Belgian Teacher Programme

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

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
Apr 12, 2026
Apr 13, 2026
Apr 14, 2026
Apr 15, 2026
Apr 16, 2026
Apr 17, 2026
AM
9:00 AM
Lectures (until 12:30 PM) (13/2-005)
9:00 AM Film Discover CERN  
9:15 AM Introduction to CERN - Francois Briard (CERN)  
9:45 AM --- Coffee break ---
10:00 AM Data Science (TBC)  
9:00 AM
Lectures (until 12:30 PM) (180/1-N51)
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)  
10:40 AM --- Coffee break ---
11:00 AM Introduction to the Physics of Accelerators - Frederik Van der Veken (CERN)  
12:00 PM VIsit of the Large Magnet Facility - Frederic Savary (CERN)  
8:30 AM
Visits (until 10:15 AM)
8:30 AM Antimatter Factory & Data Centre  
10:15 AM
Lectures (until 12:30 PM) (508/1-001)
10:30 AM Research with radioactive ion beams at ISOLDE/MEDICIS - Hanne Heylen (CERN) Sven De Man (CERN)  
9:00 AM
Lectures (until 12:30 PM) (6/R-012 - conference room)
9:00 AM The Standard Model of Particle Physics - Frederik Van der Veken (CERN)  
10:15 AM --- Coffee break ---
10:45 AM Detectors - Laurent Forthomme (AGH University of Krakow (PL))  
9:00 AM
Lectures (until 11:30 AM) (500/1-001 - Main Auditorium)
9:00 AM FCC Feasibility study - Jerome Pierlot (CERN)  
9:45 AM Careers and internship opportunities  
10:30 AM --- Coffee break ---
10:45 AM CERN and the environment - Benoit Delille (CERN)  
11:30 AM
Closing session (until 12:30 PM) (500/1-001 - Main Auditorium)
11:30 AM What's next? - Jeff Wiener (CERN)  
12:00 PM --- Certificate & Goodie Bags ---
PM
5:00 PM
Welcome to CERN! (until 9:00 PM) (500/1-001 - Main Auditorium)
12:30 PM --- Lunch break ---
1:45 PM
Visits (until 5:45 PM)
1:45 PM CERN Control Centre & Magnet Test Facility Hall SM18  
3:30 PM --- Coffee break ---
4:00 PM Synchrocyclotron & ATLAS control room  
6:00 PM
Social Events (until 8:00 PM) (500/1-201 - Mezzanine)
12:30 PM --- Lunch break ---
1:45 PM
Visits (until 5:00 PM)
1:45 PM Cloud Chamber Workshop & Science Gateway Exhibitions  
7:30 PM
Social Events (until 9:00 PM) (500/1-001 - Main Auditorium)
12:30 PM --- Lunch break ---
2:00 PM
Social Events (until 9:30 PM)
2:00 PM Discover Geneva Treasure Hunt  
7:30 PM Official Dinner of the Belgian Teacher Programme 2026  
12:30 PM --- Lunch break ---
1:30 PM
Visits (until 4:00 PM)
1:30 PM CMS  
6:00 PM
Social Events (until 8:00 PM)