18ª Escola de Professores no CERN em Língua Portuguesa / 18th Portuguese Language Teacher Programme

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Pedro Abreu (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT)), Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN), Rute Pedro (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))
Description

The Portuguese Language Teacher Programme 2026 took place from 30 August - 4 September 2026. Lectures, on-site visits, exhibitions, and hands-on workshops introduced its participants to cutting-edge particle physics. We hope our participants went back to their countries as ambassadors, who pass on the subject to our next generation of physicists, engineers, IT specialists...

A 18ª Escola de Professores no CERN em Língua Portuguesa (2026) irá ocorrer no CERN de 30 de agosto a 4 de setembro de 2026. Palestas, visitas locais, exposições e oficinas "com as mãos na massa", introduzirão os participantes à física de partículas e investigação de ponta que se realiza no CERN. Esperamos que todos os participantes regressem aos seus países como Embaixadores que passem estes desenvolvimentos à próxima geração de cientistas, engenheiros, etc.

 

The 18th edition of CERN's Portuguese Language Teachers Programme happens in the framework of the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the accession of Portugal to CERN, along 1985, and of the 40th anniversary of LIP, created on May 9th, 1986.

           

Esta edição da Escola de Professores no CERN em Língua Portuguesa ocorre no âmbito das celebrações do 40º Aniversário da acessão de Portugal ao CERN, ao longo de 1985, e do 40º Aniversário da criação do LIP, a 9 de maio de 1986.

É um programa no CERN com o apoio financeiro do LIP (www.lip.pt) e da Agência Ciência Viva (www.cienciaviva.pt) e, para a participação importante dos professores provenientes dos países africanos de expressão oficial portuguesa e de Timor-Leste, com o inestimável apoio financeiro total do Camões, I.P. - Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros de Portugal (www.instituto-camoes.pt).

Para apoio à estadia de alguns professores portugueses, temos a felicidade de poder contar também com a contribuição do Crédito Agrícola (www.creditoagricola.pt) e da Caixa Geral de Depósitos (www.cgd.pt).

logos of Crédito Agrícola and Caixa Geral de Depósitos

It is a programme at CERN with the financial support from LIP and from Ciência Viva Agency and, for the important participation of the teachers from African countries and East-Timor, with the invaluable total support from Camoes, I.P. - Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal.

For the support of the stays of some portuguese teachers, we are happy to count on the support from Crédito Agrícola and from Caixa Geral de Depósitos.


Portuguese Language Teacher Programme 2026: 
https://indico.cern.ch/e/PTLTP26

Teacher Programmes Manager:
Anja Kranjc Horvat: 0041 75 441 4460

In case of emergency:
CERN Fire & Rescue Service: 0041 22 76 74444

Administrative Support:
    • 14:00 → 19:00
      Welcome to CERN! 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium

      500/1-001 - Main Auditorium

      CERN

      400
      Show room on map
      • 14:00
        Sessão de Abertura e Introdução ao Programa / Opening Session and Introduction to the Programme 1h

        Pedro Abreu e Anja Kranjc Horvat irão abrir o programa e fazer uma breve introdução ao programa.

        Pedro Abreu and Anja Kranjc Horvat will open the programme and make a brief introduction to the programme.

        Speakers: Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN), Pedro Abreu (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))
      • 15:00
        Introdução à Física de Partículas / Introduction to Particle Physics (1/4) 45m

        Maria Ramos irá dar-nos a 1ª aula de 4, de introdução à física de partículas / will give us the 1st class in a total of 4, dedicated to the introduction to particle physics.

        Speaker: Maria Ramos
      • 15:45
        Erros e Incertezas nas Análise de Dados / Errors and Uncertainties in Data Analyses 1h

        André David irá explicar-nos porque é que é um erro chamar erros a incertezas / will tell us why it is an error to call uncertainties as errors.

        Speaker: André David (CERN)
      • 16:45
        Pausa para respirar / Breathing break 15m
      • 17:00
        Introdução ao CERN / Introduction to CERN 45m

        Paulo Gomes irá falar-nos um pouco sobre o CERN / will make a brief introduction to CERN.

        Speaker: Paulo Gomes (CERN)
      • 17:45
        Preparação de grupos e beberete de boas vindas / Welcome Drink and preparation of groups 1h 15m
    • 09:00 → 12:30
      Lectures 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium

      500/1-001 - Main Auditorium

      CERN

      400
      Show room on map
      • 09:00
        Introdução à Física de Partículas / Introduction to Particle Physics (2/4) 1h

        Maria Ramos irá dar-nos a 2ª aula de 4, de introdução à física de partículas / will give us her 2nd class in a total of 4, of introduction to particle physics.

