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=== SICSA summer schools ===
SICSA provides support for PhD students in Scotland to attend international summer school and sponsors up to 3 international summer schools per year for PhD students in Scotland. Nine summer schools have been sponsored in Scottish universities between June 2009 and September 2011. <ref>[http://www.sicsa.ac.uk/graduate-academy/sponsored-summer-schools SICSA-sponsored summer schools] 3rd November 2011. </ref>
=== SICSA Distinguished Visitor Scheme ===
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== Interaction with industry ==
SICSA interacts extensively with local industry in Scotland with a view to transferring technology and informing the industrial community of informatics and computer science research in Scotland <ref>[http://www.sciencescotland.org/feature.php?id=118 Commercialisation: From Blue Sky to Real World] Science Scotland 10, Royal Society of Edinburgh, January 2011. </ref>. An annual ‘Demofest’ is organized that showcases Scottish University research. Specific projects with industry
== Computer science education ==
Uniquely amongst the SFC research pools, SICSA has extended its remit to include education as well as research. <ref>[http://www.sfc.ac.uk/web/FILES/CNP_CouncilMeeting2September2011_02092011/SFC11_64_CEO_items_to_report.pdf Scottish Funding Council: Chief Executive's Report] SFC/11/64. Scottish Funding Council, Edinburgh, Scotland. 2nd September 2012. </ref> The aim of this move is to allow SICSA to become the single representative body for all aspects of university informatics/computer science research and
SICSA maintains information about undergraduate and postgraduate taught courses in Scotland for potential students and provides information for industry on opportunities for graduate recruitment.<ref>[http://www.sicsa.ac.uk/sicsanew/education SICSA education] 3rd November 2011. </ref>
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