Does anyone here know how UNIQA reimburses psychologists? Do you first need a normal doctor or psychiatrist to authorize it before doing therapy? Cuz tbh I legit need a shrink, if anyone knows a good English speaking shrink/therapist and how the process works with UNIQA please comment.

Hi! I'm Bohdanka, participant of the 5th Camp, from Ukraine and I've just found out there was an 18yo girl from Ukraine at the 4th Camp in October of 2025🥹

Would be grateful for any contacts or info🙌

Has anyone had an interview for a Technical Student position in Mechanical Engineering ?

It’s almost September, and the results are supposed to be announced in October. I feel like the recruitment process hasn’t even started yet?

i had an interview for electrical electronics engineering technical student. 4 days have passed . it tooks 50 minutes and it was a technical interview. on average how many candidates are there ? does anyone know

Don’t rlly know how to start but can any previous BL4S winners here or applicants tell me what exactly CERN is expecting of applicants. I know they say that they don’t expect you to be a master of particle physics, but to what extent? Because obviously you need a decent knowledge and understanding of particle physics to be able to design an experiment. Also what im unsure of is whether they expect the experiment to be new or something. Any ideas anyone?

hey so im a first year engineering student in India and i wanted to apply for the short term internship at CERN. ive been reading sm of the posts here and it seems the summer internship is very competitive. i wanted to know whether the short term internship (the one whose application closes in november) has the same level of competitiveness. also if anyone got accepted for the short term internship PLEASE GUIDE ME. will they consider the a first year student? do i need a refferal (i checked the form it doesnt ask for one, but the summer internship does apparently)

im genuinely confused so ANY HELP AT ALL would be really appreciated!!!

I'm a Belgian engineering student at ULiège, currently not among the top students academically and with some failed courses in my academic history. However, I've worked on personal projects, including projects where I had to take some responsibility for planning and implementation, although these were relatively small-scale and some were a while ago.

I'm considering applying to the CERN Summer Student Programme and eventually want to pursue a master's in mechatronics, with a specialization in precision/accurate motion.I'm wondering whether I should spend the coming months building one serious engineering project to demonstrate practical experience, for example involving mechanical design, sensors, control and programming.

For people who have been selected for CERN's Summer Student Programme, especially in engineering/mechanical/mechatronics-related areas:

How much did your grades matter compared with concrete projects and technical skills ?( I've already read some opinions on this topic, but I'm still not entirely sure what I should do. )

Would one substantial, well-documented personal engineering project meaningfully strengthen an otherwise average academic profile?

And if you had to choose between improving your grades and spending your free time developing a technically relevant project, how would you prioritize them?

I was looking for a place on cern martketplace and the guy just told me this:

"Okay, we can arrange a viewing for Sunday or Monday if you’d like.

Before that, I’d just need a few details about you:

* How long are you planning to stay?

* Are you currently working at CERN? If so, what is your position?

* What is your monthly income?

* Could you send me a copy of your employment contract and your ID card?

This will allow me to get to know you a little better and make sure everything is suitable before arranging the visit."

I don't feel really comfortable sharing this stuff before even visiting the place. What do you think?

I want to contact someone who got in the technical studentship program, i would like to know abit more about it, and any sort of help would be appreciated

I’m really interested in working at CERN and have applied multiple times to admin/HR roles that match my background, but I’ve never even made it to a first screening call.

I’m Italian, already based in Geneva, and I have a valid work permit. For some roles, I felt like I met pretty much all the requirements, yet still no response.

Does anyone have insight into how the CERN hiring process works or what I might be missing? Any tips on how to improve my chances?

I am a graduate fellow at CERN. I am interviewing outside to find something a bit more interesting.

I get a little confused when the HR asks what my notice period is. Is the contract notice period up for negotiation and discretionary from my end or like a contractually binding thing

Curious curious

I want to apply for the CERN summer 2027 studentship, but the website doesn't specify. Does anyone know when it will open, or is it already open? Also, can I apply if I'm attending university in the States?

Hello everyone! I'll be starting my first year of Physics at University of Padua this September.

