The main objective of CARLA is to create a sustainable career camp that serves as a model of excellence for the European photonics community and that encourages STEM university students and young researchers (Ph.D. students and young postdocs) to pursue a career in photonics.
It will develop a model for European photonics career camp, a reproducible two-day intense, multi-format event that will encourage STEM university students, PhD students and young postdocs to pursue a career in photonics.
CARLA will work hand-in-hand with all the stakeholders in the design of the camps and it will assess the methodology and scalability through 11 editions across Europe, leading to a comprehensive handbook to facilitate replication as well as an empowering gender diversity guide with lessons obtained during the project.