The two-week programme gathers nearly 40 scientists, young researchers, PhD students, engineers, technicians, and students from five countries.

With its lecturers from prestigious research institutes and universities, participating scientists, researchers, and students are set to receive intensive practical training on developing instruments used in astrophysical research. The curriculum features a series of closely structured modules covering optics, electronics, scientific measurement techniques, and instrumentation control, combined with hands-on lab work.

A highlight of the programme will take place from July 21 to 25, when participants will join 12 “Project Lab” sessions. Divided into groups, they will design and carry out integrated projects and present their results during the closing ceremony.

The summer school is one of the flagship initiatives of the Simons Astrophysics Group at ICISE (SAGI), which was recently established in Gia Lai with support from the US-based Simons Foundation and the guidance of Vietnamese-origin scientists such as Dr. Nguyen Trong Hien, Professor Hoang Chi Thiem (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute), and Dr. Nguyen Luong Quang.

With the long-term goal of nurturing the next generation of astrophysicists in Vietnam, SAGI continues to organise high-quality academic activities and foster international collaboration.

Francophone students attend summer school in Vietnam

As many as 70 Francophone students from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, China, Thailand, and the Republic of Korea are joining a summer school programme held in Hanoi from July 30 to August 4.