Apply! 5th African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications (ASP) Program

The ASP activities consist of the following components:
-A 3-week scientific program for 60–80 students from all over Africa with a minimum if 3 years university education in mathematics, physics, computing and/or engineering. ASP2018-Namibia;
-African Conference on Fundamental Physics and Applications (ACP) organized in parallel to the students and teachers activities. It includes invited and contributed talks in many different tracks. ACP2018-Namibia;
-A one-week workshop is organized to train 70–80 high school teachers for improved physics teaching;
-A one-week program that consists of outreach to motivate 200–250 learners to develop and maintain interest in physics;
– A forum that consists of talks, discussions and debate about the role and the future of ASP in capacity development in Africa;
-Continuously, an active mentoring and coaching program to help ASP students.
-Members of the International Organizing Committee made a site visit to Namibia on June 12-16, 2017. The objective of the site visit was to meet with the Local Organizing Committee and to converge on a program of actions leading towards a successful ASP.

Deadline
31st January 2018

Field
The ASP includes lectures, demonstrations, experimentation and hands-on tutorials in the following ares:
Astrophysics and Cosmology;
Nuclear and Particle Physics;
Accelerator, Medical and Radiation Physics;
High Performance Computing;
Physics Education;
Physics Communication;
Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency;

Programme
Training

Value
Selected students will receive travel coverage, accommodation and full board.

Eligibility
Priority will be given to:
-African students with a minimum of 3-year university education in physics, mathematics, engineering or computer science;
-Students that did not attend any previous editions of ASP.

Application
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