Summer Exchange Program

Would you like to spark collaborations with data scientists in Israel, learn, work on exciting projects and publish together? Then apply to the Helmholtz Information and Data Science Academy’s (HIDA) exchange program with the Data Science Research Center at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (DSRC@BGU) in Be’er Sheva Israel.

About the exchange program

• You spend your exchange at a host lab at Ben Gurion University. Depending on travel restrictions, you can also start the collaboration remotely and complete your project onsite in Be’er Sheva.
• You apply to and work on a pre-defined six-week-long project of your choice (please list see below) together with data scientists at BGU.
• HIDA covers your accommodation and travel expenses (up to 2000 Euro per month) if you work for a Helmholtz Center.

The logistics

• Apply now until June 19, 2020.
• Earliest start-date for the (physical) exchange is July 1; latest end date is October 15. You and your host decide which part of the project you might be able to work on remotely, and when you’ll spend time collaborating at BGU.
• You organize your trip to and accommodation in Be’er Sheva as a business trip. HIDA will reimburse your Helmholtz Center.

Apply now

About the Data Science Research Center at Ben-Gurion University

The Data Science Research Center (DSRC@BGU) was founded in 2018 as a central hub of education and research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. DSRC@BGU, with its over 70 members, offers concentrated expertise in all aspects of data science, in application and research as well as in education. The center’s members research and teach at many institutes at BGU, bridging domains and data science. At the center, they work on theoretical and practical problems in data mining, machine learning, and big data along with applying data science methods and tools to such diverse fields as natural language processing, artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, computational biology, computer vision, medical diagnostics, precision agriculture, robotics, and many others.

About the Helmholtz Information & Data Science Academy

HIDA – The Helmholtz Information & Data Science Academy – is Germany’s largest postgraduate training network in information and data science. We prepare the next generation of scientists for a data-heavy future of research. HIDA connects and serves as the roof to 6 newly founded data science research schools linked by a network of 14 national research centers and 17 top-tier universities across Germany. During the next 5 years, these data science research schools will train over 250 fully funded doctoral researchers. The doctoral researchers will deepen their knowledge in data science methods and learn to combine knowledge from the six Helmholtz research areas – energy, earth and environment, health, aeronautics, space and transport, matter, and information – with data science methods. For these purposes, all doctoral researchers receive dual supervision in data science and their scientific domain. In addition, HIDA offers doctoral researchers and scientists attractive opportunities to obtain training and continuing education in a wide range of methods and to become part of an international data science network.

Do you have questions about the application process or program?

Please get in touch: hida@helmholtz.de

We are looking forward to hearing from you!