GridKa school - Teaching information technologies since 2003

GridKa School is an annual international computing school hosted by one of the largest scientific data centers in Europe. Adopting its computational resources and expert knowledge for the educational purposes, GridKa School provides excellent possibilities to gain the skills on the deployment and application of advanced software tools and techniques. This paper describes the unique concept of the school, its educational model, the continuous development of its curriculum and the successful organization structure. It argues the benefits and challenges of the chosen educational approach which has emerged based on many years of teaching experience at GridKa School.