Master Classes



Master Class

In the one-year-long Master Class, a current topic is studied intensively and profoundly at an advanced level. The Master Class can form a significant contribution to a PhD programme or can form a preparatory year for a PhD. The programme runs from September through June and includes two full days of lectures and seminars per week and individual work on a test problem. The emphasis is on independent, individual effort, but contact with lecturers is personal and intensive. Lecturers give feedback using the work turned in by participants, as well as extensive exercise material. There is a weekly consultation hour for individual questions. Regular evaluation and testing guarantees the quality of the programme. 90% of the participants finish the class with successful results and get a certificate.


Current master class

Master Class (2008-2009) Aspects of Calabi-Yau Geometries. You can find the brochure here, and a website for this masterclass here.

Upcoming master classes

Master class (2009-2010) Arithmetic geometry and noncommutative geometry. You can find a website for this masterclass here.

Master class (2009-2010) Numerical bifurcation analysis of dynamical systems. You can find a website for this masterclass here.

Master Class (2010-2011) Moduli Spaces. You can find a website for this Master Class here

How to apply

For all further information, including a brochure with application details (application material, visa, fellowships and grants), please contact:
The secretariat
Utrecht University
P.O. Box 80.010
3508 TA Utrecht
The Netherlands
Phone:+ 31-3-2531515
Fax: +31-3-2518394
email: science.secr.mathinst@uu.nl