Ancient Egyptian Astronomy, Archaeoastronomy and Magic ~ UNIPI

Language: English

Period: 6 – 12 July 2026

Application deadline: 6 May 2026

Program Intensity: Part-time

ECTS: 3

Tuition fees: 500€

The Summer School “Ancient Egyptian Astronomy, Archaeoastronomy, and Magic” is a 7-day intensive academic program aimed to introduce the students to the study of ancient Egyptian astronomy.

Italian and international scholars will hold lessons on texts and objects employed in astronomical observations, magical and astrologicalpractices, astronomers and astrologists, and archaeoastronomy, introducing the student to the main instruments and topics and focusing on significant case studies.

The Summer School is designed for students and people wishing to deepen their knowledge of specific topics of Egyptological research. It is the third edition of the summer school “AncientEgyptian Magic and Astronomy: Texts and Practices”

The Summer School will be activated with at least 5 students. The maximum number of participants is set to 100 students.

The school will be entirely held online, via Microsoft Teams.

Aim

The Summer School aims to present the main aspects of ancient Egyptian Egyptian astronomy, astrology, and magic, focusing on the texts and ideological aspects, the most important practices, the objects used in the practice, the main astronomical theories and concepts.

Who can apply

Graduate and undergraduate university students, people interested in Egyptological studies.

Application

Admission Requirements

The Summer School has no formal prerequisites.

Required documents

Identity Document (PASSPORT in case you are a foreign student)
Enrolment Form
Curriculum Vitae
Statement of interest

All the documents must be in pdf format, in order to upload them on the portal when required.

Application has to be submitted via Alice portal following the instructions of the “How to apply” page.

Fees

Tuition fees: 500€

Pay fees by Debit/Credit Card or PayPal online using the following form Payment Form.

Notice:

International students without Italian Tax Code: please tick the box ‘Anonymous’ in order to disable the field ‘Italian personal ID/VAT number’.
Please type your NAME and SURNAME next to the pre-filled text of the field ‘Reason’.
Please pay only after receiving the admission letter.

Refund policy

Fees are non refundable.

Contacts

Coordinator
Prof. Gianluca Miniaci egittologia.summerschool@gmail.com
Dr. Camilla Saler egittologia.summerschool@gmail.com

Website https://egyptologysummerschool.wordpress.com/

Summer/Winter School Office support.summerschool@unipi.it

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