ICTP Claudio Tuniz

1. ICTP Claudio Tuniz ICTP | Strada Costiera 11 | 34151 Trieste - Italy | www.ictp.it

2. ICTP mission Conducting research at the highest international standards, ICTP's mission is: • To foster growth of advanced physics and mathematics studies in developing countries • To develop high-level scientific programmes and encourage international scientific exchange • To provide excellent research and training facilities • ICTP Public Information Office I 2010 • 2

3. Quick facts • Founded in 1964 by Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam • Provides training to improve scientific capacity in developing countries • Supports in-house staff of world-class physicists and mathematicians • Sponsored by tripartite agreement between Italy, UNESCO and IAEA • ICTP Public Information Office I 2010 • 3

4. Research at ICTP • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics • Earth System Physics • High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics • Mathematics • Applied Physics • Multidisciplinary Laboratory • ICTP Public Information Office I 2010 • 6

5. ICTP training and education • Provides training and skills to scientists from developing countries • Organises more than 60 conferences/workshops each year • Welcomes 4000 scientists from about 130 nations each year • Attracts an additional 2000 scientists/year through hosted activities • ICTP Public Information Office I 2010 • 5

6. ICTP training and education • Pre-PhD programmes • Diploma Programme • ICTP/IAEA Sandwich Training Educational Programme • Joint Ph.D. programme with University of Trieste • ICTP/University of Trieste Laurea Magistralis • ICTP Public Information Office I 2010 • 6

7. ICTP training and education • Scientific career support: • Associate and Federation Schemes • Training and Research in Italian Laboratories • ICTP visitors' programme • Training at Elettra Synchrotron Light Laboratory • SESAME Programme • ICTP Public Information Office I 2010 • 7

8. ICTP training and education • Office of External Activities • Supports scientific activities in developing countries • PhD courses • Scientific meetings • Regional networks • Affiliated centres • ICTP Public Information Office I 2010 • 8

9. IAEA-ICTP Sandwich Training Educational Programme (STEP) Started in 2003 Capacity building by fostering the formation of PhD’s • Sandwich programme: • Addressed to Ph.D students in developing countries, in physics, mathematics, and related areas. • The STEP fellows come to ICTP or to a collaborating scientific institution for 3 to 6 months per year, for 3 consecutive years. • They have a co-supervisor at the host institution who, together with the home supervisor, coordinates the Ph.D work of the student.

10. In the Sandwich scheme: • The Ph.D degree is awarded by the home Institution. • This is a scheme that is meant to expose the fellows to the international scientific community and offer them access to world-class research and training facilities, while they remain enrolled in their home Institution, and work for their home country. • Meant as an alternative to brain drain • especially severe in sub-Saharan Africa -> therefore strong emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa

11. STEP FELLOWS Since 2003, the programme has awarded 113 fellowships Geographical distribution 22% CE EUROPE 17% ASIA 7% LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN 54% AFRICA (44% sub- Saharan Africa) 113 fellows (38 women) from 40 countries 2003-2010

12. STEP FELLOWS Main areas covered: nuclear physics, lasers, synchrotron radiation, earth science, condensed-matter physics, high-energy physics and astrophysics, applied physics, mathematics Host Institutes • Fellows since 2003: • 49 at ICTP • 22 at the Laser Laboratory (now at Elettra) • 14 at Elettra • 3 at the University of Trieste • 3 at the Jozef Stefan Inst., Ljubljana • 5 at INFN Laboratories • 5 at the CNR TASC Laboratory • 2 at the Hospital of Udine • 2 at ICS • 1 at the Astronomical Observatory of Trieste • 1 at SISSA • 6 at other Universities/Institutes

13. Results • So far, 35 fellows have obtained their Ph.D degree (14 from sub-Saharan Africa). They are doing well (~4 papers/fellow) • 29 are back in their home country • 20 have permanent positions • - 9 have temporary positions • most are teaching and doing research at their home University • 6 are postdocs elsewhere, mainly in Europe • 74 fellows are completing their Ph.D work • 4 fellows have left the programme without a Ph.D • The fellowship catalyzes new international collaborations, which extend well after the fellowship* * initiatives were taken also to stimulate applications of Ph.D students of Associates; when the home advisor benefits from the Associates programme, this facilitate a closer collaboration.