPUTING SECURITY

DAQ-FILTERING DATA FROM 1PB/S

TO 600 MB/S

COMPUTING IN HIGH ENERGY

PHYSICS

FROM COLLISION TO DISCOVERY:

PHYSICS ANALYSIS

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This is your chance to practice your communication andpresentation skills by giving a 10 min talk about yourinternship project. Note that your speech will berecorded (registration possible after arrival).

PRESENTATION SESSION

MORNINGS

5 TO 7 AUGUST 2019

POSTER SESSION

31 JULY 2019

AFTERNOON

You also have the possibility to expose your work andpractice how to prepare and present a poster(registration possible after arrival).

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Interested in getting hands-on experience in CERN labs?We will inform you about the available workshops in ourinduction meeting.

The timetable for 2019 will be visible here.

AFTERNOONS

JULY & AUGUST 2019

WORKSHOPS

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Each student will have the possibility to participate toorganised visits of the laboratory on 2 afternoons. Thesites will be ATLAS, Synchrocyclotron, AntiprotonDecelerator, Data Centre.

2 AFTERNOONS

JULY & AUGUST 2019

CERN VISITS

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This is a unique chance to design neat Web applications thatencourage the public to learn more about science and inparticular about CERN, the LHC and physics.Join small teams over the weekend and get valuable webdevelopment experience (organized by Openlab SummerStudent Programme).

JULY OR AUGUTS 2019

CERN SUMMER STUDENT WEBFEST

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Once everyone has arrived, we will welcome youall at an informal reception. This is a great chanceto meet all Summer Students and mingle.

3 JULY 2019

SUMMER STUDENT DRINK

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“A program that provides excellent international experience and exposure to particle physics and related research fields.”

AN UNFORGETTABLE SUMMER

“Incredibly unique and special opportunity to learn new skills, collaborate in large teams, and meet people

in your field from around the world. Truly an amazing experience which I will recommend to others.”

“It has definitely been one of the most exciting experiences in my life. My experience here will undoubtedly prove to be extremely useful in my future career, be it academic or professional. I will never forget and greatly treasure the time spent here working with my supervisor, fellow summer students and colleagues.”

“An amazing, challenging, cheerful, horizon-opening programme! Thanks for everything!”

UNIQUE AND EXCITING EXPERIENCE

DIVERSITY-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT

SCIENTIFIC EXPOSURE

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A contract of association of 8

weeks to work on a technical project.

A travel allowance on a lump sum basis

paid at the end of your stay to help you

with the cost of travel between

Geneva and your residence at the time

of the selection committee.

A 90 CHF per calendar day (net of

tax) subsistence allowance to cover

the cost of accommodation and meals in the Geneva

area for a single person for the whole

contract duration.

An extensive physics lecture programme

(possibility to attend a series of IT lectures

organized by Openlab).

Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive

Health Insurance scheme

(contribution already deducted from allowance).*

Assistance to find accommodation on

the CERN site or nearby.

8 WEEKS AT CERNLECTURES

SUBSISTENCE

TRAVEL ALLOWANCE

HEALTH INSURANCE

ACCOMMODATION

*The few students who are paid directly from a national funding agency, have to come with their own insurance coverage.

CERN ALUMNI NETWORK

Your connection with CERN begins when you come here as aSummer Student. You will spend a fantastic time working herewith specialists in their field, gaining wonderful experience, andthis can continue when you join the CERN Alumni Network. Youcan become a member as soon as you arrive at CERN.

Launched in June 2017, the network has been designed to makethe global CERN community more inclusive, and has been setup to provide those who have left with a means of keeping intouch with CERN and with each other. It also fostersambassadorship for the mission and values of CERN, and helpscolleagues, in particular younger ones, with their future careerdevelopment, inside or outside the field of particle physics. TheCommunity is united by a shared pride in having contributed toCERN’s scientific endeavours.

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LIBRARY

Most of you will find the CERN Library to be an extremely usefulresource, go to library.cern and check out what you can borrow!

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hesitate to join one or several, they are great fun and a goodway to get to some new friends. More info here.

CERN CLUBS

WHAT ELSE CAN YOU FIND AT CERN?

BICYCLE RENTAL

As a Summer Student you can rent a bicycle at CERN free ofcharge. We will explain you how to get one on your first day.

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LANGUAGE TANDEM

Would you like to learnChinese? Greek? Portuguese?Or would you like to improveyour English or French?

Try tandem learning!

Go to cern.ch/language-tandem and find yourlanguage partner now.

AND MUCH MORE..

Join the Summer Student Facebook and WhatsApp groups,plan Talent Shows and BBQs together, and create yourSummer Student T-shirt.

You will have endless possibilities to create the friendships of a lifetime.

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OUR CORE VALUES

CERN's values are commitment, professionalism, creativity,diversity and integrity. Taken together they provide thebasis for respect: respect for others, respect for theOrganization and respect for its mission, and underpin theCERN Code of Conduct.

GET IN TOUCH

Email us on NMS.SummerStudent@cern.ch

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