Name: Belgian Teacher Programme
Start: 2026-04-12T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-04-17T14:00:00+02:00
Location: CERN

Belgian Teacher Programme

from Sunday, April 12, 2026 (5:00 PM) to Friday, April 17, 2026 (2:00 PM)

Monday, April 6, 2026
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Friday, April 10, 2026
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Sunday, April 12, 2026
5:00 PM Welcome to CERN!
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Contributions

5:00 PM Welcome Reception

5:30 PM Basics @ CERN - Jeff Wiener (CERN)

6:00 PM Programme Objectives - Jeff Wiener (CERN)

Monday, April 13, 2026
9:00 AM Lectures
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 13/2-005
Contributions

9:00 AM Film Discover CERN

9:15 AM Introduction to CERN - Francois Briard (CERN)

10:00 AM From particles to data: exabyte data processing at CERN - Florine Willemijn de Geus (CERN/University of Twente (NL))

11:05 AM Worldwide LHC Computing Grid - Maarten Litmaath (CERN)
12:30 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM Visits
1:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Contributions

1:45 PM CERN Control Centre & Magnet Test Facility Hall SM18 - David Amorim (EPFL) Francois Briard (CERN)

4:00 PM Synchrocyclotron & ATLAS control room - Milena Vujanovic (University of Leeds)
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
9:00 AM Lectures
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 180/1-N51
Contributions

9:00 AM Magnets - An essential component of particle accelerators - Frederic Savary (CERN)

9:50 AM The third long shutdown (LS3) of the CERN accelerator complex - Jean-Philippe Tock (CERN)

11:00 AM Introduction to the Physics of Accelerators - Silke Van Der Schueren (CERN - La Sapienza)

12:00 PM VIsit of the Large Magnet Facility - Frederic Savary (CERN)
12:30 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM Visits
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Contributions

1:45 PM Cloud Chamber Workshop & Science Gateway Exhibitions - Adelina Lintuluoto (CERN)
7:30 PM Film Screening
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Contributions

7:30 PM Particle Fever
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
8:30 AM Visits
8:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Contributions

8:30 AM Antimatter Factory & Data Centre - Francois Briard (CERN) Milena Vujanovic (University of Leeds)
10:15 AM Lectures
10:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 508/1-001
Contributions

10:30 AM Research with radioactive ion beams at ISOLDE/MEDICIS - Hanne Heylen (CERN) Sven De Man (CERN)
12:30 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Social event in Geneva
2:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Contributions

2:00 PM Discover Geneva Treasure Hunt

7:30 PM Official Dinner of the Belgian Teacher Programme 2026
Thursday, April 16, 2026
9:00 AM Lectures
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 6/R-012 - conference room
Contributions

9:00 AM The Standard Model of Particle Physics - Silke Van Der Schueren (CERN - La Sapienza)

10:45 AM Detectors - Laurent Forthomme (AGH University of Krakow (PL))
12:30 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM Visits
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Contributions

1:30 PM CMS - Francois Briard (CERN) Laurent Forthomme (AGH University of Krakow (PL))
5:15 PM Official event organised by Belgian representatives in Geneva
5:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Contributions

5:15 PM Transport to the Belgian Residence

6:00 PM Reception
Friday, April 17, 2026
9:00 AM Lectures
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: 40/S2-A01 - Salle Anderson
Contributions

9:00 AM FCC Feasibility study - Yann Lechevin (CERN)

9:45 AM Careers and internship opportunities - Lore Taillieu (CERN)

10:45 AM CERN and the environment - Benoit Delille (CERN)
11:30 AM Closing session
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 40/S2-A01 - Salle Anderson
Contributions

11:30 AM What's next? - Jeff Wiener (CERN)