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This year the CERN Summer Student Programme welcomed 280 students from 83 countries
This year 280 summer students from 83 different countries took part in the CERN summer student programme
In a 2015 survey, Swiss students put CERN in the top five most desirable places to work in the IT, Engineering and Natural Science sectors
Applications are open for the CERN summer student programme. Deadline is 31 January 2014 - just two days from now
Don’t miss the chance to join CERN as a summer student and work on some of the world's biggest experiments. Applications are now open for summer 2014!
This year 275 students from 80 countries will be spending the summer at CERN to take part in the summer students' programme
There are only five days left to apply for the chance to join CERN as a summer student in Geneva, and work on some of the world's biggest experiments
There are only five days left to apply for the chance to join CERN as a summer student and work on some of the world's biggest experiments
CERN welcomed 279 young scientists from 71 nations this year on its Summer Students Programme
CERN's summer school attracts students from all over the world to learn alongside experimentalists and theorists