Mathematik macht Freude

Simons Science School in Mathematics 2026

From September 6 to September 13, 2026 in Vienna

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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 Institute of Science and Technology Austria, the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 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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Simons Science School in Mathematics 2026

Enjoy the highlights of the program!

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Sunday, September 6

Monday, September 7

Location:
Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics,
Boltzmanngasse 9,
1090 Wien

  • 07:30 − 08:00 Breakfast at Hotel Geblergasse
  • 09:00 − 09:30 Opening ceremony with Michael Eichmair and Adrian Constantin
  • 09:30 − 10:45 Talk by Anton Mellit (University of Vienna)
    • Introduction to quantum knot invariants
  • 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 Rebhuhn

Tuesday, September 8

Location:
TU Wien,
Gußhausstraße 25-25a,
1040 Vienna

  • 07:30 − 08:00 Breakfast at Hotel Geblergasse
  • 09:30 – 10:45 Talk by Stefan Neumann (TU Wien)
    • PageRank: The Algorithms That Changed the Web
  • 11:00 − 12:15 Talk by Sandra Müller (TU Wien)
    • A Journey to Large Infinities and the Boundaries of Mathematics
  • 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
    • 14:30 – 15:30 Talk by Uli Wagner (ISTA)
      • Crossing numbers and applications
    • 15:30 – 16:00 Presentation of ISTA's Graduate School
  • 16:20 − 17:00 Bus transfer to Vienna(Bus No. 400)
  • 18:30 − 19:15 Dinner at the Faculty of Mathematics

Thursday, September 10

Location:
University of Vienna,
Faculty of Mathematics,
Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1,
1090 Vienna

Friday, September 11

Location:
University of Vienna,
Faculty of Mathematics,
Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1,
1090 Vienna

Saturday, September 12

  • 07:30 − 08:00 Breakfast at Hotel Geblergasse
  • 09:00 − 10:30 Guided Tour of Vienna City Center with Kateryna Kinsel
  • 11:00 − 12:00 Tour of Schönbrunn
  • 12:15 − 13:00 Lunch by Radatz at the Faculty of Mathematics
  • 13:00 − 18:30 Free time
  • 18:30 − 19:30 Dinner at Centimeter bei den Stadtbahnbögen

Sunday, September 13

  • 07:30 − 08:00 Breakfast at Hotel Geblergasse
  • 10:40 Departure to Ukraine

For any questions regarding Simons Science School in Mathematics 2026, please feel free to contact Dmytro Rzhemovskyi via email at dmytro.rzhemovskyi(at)univie.ac.at.

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