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We are pleased to announce the Fifth Advanced Arab Astrophysics School in the Kottamia Astronomical Observatory, Egypt, on October 17-23, 2025.

Organized By

The National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG)

Co-organized by

Fourth advanced Arab Astrophysics School in the Kottamia Astronomical Observatory, Egypt, on October 18-24, 2024.

Scientific Society of Astronomy and Space

sponsored by

The goal of ArAs_Adv5 is to give advance astronomy students and those interested in astronomy a good opportunity to train under the supervision of international professional astronomers to restore Arab leadership in astronomy and pursue global progress in this field.

It is the fifth school in a series of advanced annual schools.

ArAS -Adv5 will cover the following fields:

  •     Introduction to variable stars (RR Lyrae and cepheids)

    • Introduction to space missions

    • Spectroscopy and pulsation of variable stars

    • Tess and kepler data reduction

    • Period luminosity relations and frequency analysis

    • Detection and chemical analysis of the interstellar medium by spectroscopic analysis

    • Construction of the linear model in spectroscopic analysis

    • The Use of Gaia Observations in Analyzing Binary Stars, Multiple Stellar Systems, and Variable Stars

    • The Analysis of Binary Stars, Multiple Stellar Systems, and Variable Stars Using Al-Warda’s Method

    • Fractional Stars

    • On some difficulties in classification of dwarf cepheids and delta Scuti star

    • Comprehensive studies of star clusters in our galaxyه

    • Evolution of binary stars in open clusters

    • From Spectrographs to Spectra: Principles, Design and Atmospheric Modelling

    • An Overview of the kottamia  Observatory (KAO):  Advancements in instrumentation, international collaboration and future prospects

    • Data/Observation: How to get data from telescope archives and how to do professional observation for the selected themes

    • Writing a paper: How to present your results in a scientific paper

Requirements

 Applications will be accepted only from students with the following requirements:

  1. Master and/or Ph.D. students in physics and/or astronomy only, no other specialties will be considered.

  2. A strong physics background is a must

  3. All files submitted must have the following name convention:

  • FirstName_LastName-CV
  • FirstName_LastName-Recom
  • FirstName_LastName-MotivationLetter

Important Date

Requested Documents

March 30, 2025

Registration Deadline

April 30, 2025

Acceptance Notice

May 30, 2025

Scientific Program

Coming Soon

Speakers

Ropert Szabo

Director, Konkoly Observatory
CSFK Deputy Director General
HUN-REN CSFK, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences

Vinay L. Kashyap

Senior Astrophysicist, CfA
Calibration Scientist, CXC
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonians, USA

Abdelmajid Benhida

Oukaimeden Observatory Team-Cadi Ayyad university
* Laboratory : Physics of High Energy & Astrophysics (LPHEA)
* Faculty of Science & Technology  Marrakech, Morocco.

Mashhoor A. Al-Wardat 

Dep. of Applied Physics and Astronomy—University of Sharjah
* Director of Academic Affairs Department at  Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Science and Technology

Fouad Sefyani

Haute-Provence Observatory—OHP-CNRS/PYTHEAS/University of Aix-Marseille, 04870 Saint Michel l’Observatoire, France
*  Oukaïmeden Observatory, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Physics, LPHEA, Marrakech, Morocco

Katrien Kolenberg

Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
* Physics Department, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerpen, Belgium
* Physics and Astronomy Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussel, Belgium

Mohamed A. A. Rezk

 

National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics | NRIAG · Department of Astronomy

Mohamed Ibrahim Nouh

National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics | NRIAG · Department of Astronomy

Ahmed Shokry Abouelfetouh

 

National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics | NRIAG · Department of Astronomy

Yasser Hassan Hendy

National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics | NRIAG · Department of Astronomy

Mohammed Ismael

 

National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics | NRIAG · Department of Astronomy

Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC)

  • Hadia H.Selim (SOC Chairman) (Astronomy Department-NRIAG, Egypt)

  • Ashraf Shaker (Astronomy Department-NRIAG, Egypt)

  • Yasser Hassan Hendy, (Astronomy dept, NRIAG, Egypt)

  • Abdelmajid Benhida (Oukaimeden Observatory Team, Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco)

  • Raid Suleiman (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA)

  • Zouhair Benkhaldoun (Oukaimeden Observatory, Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco)

  • Fouad Sefyani (Oukaimeden Observatory, Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco)

Local Organizing Committee (LOC)

  • Taha Rabeh (President of NRIAG)

  • Hadia H. Selim (LOC Chairman) (Astronomy Department-NRIAG)

  • Ashraf Ahmed Shaker (Astronomy Department-NRIAG)

  • Yasser Hassan Hendy, (Astronomy dept, NRIAG, Egypt)

  • Doaa Elsayed Mohamed Eid (Astronomy Department-NRIAG)

  • Mohammed Ismael (Astronomy Department-NRIAG)

  • Mona. Molham (Astronomy Department-NRIAG)

  • Abdel Aziz Eid Abdel Aziz (Astronomy Department-NRIAG)

Registration

 To register to ArAs_Adv5, the steps should be followed:

  • Fill in the registration form Registration Form and send the requested documents by March 30, 2025.

  • Your comprehensive CV

  • One signed recommendation letters (should contain the phone number and the email of the person who recommends – Can be sent by March 30, 2025)

  • A Short motivation statement (explain why it’s important for you to attend ArAs_Adv5 and briefly state your expectations from this school)

  • Registration Deadline April 30, 2025 

    If you are selected, we will contact you by May 30, 2025

Registration fees

  • Fees will cover ground transportation ( from and back to the airport), accommodations, and bag school with its contenting 
  • Please the registration fees to be paid upon arrival (for non Egyptian Participants)

     

Egyptian applicants

500 EGP (SSAS, Egypt members)
1000 EGP (non-SSAS, Egypt members)

Non Egyptian applicants

  $200