I've been passionate about maths and physics since my first year of high school. I've participated in the Physics Olympiad, been part of my school's physics team, and have always been interested in the world of scientific research.

I'm also passionate about computer science and AI, and lately I've been seeing more and more first-year undergrads in CS or AI on YouTube talking about their summer internship experiences in big tech, finance, and similar fields. This got me wondering whether there are similar opportunities in physics, and science in general, to get involved in research early on through summer internships at universities, research institutes/labs, tech companies, etc.

I'd love to have an experience like that, including outside Italy (for example, at a European university, research institute, or company).

If you have any personal experience with this, or know of any programmes that allow first-year undergrads to get involved in research, I'd really appreciate any advice or recommendations!

I know it might seem a bit early to start thinking about next summer, but I've noticed that many internship applications open between October and January, so I thought asking for advice now would be a good idea.

I didn’t get pre-selected for a graduate position that starts in November and I’m expected to finish uni in January.

Everything else was good, I seemed quite qualified and previously had a placement at CERN. Can this be boiled down to applying too early or could it be something else?

Hi everyone,

I recently applied for an engineering position (LD) at CERN, and my application has now been showing “In review” for about two weeks without any further updates.

The advertised expected start date is 1 October, so I was wondering whether this timeline is normal for CERN recruitment, especially given that the proposed start date is getting relatively close.

For anyone who has applied to CERN before:

How long did your application stay “In review” before you heard anything?

Does “In review” generally just mean that the application is still being screened, or could it already be with the hiring team?

Is an October start still realistic if interviews haven’t started yet?

I know recruitment timelines can vary a lot between departments and positions — I’m mainly curious about other people’s experiences.

Thanks!

I forgot to complete the computation rules acceptance, and my account got disabled. I finished it today, but when I try to SSH up to the server it says my account is disabled. My supervisor said I can find help on the create ticket site but at that place I'm totally lost.:

https://cern.service-now.com/service-portal?id=browse_forms

What do you do in this situation?

Been trying to apply for roles at CERN for over two years now. This was the perfect role that I found. third overall. My job is not scientific, but there was this HR LD job which felt perfect. Literally everything I do on a regular basis. And it took less than 5 business days after the deadline for me to get the message “you were not pre-selected for the next step in the recruitment process”. CERN has held a very special place in my heart for so long and I hope I had more scientific background. But, life happened.

This time it felt I did everything right. Ticked each and every requirement point by point. Really thought this was it. Anyway, whoever gets it I’m sure was more competent than I am. It just hit even worse because I’m in a transition phase in my life so this one could change the entire course of my life. Anyway. I’m sure the right candidate had more to offer. To the latest new hires on this sub, you’re a part of something really amazing! All the best ❤️

I'm an Australian student and I've been looking into CERN's Short-Term Internship program (the one on careers.cern), but I'm getting confused about the eligibility rules and wanted to see if anyone here has gone through this.

From what I can tell, the internship listing says you need to be a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State to apply. Australia isn't listed as either.

But then I found this page from CERN's Stakeholder Relations office listing "Non-Member States collaborating with CERN," and Australia is on that list too (along with a bunch of other countries). So now I'm not sure if that changes anything.

So my question is: does being on that "Non-Member State" cooperation list actually make Australians eligible for the Short-Term Internship, or is that a completely separate thing?

My understanding so far (correct me if I'm wrong):

• Member States / Associate Member States → full eligibility for most CERN jobs/internships, including the Short-Term Internship
• Non-Member States with cooperation agreements (includes Australia, Morocco, and a bunch of others) → this seems to be more about institutional/research collaboration, not personal eligibility for standard internship contracts

• There seem to be separate programs (like the Non-Member State Summer Student Programme) specifically built for people from countries in that second category

Has anyone from Australia (or another non-member country) actually applied to CERN? Did you go through the Summer Student route instead of the Short-Term Internship? Would love to hear real experiences before I sink time into an application that might get auto-rejected on nationality grounds.

Thanks in advance!

Has anyone been contacted for interviews for the Technical Studentship 2026-3 ?

(particularly for Mechanical Engineering TSC or Materials and Surface Science)