Tradition of the Summer School of Geometry and Topology maintained also in 2021

The Department of Mathematics of the Faculty of Science, UHK started organising summer schools in 2018, with over 140 participants since that time. Although dozens of students attending seminars and workshops and getting to know the Czech Republic could not be welcome face to face this summer, the online form offered one indesputable advantage. The summer school in 2021 noticed a record attendance: almost 160 participants from nearer or farther countries of the world enrolled in the summer school: Austria, Portugal, Chile, Argentina, Greece, Spain and others. Lectures were delivered by experts from the Faculty of Science of the University of Hradec Králové or Russia, and some lectures were delivered by participants themselves.

"We are happy to be able to maintain the tradition of summer schools of geometry even at this difficult time with such high attendance. For many, the online form of the summer school is more accessible, but we will be happy to meet our future participants in Hradec Králové in person if only more suitable conditions are set. Personal contact between students and teachers is valuable and irreplaceable, "concludes doc. Anton Galaev, a school organiser.

The Summer School of Geometry and Topology was supported by the University of Hradec Králové and the Mathematical Centre in Akademgorodok of the Novosibirsk State University.