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70th Anniversary of VKI

Celebrating 70 Years of Excellence, Innovation and Global Impact!

On 18 and 19 September, the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI) marked a major milestone: its 70th Anniversary. The celebration brought together a remarkable international community of partners, alumni, researchers, industry leaders, policymakers, universities, research organizations, and institutional stakeholders. Over two inspiring days, participants reflected on VKI’s outstanding legacy of scientific excellence, innovation, and collaboration, while exploring its pivotal role in addressing the aerospace and engineering challenges of the future.
EDUCATION

EDUCATION

Short Training Programme
Post Graduate Programme :Research Master
Doctoral Programme
Postdoctoral programme
CONTRACT RESEARCH

CONTRACT RESEARCH

Aerospace
Turbomachinery
Industrial Processes
Environmental Flows
Fluid Engineering & Measurements
LECTURE SERIES

LECTURE SERIES

Short seminars about specific topics
Targeting industry, academia…
With international invited speakers
Introduction to Measurement Techniques
Introduction to Measurement Techniques

5 - 9 October 2026

von Karman Institute Lecture Series
On-site and Online

Turbomachinery Aeroelasticity
Turbomachinery Aeroelasticity

1 - 4 December 2026

von Karman Institute Lecture Series
On-site and Online

Introduction to Atmospheric Flows: Theory, Experiments, and Hands-on Simulation
Introduction to Atmospheric Flows: Theory, Experiments, and Hands-on Simulation

18 - 20 November 2026

von Karman Institute Course
On-site and Online

Introduction to Ground Testing Facilities
Introduction to Ground Testing Facilities

18 - 20 January 2027

von Karman Institute Lecture Series
On-site and Online

Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics
Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics

01 - 04 February 2027

von Karman Institute Course
On-site and Online

Introductory Course to OpenFOAM®
Introductory Course to OpenFOAM®

23 - 24 March 2027

von Karman Institute Course
On-site

OpenFOAM® General Programming
OpenFOAM® General Programming

25 March 2027

von Karman Institute Course
On-site

Radial Compressor and Optimization
Radial Compressor and Optimization

22 - 26 February 2027

von Karman Institute Lecture Series
On-site only

18th Symposium of the VKI PhD Research 2027
18th Symposium of the VKI PhD Research 2027

02 - 05 March 2027

von Karman Institute Symposium
On-site / Online

Hands-on Machine Learning in Fluid Dynamics
Hands-on Machine Learning in Fluid Dynamics

08 - 12  March 2027

von Karman Institute Hands-on Session
On-site / Online

Theory, Experiments, Applications and Modelling of Turbulent Combustion
Theory, Experiments, Applications and Modelling of Turbulent Combustion

10 -14 May 2027

von Karman Institute Lecture Series
On-site and Online

Icing Physics and Ice Accretion Simulation
Icing Physics and Ice Accretion Simulation

24 - 26 May 2027

von Karman Institute Course
On-site and Online

CFD for Atmospheric Flows and Wind Engineering
CFD for Atmospheric Flows and Wind Engineering

31 May - 04 June 2027

von Karman Institute Lecture Series
On-site and Online

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