Summer Academy

The SAOT Summer Academy 2025 is your opportunity to dive deep into science research and interdisciplinary exchange in a unique, collaborative setting. Hosted by the Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT), this academy offers two intensive courses designed to expand your academic and practical horizons. Beyond the lectures, you’ll enjoy outdoor adventures every day, from an exciting instructional abseiling course with professional trainers, to hiking through the stunning Riesenburg cave, and kayaking in the breathtaking Franconian Switzerland. 

Date: July 21–25, 2025 (We will be back in Erlangen on Friday morning, July 25, at around 10:00.)
Location: Fraunhofer Forschungscampus Waischenfeld

Course A: Femtosecond Laser Micromachining: From fundamentals to applications
Course leader: Dr. Rose Mary
Topic: Photonics in Production and Process Technology

Course B: Light creates Future
Course leader: Dagny Müller, Dipl.-Biol.
Topic: Science Communication in the Field of Exhibitions and Future Technologies

SAOT Summer Academy 2025 – Course Descriptions_updated The schedule will be shared after registration closes.

All transportation, activities, catering, and accommodation in the programm are fully covered by SAOT.

To help us plan reliably, we’d appreciate your binding registration by June 25th, 2025: