Welcome to ITSS-TSaT
and TeraIBs Summer School
July 12-17, 2026
International Traveling Summer School on Terahertz Sciences and Technology
hosted by University of Duisburg-Essen
Duisburg, Germany
Introduction
Step into the world of Terahertz technology — an emerging field at the heart of tomorrow’s solutions for climate change monitoring, food security, precision agriculture, counterfeit medicine detection, 6G wireless communications, and the remote sensing of explosives and hazardous materials.
Learn from and interact with over 25 world-leading experts from academia and industry as they share insights into the latest advances in THz science, technology, and applications. You will also collaborate in small groups on a Terahertz-related challenge project.
Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Ph.D. students, Postdocs, teachers, industry researchers, and end users are all warmly invited to take part in this unique opportunity!
About
The International Traveling Summer School on Terahertz Sciences and Technology (formerly known as the Terahertz Technologies & Applications Summer School – TTASS) has been organized by participating universities and institutes since 1990, taking place in a different location each year.
In 2020, the summer school was scheduled to be held at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands, organized by the Research Group Terahertz Photonic Systems at TU/e. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was postponed. In 2021, the 30th anniversary edition took place online, and the event changed its name, as traveling was not possible. In 2022, the school returned to its traditional format and was hosted in Warsaw (Poland), followed by Eindhoven (Netherlands) in 2023, Vilnius (Lithuania) in 2024, and Vienna (Austria) in 2025.
In 2026, the Summer School is coming to Duisburg, Germany! From July 12th to 17th, the University of Duisburg-Essen will host ITSS-TSaT, jointly organized with TU/e TeraIBs academy.
The language of the Summer School is English. The program includes lectures presenting the latest achievements in Terahertz technologies and applications, followed by discussions and lively interactions among students, professors, and industry professionals. Participants will take part in group challenges, visit the THz laboratories and chip technology facilities at UDE, and enjoy a variety of social events.
We are looking forward to welcoming you this summer! Join us for a week of exploration, learning, and inspiring connections.
The ITSS-TSaT / TeraIBs Summer School Team
© R. Dinkelbach
Venue
The Fraunhofer inHaus center is a central location in UDE’s campus area in Duisburg, where many scientific and engineering conferences and workshops are taking place.
All lectures and poster sessions are located at inHouse between Monday and Friday (Forsthausweg 1, 47057 Duisburg, Germany).
The welcoming reception on Sunday July 12th will be held nearby, on the greens in front of ZHO, UDE’s Center for Semiconductor Technology and Optoelectronics (Lotharstrasse 55, 47057 Duisburg).
Contact
contact ITSS-TSaT by email: bhe-sekretariat@uni-due.de or through the contact form. We will get back to you as soon as possible.