Summer Courses 2026

Course 218 - Quantum Dynamics and Communication
23 – 28 June 2026
Directors
Marino Marsi - Université Paris-Saclay (France)
Rinaldo Trotta - Sapienza Università di Roma (Italy)
Scientific Secretary
Eva Renouf - Université Paris-Saclay (France)
Arrival day: Monday, 22 June 2026
Opening of the Course: Tuesday, 23 June 2026 - 9.00 a.m.
Closing of the Course: Sunday, 28 June 2026 - 12.30 p.m.

Participation fee: € 650,00 (VAT included) for registration, attendance, general organization and assistance from the SIF Secretariat, welcome and farewell party, one coffee break per day, light lunches and dinners.
Students should provide and pay for their lodging.
NEW DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 20 April 2026
Application form (editable pdf)

Course 219 – Quantum Matter
in collaboration with the Simons Foundation
1 – 10 July 2026
Directors
Bogdan Andrei Bernevig - Princeton University (USA)
Dmitri K. Efetov - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany)
Titus Neupert - University of Zurich (Switzerland)
Maia G. Vergniory - Université de Sherbrooke (Canada)
Scientific Secretary
Domenico di Sante - Università di Bologna (Italy)
Arrival day: Tuesday, 30 June 2026

Opening of the Course: Wednesday, 1 July 2026 - 9.00 a.m.
Closing of the Course: Friday, 10 July 2026 - 12.30 p.m.

Participation fee: € 1050,00 (VAT included) for registration, attendance, general organization and assistance from the SIF Secretariat, welcome and farewell party, one coffee break per day, light lunches and dinners.
Students should provide and pay for their lodging.
NEW DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 27 April 2026
Application form (editable pdf)

GENERAL INFORMATION

A) - The scientific organization and direction of the Course are entrusted to the Directors.
B) - The School is intended for PhD students and young post-docs. The number of students at each Course is limited to about 60. Students are requested to attend all lectures and seminars.
C) - Whoever may be interested in attending the Course and is not entitled - for his age or other reasons - to be considered a student, may follow the Course as observer. Registration fee charged to observers is € 650,00 or € 1050,00 (depending on the Course). Observers should provide and pay for their lodging.
D) - Applicants will be informed of the decision on their admittance within 6 weeks from the beginning of each Course.
E) - Owing to the limited number of places available in the lecture hall, it will not be possible to allow any person not selected by the Committee of the School to follow the Courses.
F) - Students are requested to arrive at Varenna respectively on the indicated arrival days. Students should provide and pay for their lodging: a list of recommended hotels/apartments will be provided. The registration fee includes registration, attendance, general organization and assistance from the SIF Secretariat, welcome and farewell party, one coffee break per day, light lunches and dinners.
G) - Fees should be paid by students and observers following the instructions and within the date indicated in the letter of admittance.
H) - Partial/full scholarships covering the registration fee, may be granted to deserving students, SIF Members, who need financial help. Such requests must be specified and justified in the recommendation letters. Scholarships will be assigned by the President of the Italian Physical Society.