Finnish Graduate School in
Astronomy and Space Physics

Space Physics Institutes

• Space Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute
• Department of Physics, University of Helsinki
• Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory, University of Oulu
• Space Research Group, Department of Physics, University of Oulu
• Space Research Laboratory, University of Turku

Astronomy Institutes

• Division of Astronomy, Department of Physics, University of Oulu
• Metsähovi Radio Observatory, Aalto University School of Science and Technology
• Department of Physics, University of Helsinki
• Tuorla Observatory, University of Turku

Steering Committee (addresses)

Juhani Huovelin Esa Kallio Hannu Koskinen Harry Lehto Anne Lähteenmäki

Kalevi Mursula Tuomo Nygrén Juri Poutanen Eino Valtonen Esko Valtaoja

Summer school 2010

Graduate school students 2010

Documents and forms for travelling

The main elements of the programme are as follows.

• Degree programme
  • The individual doctor degree programmes have been made to all graduate students according to the requirements of their home universities and institutes.
  • The duration of the programme is four years.
• Thesis work
  • The most important part of the doctor degree programme is the thesis work. The student joins a research group where the thesis work will be done. Each student has his/her personal supervisor, a co-supervisor, and a support group of senior scientists.
• Educational programme of the home institute
  • The main part of the educational programme of 60 credit points in total will be offered by the home university or institute.
• Past courses
  • The following courses were taught in the previous Graduate School in Solar-Terrestrial Physics. The 1997 seminar was organised as a Nordic course financed by NorFA (Nordisk Forskningsakademi).
    1. Space plasma physics (1995)
    2. The theory of measurements and the methods of data analysis (1996)
    3. Methods of observations in space research (1997)
    4. International projects and their management (1998)
  • The program of the present Graduate School in Astronomy and Space Physics started in summer 1999.
    1. Matter in Space (1999)
    2. Modern data analysis in astronomy and space physics (2000)
    3. Instrumentation for Space Physics and Astronomy (2001)
    4. ESO and EISCAT (2003)
    5. Cosmology and Planck (2004)
    6. Solar and cosmic plasmas (2005)
    7. Inversion methods and application to space sciences (2006)
    8. Time series analysis (2007)
    9. Multi-dimensional data analyses and data mining (2008)
    10. Space Climate winter school (2009)

"Oppimateriaalia":

• Esitelmän pitäminen - muistettavia ja tarkistettavia asioita

Last update: 4 Jan 2010 (NP)