Are you a Bachelor's or Master's student in computer science, mathematics, engineering or physics? Do you have a strong computing profile, and would you be interested in working on advanced computing projects at CERN during the summer of 2025? If so, we have just the solution for you: the CERN openlab summer student programme!

CERN openlab is a unique public-private partnership that accelerates the development of cutting-edge computing technologies for the worldwide LHC community and the wider scientific research field. Through CERN openlab, CERN collaborates with leading technology companies and research institutes.

Over nine weeks (June-August 2025), the CERN openlab summer students will work with some of the latest hardware and software technologies, and see how advanced IT solutions are used in particle physics. The students will also participate in a series of lectures prepared for them by computing experts at CERN, in addition to the main lecture series for CERN summer students. Visits to the accelerators and experimental areas are also included in the programme.

CERN is a place where dizzying IT challenges abound. The CERN openlab summer student programme may lead to follow-on projects in your home institute, or may even inspire you to become an entrepreneur in cutting-edge computing technologies.

The applications for the 2025 edition of the CERN openlab summer student programme are now open until the 26th of January 2025 at 00h00 (CET, Geneva timezone). Click here to apply. 

You can find more information on the CERN careers website, summer student programme website, the CERN openlab summer student programme webpage and the FAQ.  

You can find out all about the work carried out by our 2024 students here.

Follow us on our social media channels to watch some testimonials from 2024 CERN openlab summer students that will be shared throughout the next few months.