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Target Group

The program encourages applications from MA and Ph.D. students, postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty, researchers and professionals. Undergraduates without a university degree will not be considered.


Pre-requisites

• Participants are expected to possess prior knowledge about Complex Systems, the theory and practice of computers simulations, modeling in the social sciences, and related questions. The ideal student has proved his/her competence by participating in quality publications prior to the application. Together with the application each applicant will have submitted a research agenda which is his/her "name tag" for the Course. Selection of participants will be made on the basis of their agenda plus study as well as research experience.
  
  During the course tutors facilitate work on the development of participants' research agendas through individual tutorials, office hours, and allow time for participants to do library research during their stay in Budapest. With some follow-up help and additional research after the course, they should be able submit a manuscript, ideally an article for publication.
  
  
• Having an individual research plan for every student is an essential element of the program, especially since on the first and last day each student is expected to give a presentation of their own project and its progress. Therefore only applications with a short research plan providing evidence of computational modeling interest will be considered.
  
  
• The language of instruction is English; thus all applicants have to demonstrate a strong command of spoken and written English to be able to participate actively in discussions at seminars and workshops. (In some instances shortlisted applicants may be contacted for a telephone interview.)