        Speaker: Maria Ramos
      • 10:00
        Pausa para respirar / Breathing break 30m
      • 10:30
        Princípios básicos na deteção de partículas / Basics of Particle Detection 1h

        Pedro irá falar sobre os princípios básicos nos detetores de partículas / will speak to us about the basic principles of particle detection.

        Speaker: Pedro Manuel Vieira De Castro Ferreira Da Silva (CERN)
      • 11:30
        Introdução à Física de Partículas / Introduction to Particle Physics (3/4) 1h

        Maria Ramos irá dar-nos a 3ª aula de 4, de introdução à física de partículas / will give the 3rd class out of 4 of introduction to particle physics

        Speaker: Maria Ramos
    • 12:30 → 13:45
      Lunch break 1h 15m
    • 13:45 → 17:45
      Visits
      • 13:45
        Visita ao / Visit to CERN Control Centre & Neutrino Platform 1h 45m

        O autocarro sai do hotel do CERN às 13:45!
        Obrigatório o uso de sapatos fechados!

        The bus leaves in front of the CERN Hotel (Building 39) at 13:45!

        Group 1
        13:45–14:00 Transport from the CERN Hotel to Neutrino Platform
        14:00–14:30 Neutrino Platform
        14:30–14:45 Transport from Neutrino Platform to the CCC
        14:45–15:15 CCC
        15:15–15:30 Transport from the CCC to the CERN Hotel

        Group 2
        13:45–14:00 Transport from the CERN Hotel to the CCC
        14:00–14:30 CCC
        14:30–14:45 Transport from the CCC to Neutrino Platform
        14:45–15:15 Neutrino Platform
        15:15–15:30 Transport from Neutrino Platform to the CERN Hotel

      • 15:30
        Pausa para respirar / Breathing break 30m
      • 16:00
        Synchrocyclotron & ATLAS control room 1h 45m

        O grupo irá encontrar-se à saída do edifício principal às 16:00!
        The whole group meets in the Main Building at 16:00!

        Group 1
        16:00–16:15 Walk from the CERN Hotel to the SC
        16:15–16:45 Synchrocyclotron
        16:45–17:00 Walk from the SC to ATLAS
        17:00–17:30 ATLAS Control Room
        17:30–17:45 Walk from ATLAS to Main Restaurant

        Group 2
        16:00–16:15 Walk from the CERN Main Building to the ATLAS Control Room
        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 Restaurant

    • 18:00 → 19:00
      Revisão do Dia Main Restaurant

      Main Restaurant

      CERN

      Os participantes em grupo irão discutir o que se aprendeu no dia e fazer perguntas, a ser respondidas pelos cientistas presentes / participants in groups will discuss what they learned and make questions, to be answered by the scientists present.

    • 20:15 → 23:30
      Sessão noturna / Night session 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium

      500/1-001 - Main Auditorium

      CERN

      400
      Show room on map
      • 20:15
        Impacto da Escola CERN no Brasil / Impact of these programmes in Brasil 45m

        Nilson Garcia irá falar-nos do impactos destes programas no Brasil / will talk to us about the enormous impact of these programmes in Brazil.

        Speaker: Prof. Nilson Garcia (UTFPR)
      • 21:00
        A Febre das Partíclas / Particle Fever 1h 45m

        Visualização do filme/documentário "A Febre das Partículas", sobre o arranque do LHC e a descoberta do bosão de Higgs / Screening of the movie/documentary "Particle Fever", about the startup of the LHC and the discovery of the Higgs boson.

      • 22:45
        Questões e respostas sobre o filme / Questions and Answers about the movie 45m
        Speaker: Pedro Abreu (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))
    • 09:00 → 12:30
      Lectures 40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac

      40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac

      CERN

      95
      Show room on map
      • 09:00
        Introdução à Física de Partículas / Introduction to Particle Physics (4/4) 1h

        Maria Ramos irá dar-nos a 4ª e última aula de introdução à física de partículas / will give us the 4th and last class of introduction to particle physics.

