An Advanced Study Institute (ASI) is a high-level teaching activity where a carefully
defined subject, systematically presented, is treated in depth by lecturers of
international standing, and new advances in a subject, not taught elsewhere, are
reported in tutorial form. ASIs, as short courses, contribute to the dissemination of
knowledge and the formation of international scientific contacts. The teaching in ASIs
is aimed at established scientists with substantial scientific background in the
topic being proposed. This type of event is NOT primarily targeted at postgraduate
students and should not be used for that purpose.