Bulgarian Teacher Programme

19 Jul 2026, 17:00 → 24 Jul 2026, 14:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Zornitsa Zaharieva (CERN), Roumyana Mileva Hadjiiska (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BG)), Svejina Dimitrova, Jeff Wiener (CERN)

The Bulgarian Teacher Programme 2026 will take place from 19-24 July 2026. 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 Bulgaria as ambassadors, who pass on the subject to our next generation of physicists, engineers, IT specialists...

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Bulgarian Teacher Programme 2026: 
https://indico.cern.ch/e/BGTP26

Teacher Programmes Manager:
Anja Kranjc Horvat: 0041 75 411 4460

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

Sunday 19 July

17:00 → 21:00 Welcome to CERN!

Monday 20 July

09:00 → 12:30 Lectures

12:30 → 13:15 Lunch break

13:15 → 17:45 Visits

13:15 ALICE Exhibition & SM18

The bus leaves in front of the CERN Hotel (Building 39) at 13:15!

Group 1
13:15–13:30 Take the bus from Hotel to ALICE Exhibition
13:30-14:15 ALICE
14:15-14:30 Take the bus from ALICE to SM18
14:30–15:15 SM18
15:15–15:30 Take the bus to Main Building

Group 2
13:15–13:30 Take the bus from Hotel to SM18
13:30-14:15 SM18
14:15-14:30 Take the bus from SM18 to ALICE Exhibition
14:30–15:15 ALICE
15:15–15:30 Take the bus to Main Building

15:30 Coffe break

16:00 Synchrocyclotron & ATLAS Control Room

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

Group 1
16:00-16:15 Walk from CERN Main Building to ATLAS
16:15-16:45 ATLAS Control Room
16:45-17:00 Walk from ATLAS to SC
17:00-17:30 Synchrocyclotron
17:30-17:45 Walk from SC to Main Building

Group 2
16:00-16:15 Walk from CERN Main Building to SC
16:15-16:45 Synchrocyclotron
16:45-17:00 Walk from SC to ATLAS
17:00-17:30 ATLAS Control Room
17:30-17:45 Walk from ATLAS to Main Building

Tuesday 21 July

09:00 → 12:30 Lectures

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 17:30 Visits

14:00 Cloud Chamber Workshop & Science Gateway Exhibitions

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

Group 1
13:45-14:00 Walk to Science Gateway
14:00-15:30 Cloud Chamber Workshop
15:30-17:00 Science Gateway Exhibitions

Group 2
13:45-14:00 Walk to Science Gateway
14:00-15:30 Science Gateway Exhibitions
15:30-17:00 Cloud Chamber Workshop

Wednesday 22 July

09:00 → 12:30 Lectures

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 21:30 Social Events

14:00 Discover Geneva Treasure Hunt

We will provide you with your personal treasure hunt brochure. Please prepare 8 CHF to buy the "Tout Genève 9h" ticket. Once you successfully finish the treasure hunt there will be a delicious cheese fondue waiting for you!

19:30 Official Dinner of the Bulgarian Teacher Programme 2026

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 23 July

08:15 → 10:00 Visits

08:15 CCC Visitor Point & CMS Muon Chambers

The bus leaves in front of the CERN Hotel (Building 39) at 8:15!

Group 1
8:15-8:30 Take the bus to CCC
8:30-9:00 CCC Visitor Point
9:00-9:15 Take the bus to CMS
9:15-9:45 CMS Muon Chambers
9:45-10:00 Take the bus back to CERN

Group 2
8:15-8:30 Take the bus to CMS
8:30-9:00 CMS Muon Chambers
9:00-9:15 Take the bus to CCC
9:15-9:45 CCC Visitor Point
9:45-10:00 Take the bus back to CERN

10:00 → 12:30 Lectures

12:30 → 13:40 Lunch break

13:40 → 16:00 Visits

13:40 LHCb Exhibiton

The bus leaves in front of the CERN Hotel (Building 39) at 13:40

13:40-14:00 Take the bus to LHCb
14:00-15:00 LHCb Exhibition
15:00-15:20 Take the bus to CERN

Friday 24 July

09:00 → 12:30 Lectures