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"I attended the 2008 AMSI Summer School and proceeded to my PhD in 2009. Through the AMSI Summer School I had the opportunity to explore areas of mathematics, which are not taught at my parent institution and it has helped me in deciding my future area of research. However most importantly, AMSI summer school has allowed me to map out the mathematical/research community better, by getting to know who is who and who is doing what."

Libo Li, PhD Student, University of New South Wales

Summer School is a four to five week residential school for honours and post-graduate students of mathematics and cognate disciplines which offer students a range of courses in the mathematical sciences, some of which may not normally be available in their home institutions. Courses are normally 14 or 28 hours.

With the approval of their home university, students may take courses for credit toward their Honours degree. The courses are also open to postgraduate students from cognate areas who wish to extend their knowledge of appropriate areas of mathematics and statistics. They have proven to be of interest to students from Engineering, Biomedical Science, and Commerce (Finance, Risk Management and other quantitative areas), among others.

Students enjoy a stimulating atmosphere and opportunities for the interchange of ideas both with one another and with the lecturers. The feeling of camaraderie and the opportunity to share mathematical experiences with a larger group of students are key features of the summer schools.

AMSI Summer School 2013 (University of Melbourne)

AMSI Summer School 2012 (University of New South Wales)

AMSI Summer School 2011 (University of Adelaide)

AMSI Summer School 2010 (La Trobe University)

AMSI Summer School 2009 (University of Wollongong)

ICE-EM/AMSI Summer School 2008 (Monash University)

ICE-EM/AMSI Summer School 2007 (University of Sydney)

ICE-EM/AMSI Summer School 2006 (RMIT)

ICE-EM/AMSI Summer School 2005 (ANU)

ICE-EM/AMSI Summer School 2004 (UNSW)

ICE-EM/AMSI Summer School 2003 (University of Melbourne)
  • Prof. Rick Schoen
    Prof. Rick Schoen
  • Jones Seminar
    Student contributing in Jones Seminar
  • Student trip to Great Ocean Road
    Student trip to Great Ocean Road

  • "It was noticeable at the AustMS 2009 Early Career Workshop that many of the participants from different universities knew each other already. From anecdotal evidence, that was often because they had met at an AMSI summer school. Friendships were made between students from different universities, which they found very valuable. That is certainly a positive effect on ECR networking!"

    Prof. Nalini Joshi
    President of AustMS

  • Dr Burkard Polster
    Dr Burkard Polster

  • “It provides an important contribution to the training in higher mathematics by offering courses otherwise not available at the students’ home universities. I also helps to cover the needs of training of postgraduate students which allows them to both broaden and deepen their understanding of mathematics and ultimately helps them with their employment prospects”

    Markus Hegland
    2005 AMSI Summer School organising committee

  • "The AMSI Summer Schools I have attended have been of great help: providing a quality mathematical education and the opportunity to meet many other mathematicians throughout Australia. Generally they provide a very useful means for supplementing your normal university education. Also they are an invaluable way of meeting other mathematicians throughout Australia - such networking opportunities are essential for a career in mathematics"

    Jame MacLaurin
    PhD Student
    Oxford University

  • "The feedback that I have had from our students has been that AMSI has always been a very enjoyable, worthwhile and intense experience. It is certainly now established as an important part of how we educate upper level mathematics students in the country, allowing students to access a breadth of options that would be uneconomic for most universities to offer on their own"

    Assoc. Prof. Ian Doust
    University of New South Wales

  • Dr Tanya Schmah
    Dr Tanya Schmah
  • "The AMSI summer school allowed me to get my honours year off to a great start and helped me understand what it is like to study mathematics full time for four weeks. The opportunity to take many different courses or even just sit in on a few lectures from other courses meant I got a wider view of what mathematics is out there. Meeting and socialising with other students interested in mathematics was a main factor in persuading myself that future mathematics study is the right path for me and participating in the AMSI summer school meant I got to meet people from many different universities."
    David Hartley, PhD Student, Monash University
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