ICTP campus

The ICTP (International Centre for Theoretical physics) is an important institution for studies and researches in physics located in Trieste. It was founded in 1964 by Abdus Salam and it operates under a tripartite agreement among the Italian Government and two United Nations Agencies, UNESCO and IAEA.

SISSA enjoys a long and fruitful collaboration with ICTP since the very beginning of its activity, when the two institutions shared neighboring venues in Miramare Campus. This close relationship keeps going on even after SISSA relocation, as many research groups are formed and coordinated by members of both centers, as well as many scientific activities.

In the ICTP website you can find this agenda, containing the yearly, weekly and daily schedule of activities.

Location

ICTP is located in Grignano, few kilometers away from the center of Trieste and very close to the Castle of Miramare. It can be reached with bus number 36 (or bus number 6 in summer) from Trieste rail station (check this page for the bus schedule and the exact route). A special shuttle service also connects SISSA campus with the ICTP, as shown here.

The map below shows the position of ICTP campus with respect to SISSA campus and the train and bus station.

Library

Students of SISSA enjoy the possibility to apply for the use of ICTP library (ICTP right wing, first floor); to apply you are asked to fill and return this form to the ICTP library staff.

Contacts

The ICTP full address is:

the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Strada Costiera 11
34151 Trieste, Italy
Switchboard: (+39) 040 2240 111
Main Fax: (+39) 040 224 163
URL: http://www.ictp.it
E-mail: sci_info@ictp.it

To localize people in ICTP, you can use this phonebook.