        Speaker: Maria Ramos
      • 10:00
        Pausa para respirar / Breathing break 30m
      • 10:30
        Língua: um acelerador de aprendizagens / Language: an accelerator of learning processes? 1h

        Lurdes Gonçalves irá falar-nos da língua (portuguesa) como veículo de aprendizagem / will speak to us about the connections between language, science, didactics and learning outcomes

        Speaker: Lurdes Gonçalves
      • 11:30
        A Acelerador LHC do CERN / The CERN LHC Accelerator 1h

        Paulo Gomes irá falar-nos do acelerador LHC do CERN / will talk to us about the CERN LHC Accelerator

        Speaker: Paulo Gomes (CERN)
    • 12:30 → 13:45
      Lunch break 1h 15m
    • 13:45 → 17:15
      Visits
      • 13:45
        Oficina "Câmara de Nuvens" e visita às exposição no "Science Gateway" / Cloud Chamber Workshop & Science Gateway Exhibitions 3h 30m

        Todo o grupo irá partir do edifício principal às 13:45!

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

        Groups 1, 2, 3
        13:45-14:00 Walk to Science Gateway
        14:00-15:30 Cloud Chamber Workshop
        15:30-15:40 Group 1: ELISA
        15:40-15:50 Group 2: ELISA
        15:50-16:00 Group 3: ELISA
        16:00-17:00 Science Gateway Exhibitions
        17:00–17:15 Walk to Main Restaurant

        Group3 4, 5, 6
        13:45-14:00 Walk to Science Gateway
        14:00-15:00 Science Gateway Exhibitions
        15:00-15:10 Group 4: ELISA
        15:10-15:20 Group 5: ELISA
        15:20-15:30 Group 6: ELISA
        15:30-17:00 Cloud Chamber Workshop
        17:00–17:15 Walk to Main Restaurant

    • 17:30 → 19:00
      Revisão do Dia Main Restaurant

      Main Restaurant

      CERN

      Os participantes em grupo irão discutir o que se aprendeu no dia e fazer perguntas, a ser respondidas pelos cientistas presentes / participants in groups will discuss what they learned and make questions, to be answered by the scientists present.

    • 08:30 → 12:30
      Visits
      • 08:30
        LHCb Exhibition 2h

        O autocarro sairá do Hotel do CERN às 08:30!

        Obrigatório sapatos fechados!

        The bus leaves in front of the CERN Hotel (Building 39) at 8:30!

        08:30-09:00 Transport from CERN to LHCb
        09:00-10:00 LHCb Exhibition
        10:00-10:30 Transport from LHCb to CERN Hotel

      • 10:30
        Antimatter Factory & Data Centre 2h

        Todo o grupo sairá do Hotel do CERN às 10:30!

        Obrigatório sapatos fechados!

        The whole group leaves from the CERN Hotel (Building 39) at 10:30!

        Group 1
        10:30–10:45 Walk from the CERN Hotel to the AD
        10:45–11:15 Antimatter Factory
        11:15–11:30 Walk from the AD to the Data Centre
        11:30–12:00 Data Centre
        12:00–12:15 Walk from the Data Centre to CERN Main Building

        Group 2
        10:30–10:45 Walk from the CERN Hotel to the Data Centre
        10:45–11:15 Data Centre
        11:15–11:30 Walk from the Data Centre to the AD
        11:30–12:00 Antimatter Factory
        12:00–12:15 Walk from the AD to CERN Main Building

    • 12:30 → 14:00
      Lunch break 1h 30m
    • 14:00 → 22:30
      Social Events
      • 14:00
        Peddy paper "À Caça do tesouro em Genebra" / Discover Geneva Treasure Hunt 5h 30m Geneva

        Geneva

        Iremos fornecer a sua brochura pessoal da caça ao tesouro na cidade de Genebra. Por favor, tenha preparado o valor de 8 CHF para a aquisição do bilhete de transporte público TPG - "Tout Genève 9h". Leve calçado e roupa muito confortável. No final da caça ao tesouro terá um delicioso jantar de "fondue de queijo" à sua espera (ou outras alternativas para os "alérgicos" ao queijo)!

        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 Portuguese Language Teacher Programme 2026 3h Geneva

        Geneva

        Apesar de ser o jantar formal do programa, por favor use roupa e calçado confortável (informal).

        A caça ao tesouro irá direccioná-lo para o restaurante.

