Danish Observing Summerschools

Since 2007 we have held summer schools first with students first from Copenhagen University and later with students from almost all Danish Universities. The purpose is twofold. Primarily, the objective is to give the students hands-on experience with astrophysical observations in all aspects, i.e., proposal-writing, planning, execution, analysis and presentation. The projects have included exoplanet observations (transients, radial velocities), transients (novae, supernovae, grab afterglows), lensed objects, new quasars and galaxy rotation curves. Using the NOT to train the next generation of Nordic observational astronomers is something we should keep and possibly further develop. An interesting suggestion would be to arrange a conference for Nordic students where they can present results from dedicated student observations.