Belgian Teacher Programme

from Sunday 12 April 2026 (17:00) to Friday 17 April 2026 (14:00)
CERN

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
12 Apr 2026
13 Apr 2026
14 Apr 2026
15 Apr 2026
16 Apr 2026
17 Apr 2026
AM
09:00
Lectures (until 12:30) (61/1-009 - Room C)
09:00 Film Discover CERN  
09:15 Introduction to CERN - Francois Briard (CERN)  
09:45 --- Coffee break ---
10:00 Data Science (TBC)  
09:00
Lectures (until 12:30) (180/1-N51)
09:00 Magnets - An essential component of particle accelerators - Frederic Savary (CERN)  
09:50 The third long shutdown (LS3) of the CERN accelerator complex - Jean-Philippe Tock (CERN)  
10:40 --- Coffee break ---
11:00 Introduction to the Physics of Accelerators - Frederik Van der Veken (CERN)  
12:00 VIsit of the Large Magnet Facility - Frederic Savary (CERN)  
08:30
Visits (until 10:15)
08:30 Antimatter Factory & Data Centre  
10:15
Lectures (until 12:30) (508/1-001)
10:30 Research with radioactive ion beams at ISOLDE/MEDICIS - Hanne Heylen (CERN) Sven De Man (CERN)  
09:00
Lectures (until 12:30) (4/S-030)
09:00 The Standard Model of Particle Physics - Frederik Van der Veken (CERN)  
10:15 --- Coffee break ---
10:45 Detectors (TBC)  
09:00
Lectures (until 11:30) (500/1-001 - Main Auditorium)
09:00 FCC Feasibility study - Jerome Pierlot (CERN)  
09:45 Careers and internship opportunities  
10:30 --- Coffee break ---
10:45 CERN and the environment - Benoit Delille (CERN)  
11:30
Closing session (until 12:30) (500/1-001 - Main Auditorium)
11:30 What's next? - Jeff Wiener (CERN)  
12:00 --- Certificate & Goodie Bags ---
PM
17:00
Welcome to CERN! (until 21:00) (500/1-001 - Main Auditorium)
12:30 --- Lunch break ---
13:45
Visits (until 17:45)
13:45 CERN Control Centre & Magnet Test Facility Hall SM18  
15:30 --- Coffee break ---
16:00 Synchrocyclotron & ATLAS control room  
18:00
Social Events (until 20:00) (500/1-201 - Mezzanine)
12:30 --- Lunch break ---
13:45
Visits (until 17:00)
13:45 Cloud Chamber Workshop & Science Gateway Exhibitions  
19:30
Social Events (until 21:00) (500/1-001 - Main Auditorium)
12:30 --- Lunch break ---
14:00
Social Events (until 21:30)
14:00 Discover Geneva Treasure Hunt  
19:30 Official Dinner of the Belgian Teacher Programme 2026  
12:30 --- Lunch break ---
13:30
Visits (until 16:00)
13:30 CMS  
18:00
Social Events (until 20:00)