Mathematics at IST Austria

摘要

IST Austria is a multidisciplinary research Institution dedicated to cutting-edge, curiosity-driven basic research in the natural, mathematical, and Computer sci-ences, both theoretical and experimental. It is not a university in the traditional sense, its focus is solely on research and the training of graduate students. Apart from Student interns we do not have regulär undergraduate students and we can-not grant B.Sc. or M.Sc. degrees. The official language is exclusively English on the whole campus to ensure that international students and faculty members can participate equally in all scientific and social activities. We believe IST Austria is almost unique in the world; among other institutions world-wide its structure is probably the closest to the Weizmann Institute. In fact, Professor Haim Harari, former president of the Weizmann Institute, has played a pivotal role in setting up the concept of IST Austria. The vision was to create a Special environment where researchers from different disciplines have much more interaction than at a traditional institute with separate faculties, departments and schools.