Latvian Teacher Programme

2 Nov 2025, 17:00 → 7 Nov 2025, 14:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Ludmila Belogrudova, Kristaps Palskis (Riga Technical University (LV)), Jeff Wiener (CERN)

The Latvian Teacher Programme 2025 will take place from 2-7 November 2025. Lectures, on-site visits, exhibitions, and hands-on workshops will introduce its participants to cutting-edge particle physics. We hope our participants will go back to Latvia as ambassadors, who pass on the subject to our next generation of physicists, engineers, IT specialists...

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Latvian Teacher Programme 2025: 
https://indico.cern.ch/e/LVTP25

Teacher Programmes Manager:
Jeff Wiener: 0041 75 411 9010

In case of emergency:
CERN fire brigade: 0041 22 76 74444

Sunday 2 November

17:00 → 21:00 Welcome to CERN!

Monday 3 November

09:00 → 12:30 Lectures

12:30 → 13:45 Lunch break

13:45 → 17:45 Visits

13:45 CERN Control Centre & Magnet Test Facility Hall SM18

The bus leaves in front of the CERN Hotel (Building 39) at 13:45!

13:45–14:00 Transport from the CERN hotel to SM18
14:00–14:30 SM18
14:30–14:45 Transport from SM18 to the CCC
14:45–15:15 CCC
15:15–15:30 Transport from the CCC to the CERN hotel

15:30 Coffee Break

16:00 Synchrocyclotron & ATLAS control room

The whole group meets in the Main Building at 16:00!

16:00–16:15 Walk from the CERN Main Building to the SC
16:15–16:45 Synchrocyclotron
16:45–17:00 Walk from the SC to ATLAS
17:00–17:30 ATLAS Control Room
17:30–17:45 Walk from ATLAS to the Main Building

18:00 → 19:30 Welcome Reception

Tuesday 4 November

09:00 → 12:30 Lectures

12:30 → 13:45 Lunch break

13:45 → 17:00 Visits

13:45 Cloud Chamber Workshop & Science Gateway Exhibitions

The whole group meets in the Main Building at 13:45!

13:45-14:00 Walk to Science Gateway
14:00-15:30 Cloud Chamber Workshop
15:30-17:00 Science Gateway Exhibitions

Wednesday 5 November

08:30 → 10:30 Visits

08:30 CMS

The bus leaves in front of the CERN Hotel (Building 39) at 08:30!

08:30–09:00 Transport from the CERN Hotel to CMS
09:00–10:00 CMS
10:00–10:30 Transport from CMS to the CERN Hotel

10:30 → 12:30 Lectures

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 22:30 Social Events

14:00 Discover Geneva Treasure Hunt

For the treasure hunt, you need a 9 am day ticket ("Tout Genève 9h"), which you can buy for 8 CHF at the tram stop. You can start the treasure hunt at any time.

19:30 Official Dinner of the Latvian Teacher Programme 2025

Although it's the formal dinner of the programme, please wear clothes that you feel comfortable in. The treasure hunt will lead you directly to the

Hotel Edelweiss
Place de la Navigation 2
1201 Genève
www.hoteledelweissgeneva.com

Thursday 6 November

09:00 → 12:15 Lectures

12:15 → 13:15 Lunch break

13:15 → 15:00 Visits

13:15 Antimatter Factory & Data Centre

The whole group meets in front of the CERN Hotel at 13:15!

13:15–13:30 Walk from the CERN Hotel to the Antimatter Factory
13:30–14:00 Antimatter Factory
14:00–14:15 Walk from the Antimatter Factory to the Data Centre
14:15–14:45 Data Centre
14:45–15:00 Walk from the Data Centre to the Main Building

Friday 7 November

09:00 → 12:00 Lectures