Beyond the Visible summer school
June 14 - June 19
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The Beyond the Visible Summer School explores how Earth observation (EO) and artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming the way societies understand and manage terrestrial resources.
Across land, water, food, energy, and global supply chains, decision-makers face increasing pressure to respond to environmental and economic change under uncertainty. Advances in EO data and AI-driven analytics are opening new opportunities to monitor complex systems, generate insights, and support more informed decision-making.
These opportunities will be examined during the summer school’s five‑day programme. Participants will engage in keynotes, technical sessions, hands-on workshops, and a field excursion, while working in interdisciplinary teams to address real challenges in terrestrial resource management. Throughout the week, teams develop solution concepts using EO data and AI methods and refine them through exchanges with scientists, practitioners, entrepreneurs, and industry experts.
The programme concludes with team presentations to an expert jury and an award ceremony recognising outstanding ideas.
The Summer School is organised by the ETH Zurich Forest Resources Management Group (FORM) with the collaboration of ESA and other partners. It is open to Master’s students, PhD candidates, early-career researchers, and young professionals from fields including Earth observation, AI, environmental science, policy, and entrepreneurship.
Up to 40 participants will be selected through a competitive application process.
Application deadline: 8 April 2026
All information details are available on the summer school dedicated webpage.