THESEUS: The High Energy Sky and Early Universe Surveyor

THESEUS is a mission concept proposed in response to the Euroepan Space Agency (ESA) call for medium-size mission (M7) within the Cosmic Vision Programme and currently undergoing a phase A study, competing with other two candidates for a launch opportunity in 2037. The mission is designed to vastly increase the discovery space of the high energy transient phenomena over the entirety of cosmic history. As such, THESEUS is planned to have large synergies with all major operating facilities in the 2030's. In this contribution, I will provide an overview of the mission payload, profile, and plans for the operations. The final selection among the 3 candidate missions within the ESA M7 call, leading to a single mission to be implemented for launch in 2037, is expected at the end of 2026.