Georgian Teacher Programme

from Sunday, 1 March 2026 (17:00) to Friday, 6 March 2026 (14:00)
CERN

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
1 Mar 2026
2 Mar 2026
3 Mar 2026
4 Mar 2026
5 Mar 2026
6 Mar 2026
AM
09:00
Lectures (until 12:30) (4/S-030)
09:00 Basics @ CERN - Jeff Wiener (CERN)  
09:30 Programme Objectives - Jeff Wiener (CERN)  
10:15 Introduction to CERN - Irakli Minashvili (Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (GE))  
11:30 Higgs discovery - Keti Kaadze (Kansas State University (US))  
09:15
Lectures (until 12:30) (4/S-030)
09:15 Computing at CERN - Iuri Bagaturia (Georgian Technical University (GE))  
10:30 Introduction to Particle Physics - Vato Kartvelishvili (Lancaster University (GB))  
12:00 Q&A  
08:45
Visits (until 10:45)
08:45 Low Energy Ion Ring, LINAC2 & Antimatter Factory  
11:00
Lectures (until 12:30) (6/R-012 - conference room)
11:00 Physics on colliders - Alexi Gongadze (University of Georgia (GE))  
08:45
Visits (until 09:45)
08:45 Data Centre  
10:00
Lectures (until 12:30) (160/R-009)
10:00 Particle Accelerators - Irakli Minashvili (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (RU))  
11:15 Introduction to CMS experiment - Alexi Mestvirishvili (University of Iowa (US))  
08:30
Visits (until 10:30)
08:30 CMS  
11:00
Closing Session (until 12:30) (61/1-009 - Room C)
11:00 What's next? - Jeff Wiener (CERN)  
11:45 --- Certificates & Goodie Bags ---
PM
17:00
Welcome to CERN! (until 21:00)
12:30 --- Lunch break ---
14:00
Workshops (until 18:00)
14:00 Teaching Modern Physics: Challenges and Difficulties - Irma Mgeladze  
12:30 --- Lunch break ---
13:45
Workshops & Exhibitions (until 16:00)
13:45 Cloud Chamber Workshop & Science Gateway Exhibitions  
16:00
Visits (until 17:45)
16:00 Synchrocyclotron & ATLAS control room  
12:30 --- Lunch Break ---
14:00
Lectures (until 17:35) (6/R-012 - conference room)
14:00 Particle Detectors - Givi Sekhniaidze (University Federico II and INFN, Naples (IT))  
15:15 LHC and non-Higgs physics - Vato Kartvelishvili (Lancaster University (GB))  
16:45 Q&A  
12:30 --- Lunch break ---
14:00
Social events (until 21:30)
14:00 Discover Geneva Treasure Hunt   (Geneva)
19:30 Official Dinner of the Georgian Teacher Programme 2026   (Hotel Edelweiss)