International Schools for Young Astronomers

EAS directory of European Summer/Winter schools

CADC directory of astronomical meetings (including schools)

School name	Short	Organizer	Country	Location	Start	Period. (years)	Total number	Duration (weeks)	Particip.	Level	Upcoming
International Schools for Young Astronomers	ISYA	IAU	any	any	1967	1-2	31	3	30	BSc-PhD	Sep-Oct 2010
NEON Observing Schools		OPTICON, EAS	Europe	Asiago, OHP, IAC, CAHA	2000	1-2	7	2	20	PhD-PostDoc	June 2010
NEON Archive Observing Schools		OPTICON, EAS	Europe	ESO, Garching	2004	2	3	1.5	20	PhD-PostDoc	2010
Vatican Observatory Summer Schools	VOSS		Vatican	Castel Gandolfo	1986	2	11	4	25		May-Jun 2010
Canary Islands Winter Schools of Astrophysics		IAC	Spain	Tenerife, Canary Islands		1	20	2	70	PhD-PostDoc	Nov 2009
SAAS Fee Schools		SAAS	Switzerland			1	39	1
European Summer Schools on Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics			Italy	Catania, Sicily	2001	2	4	4	100	PostDoc	Sep-Oct 2009
L’Aquilla Summer Schools			Italy	L’Aquilla
Les Houches Summer School Sessions			France	Les Houches				1.5		PhD- PostDoc
VLTI Training Schools		ESO	Europe	Europe, any	2002			2
Heidelberg Summer Schools		IMPRS	Germany	University of Heidelberg	2006	1	4	1			Aug 2009
Summer School NOVICOSMO		SISSA	Europe								Sep 2009
NVO Summer Schools	NVO	NVO	USA	USA, any	2004	1-2	4	1	40		Sep 2010
Euro-VO AIDA Schools		Euro-VO	Germany	ESO, Garching	2009			1			Jan 2010
Byurakan International Summer Schools	BISS	BAO/ArAS	Armenia	Byurakan	2006	2	2	2	30	BSc-PhD	Sep-Oct 2010
IRAM Summer Schools	IRAM	IRAM		Europe			4	1	40		Sep 2009
Nordita Winter Schools								2		PhD	Jan 2010
European Research Course on Atmospheres	ERCA		France	France, any	1993	1	17	4.5	50	PhD	Jan-Feb 2010
Scientific Writing for Young Astronomers	SWYA	EDP Sci. / A&A	Belgium	Blankenberge	2008	1	2	1		PhD	May 2009

Note: most of the numbers are typical ones

A number of other schools are being organized on specific topics in astronomy/astrophysics or devoted to special projects (SKA, CoRot, etc.)