The 4^th School on High Energy Physics

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The 4^th School of High Energy Physics was held at the guest house of Ain Shams University in Egypt (ASU) from 26 April to 1st May 2014.

A special students’ training session for practicing most advanced data analysis software was also held at the British University in Egypt (BUE)

from 3 May to 5 May 2014. This annual school on high-energy physics was organized under the auspices of the Academy of Scientific

Research and Technology (ASRT, Egypt), the Egypt Network for High Energy Physics (ENHEP), the French National Center for Scientific

Research (CNRS), the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). The school was primarily conceived as part of the dissemination

programme of the Egypt Europe Network for Particle Physics (EENP2) which has the important mission of knowledge transfer and

training of young Egyptian scientists in the field of high energy physics and related technologies. More than 100 applications were submitted

for participation, among which 60 students were selected from different nationalities, such as Egypt, Sudan, Algeria.

An intense programme of lectures was accomplished spanning from the most recent theoretical models (Standard Model and Super Symmetric

models) to recent experimental results from the Large Hadron Collider operation at CERN. Emphasis was also given to experimental methods

for data analysis and related technologies for particle detection and advanced GRID computing.

A survey of possible applications of particle physics methods and instruments for health and environmental domains was finally discussed.

The lectures were held by the most qualifies Egyptian researchers and by European experts from outstanding research institutions.

In order to stimulate active participation, special sessions were foreseen where students could present and discuss their work.

Surprisingly, 14 oral presentations and 4 posters were submitted and discussed. The two most interesting presentations were awarded a special

price consisting in a one month stage to Europe to join research activities in the CMS experiment.

The school was successful in attracting and stimulating Egyptian students to continue their formation and to build bridges toward Europe

for high education completion and active participation to research activities and experience.

The intense participation of the students with numerous questions during the lectures and fascinating off line discussions has confirmed

the validity of such approach for developing new knowledge and training new scientists to compete at international level.

Although Egypt is facing difficult circumstances, the school has proved that scientific climate in Egypt retains its efficiency stronger than before.

Many appreciations go to the local organizing committee who has taken care efficiently of all minor details and made possible a smooth and

pleasant running of the school in the special atmosphere of Cairo.

The School Open Session

Souvenir photo of all the participants