Simons Science School in Mathematics 2026
From September 6 to September 13, 2026 in Vienna
STEM education and the training of future scientists, innovators, and high-tech entrepreneurs play a key role in Ukraine's future recovery. The Ukrainian education system excels at identifying gifted youths and at nurturing them in a highly-developed culture of science olympiads and research competitions. This experience should be studied and supported at the highest level, recognizing it as a national asset. Collaborative projects in STEM education between Ukraine and the EU will be to everyone's benefit and promote Ukraine's further integration into the EU.
The Simons Science School in Mathematics is a one-week program for Ukrainian high school students who have excelled at science competitions in mathematics. The goal is to foster the students’ interest in science, to introduce them to potential research careers, and to inspire them to apply their talents to shape Ukraine’s future. During their week in Vienna, participants will engage with leading mathematicians of the University of Vienna, TU Wien, and the Institute of Science and Technology Austria.
This event is made possible by a generous gift of the Simons Foundation, the support of the Erwin Schrödinger Institute, the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Institute of Science and Technology Austria, our unbelievable volunteers, and the work of Dmytro Rzhemovskyi and his team from Mathematik macht Freude.
Jim Simons sets an outstanding example to us all.
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Program
Sunday, September 6
- 11:20 Arrivals in Vienna
- 12:30 − 13:30 Lunch at TBA
- 14:00 − 15:30 Check-in at Hotel Geblergasse
- 15:30 − 19:00 Free time, e.g., exploring the Vienna's city center
- 19:00 − 20:00 Dinner at Centimeter bei den Stadtbahnbögen
Monday, September 7
Location:
Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics
Boltzmanngasse 9
1090 Vienna
- 07:30 − 08:00 Breakfast at Hotel Geblergasse
- 09:00 − 09:30 Opening ceremony
- 09:30 − 10:45 Talk by Anton Mellit (University of Vienna)
- TBA
- 11:00 − 12:15 Talk by Kateryna Terletska (JASU)
- Invisible Waves: The Hidden Dynamics of the Ocean
- 12:30 − 13:30 Lunch at the University of Vienna's Cafeteria (Kolingasse)
- 14:00 − 15:00 Visit to Belvedere
- 18:30 − 19:15 Dinner at TBA
Tuesday, September 8
Location:
TU Wien
- 07:30 − 08:00 Breakfast at Hotel Geblergasse
- 09:30 – 10:45 Talk by Sandra Müller (TU Wien)
- A Journey to Large Infinities and the Boundaries of Mathematics
- 11:00 − 12:15 Talk by Stefan Neumann (TU Wien)
- PageRank: The Algorithms That Changed the Web
- 12:30 − 13:30 Lunch at the TU Wien's Cafeteria
- 13:30 − 14:30 Visit to the Wien Museum
- 18:30 − 19:15 Dinner by Radatz at the Faculty of Mathematics
Wednesday, September 9
Location:
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA),
Am Campus 1,
Klosterneuburg
- 07:30 − 08:00 Breakfast at Hotel Geblergasse
- 09:10 − 09:45 Bus transfer to ISTA (Bus No. 400)
- 10:00 − 16:00 Program at ISTA
- 10:00 – 11:00 Talk by Samara Ren (ISTA)
- 3D Weaving with Curved Ribbons
- 11:15 – 12:15 Talk by Vivian Kuperberg (ISTA)
- Chebyshev’s Bias in Prime Numbers
- 12:30 – 13:15 Guided tour of VISTA Science Experience Center
- 13:15 – 14:00 Lunch at ISTA's cafeteria
- 14:15 – 15:15 Talk by Uli Wagner (ISTA)
- TBA
- 10:00 – 11:00 Talk by Samara Ren (ISTA)
- 15:44 − 16:20 Bus transfer to Vienna(Bus No. 400)
- 16:30 − 18:30 Free time
- 18:30 − 19:15 Dinner at TBA
Thursday, September 10
Location:
University of Vienna,
Faculty of Mathematics,
Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1,
1090 Vienna
- 07:30 − 08:00 Breakfast at Hotel Geblergasse
- 09:30 − 10:45 Talk by Matija Bucic (University of Vienna)
- Equiangular Lines
- 11:00 − 12:15 Talk by Nils Kriege (University of Vienna)
- Deep learning on sets and graphs
- 12:30 − 13:30 Lunch at the University of Vienna's Cafeteria (Kolingasse)
- 13:30 − 14:30 Visit to the Museum of Natural History
- 18:30 − 19:15 Dinner by Radatz at the Faculty of Mathematics
Friday, September 11
Location:
University of Vienna,
Faculty of Mathematics,
Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1,
1090 Vienna
- 07:30 − 08:00 Breakfast at Hotel Geblergasse
- 09:30 − 10:45 Talk by Julio Backhoff (University of Vienna)
- Optimal Transport: An Introduction and an Invitation
- 11:00 − 12:15 Talk by Yurii Malitskyi
- TBA
- 12:30 − 13:30 Lunch at the University of Vienna's Cafeteria (Kolingasse)
- 13:30 − 14:30 Guided tour of the Austrian National Library
- 19:30 − 20:30 Dinner at Sägewerk
Saturday, September 12
- 07:30 − 08:00 Breakfast at Hotel Geblergasse
- 10:00 − 12:00 Tour of Schönbrunn
- 12:15 − 13:00 Lunch by Radatz at the Faculty of Mathematics
- 13:00 − 18:30 Free time, e.g. hiking to the Kahlenberg and vineyards
- 18:30 − 19:30 Dinner at Centimeter bei den Stadtbahnbögen
Sunday, September 13
- 07:30 − 08:00 Breakfast at Hotel Geblergasse
- 10:00 − 12:00 Cultural program by art critic Kateryna Kinsel
- 12:30 − 13:30 Lunch at TBA
- 16:30 Departure to Ukraine
Speakers
Coordinator and Contact Person
For any questions regarding Simons Science School in Mathematics 2026, please feel free to contact Dmytro Rzhemovskyi via email at dmytro.rzhemovskyi@univie.ac.at .
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