IIASA

🌱 Welcome to the 2026 IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program cohort!

This week, 53 talented PhD students from around the world arrived in Laxenburg to begin their YSSP journey. Over the coming months, they will collaborate, learn, and advance research on some of society’s most pressing challenges.

Inspired by new ideas, connections, and systems thinking, we hope your time at IIASA sparks creativity, meaningful discoveries, and lasting collaborations.

Wishing you an inspiring summer as you help move sustainable research forward and contribute to a more sustainable future. 🌍 ✨

Read more about this year's participants: https://iiasa.ac.at/capacity-development/yssp-young-scientists-summer-program/yssp-current-participants-and-past