Summer Academy 2010 - Second Summer Academy on Wireless Communications: New Technologies and Research Challenges

The International Graduate School on Mobile Communications at the Ilmenau University of Technology invites students at the Master level or beyond to apply for its annual Summer Academy. The Summer Academy introduces into major research topics of self-organized networking and addresses students who want to deepen their knowledge to pursue their doctoral studies in this area. Participation in the Summer Academy is based on applications and is free for successful applicants.
Lecturers The Summer Academy includes talks from the following members of the Graduate School:
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Prof. Dr. Martin Haardt,
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Prof. Dr. Andreas Mitschele-Thiel,
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Prof. Dr. Günter Schäfer,
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Prof. Dr. Jochen Seitz and
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Prof. Dr. Reiner Thomä.
Application Prospective participants should complete, sign and send the application form per mail to gs-summeracademy-AT-tu-ilmenau.de before April 01, 2010. The application form can be found on www.gs-mobicom.de/summer-academy-application.
Participants will be selected based on their background, working area and English skills. Initial notification of acceptance will be sent out on April 08, 2010. Selected participants will participate in an individual e-learning training course. This includes the study of e-learning materials and control questions to prepare for the Summer Academy. This individual training is scheduled April 12 to May 23, 2010. During this course, participants will be remotely supported by our tutors.
The e-learning training course comprises two phases. The first phase takes place April 12 to May 09, 2010. This phase provides participants with knowledge of current and future mobile communication networks focusing on radio transmissions, mobility management, Quality of Service (QoS) and self-organization principles. This phase will end with an online test. Based on the activities of participants and on the online test results, the final selection of participants for the Summer Academy presence course at the Ilmenau University of Technology will be achieved. Official notification of acceptance will be sent out on May 10, 2010. The second phase of the e-learning training course takes place May 11 to 23, 2010 and focuses on self-organization mechanisms.
Cost and Financial Support
Participation in the Summer Academy is based on applications and is free for successful applicants. Due to generous support from DAAD, the Academy provides financial support for 20 participants. This includes accommodation and an allowance to travel cost. The allowance follows the rules of DAAD travel grants, see www.daad.de/imperia/md/content/hochschulen/deutschesommerakademie-programm/reisekostenpauschalen_sommerakademien.pdf for details.
Certificate
Successful participants of the Summer Academy obtain a certificate (6 ECTS) issued by the Ilmenau University of Technology.
Important Dates
Application Deadline: March 31, 2010
Initial Acceptance Notification: April 08, 2010
Individual E-Learning Course (First Phase): April 12 to May 09, 2010
Official Acceptance Notification: May 10, 2010
Individual E-Learning Course (Second Phase): May 11 to 23, 2010
Summer Academy: July 26 to August 08, 2010
Organization The Summer Academy is organized by the International Graduate School on Mobile Communications of the Ilmenau University of Technology. For more information on the School see www.gs-mobicom.de.
Contact For questions related to the Summer Academy, please contact the coordinator, Dr. Mirko Kirschkowski.
Tel: +49-3677-691148
Fax: +49-3677-691614
Mail: gs-summeracademy-AT-tu-ilmenau.de