        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

    • 09:00 → 12:30
      Lectures 40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac

      40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac

      CERN

      95
      Show room on map
      • 09:00
        A Física da Experiência CMS / The physics of the CMS Experiment 1h

        Pedro Silva irá falar-nos da física na e com a experiência CMS / will talk to us about the physics at and with the CMS Experiment

        Speaker: Pedro Manuel Vieira De Castro Ferreira Da Silva (CERN)
      • 10:00
        Pausa para respirar / Breathing break 30m
      • 10:30
        A Física da Experiência ATLAS / The physics at the ATLAS Experiment 1h

        Rute Pedro irá falar-nos sobre a física da e com a experiência ATLAS / will talk to us about the physics at and with the ATLAS Experiment.

        Speaker: Rute Pedro (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))
      • 11:30
        Sistemas de decisão e aquisição de dados / Trigger and Data Acquisition Systems 1h

        Clara Gaspar irá falar-nos dos sistemas de decisão e aquisição de dados / will talk to us about the trigger and data acquisition systems.

        Speaker: Clara Gaspar (CERN)
    • 12:30 → 14:00
      Lunch break 1h 30m
    • 14:00 → 18:00
      Lectures: Masterclasses! 40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac

      40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac

      CERN

      95
      Show room on map
      • 14:00
        Visitas Virtuais / Virtual Visits 15m

        Denis Damazio irá falar-nos das possibilidades de visitar o CERN, a partir da sala de aula / will talk to us about visits to CERN from the classroom.

        Speaker: Denis Oliveira Damazio (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
      • 14:15
        Masterclasses no Brasil 15m

        Nelson Barrelo Jr irá falar-nos sobre as Masterclasses no Brasil / will talk to us about Masterclasses in Brazil

        Speakers: Nelson Barrelo, Dr Nelson Barrelo Junior (UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (BR))
      • 14:30
        Masterclass "O caminho do Z em ATLAS" / "The ATLAS Z Path" Masterclass 30m

        Iremos muito brevemente explicar a atividade a realizar na atividade com as mãos na massa, de descobrir o Bosão Z com dados reais de ATLAS / We shall very briefly explain the activity of discovering the Z boson with real ATLAS data.

        Speakers: Pedro Abreu (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT)), Rute Pedro (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))
      • 15:00
        Análise de dados reais de ATLAS / Analysis of ATLAS real data 1h

        Nesta atividade os professores irão trabalhar em pares (ou trios) para analisar dados reais da experiência ATLAS / In these activity the teachers will work in pairs (or triplets) to analyse ATLAS real data

        Podem trazer o vosso próprio computador / You can bring your own laptop.

        Speakers: Nelson Barrelo, Pedro Abreu (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT)), Rute Pedro (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))
      • 16:00
        Pausa para respirar / Breathing break 30m
      • 16:30
        Introdução à Prototerapia / Introduction to Proton Therapy 30m

        Pedro Abreu irá falar-nos da radioterapia com protões e do software a usar na atividade / will talk to us about proton therapy and about the software to be used in the activity

        Podem trazer o vosso computador / you can bring your own laptop.

        Speaker: Pedro Abreu (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))
      • 17:00
        Masterclass em Prototerapia / Proton Therapy Masterclass 1h

        Os professores irão trabalhar em pares (ou em trios) para simular planos de tratamento de cancro/cancer com radioterapia usando diferentes tipos de partículas / Teachers will work in pairs (or in triplets) to simulate treatment plans for cancer based on radiotherapy with different particle types.

        Speakers: Nelson Barrelo, Pedro Abreu (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT)), Rute Pedro (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))
    • 18:00 → 19:00
      Revisão do Dia Main Restaurant

      Main Restaurant

      CERN

      Os participantes em grupo irão discutir o que se aprendeu no dia e fazer perguntas, a ser respondidas pelos cientistas presentes / participants in groups will discuss what they learned and make questions, to be answered by the scientists present.

    • 09:00 → 12:30
      Lectures 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium

      500/1-001 - Main Auditorium

      CERN

      400
      Show room on map
      Conveners: Pedro Abreu (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT)), Rute Pedro (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))
      • 09:00
        The CERN Education Sector and Teachers Activities 1h

        Anja Kranjc Horvat will talk to us about CERN's Education Sector and Activities for Teachers (in english).

        Speaker: Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN)
      • 10:00
        Pausa para acordar / Waking break 30m
      • 10:30
        Aplicações da Física de Partículas e a Transferência de Conhecimento / Applications of Particle Physics and Knowledge Transfer 1h

        Rita Pinho irá falar-nos de aplicações da Física de Partículas e da transferência de conhecimento no CERN. / will talk to us about applications of particle physics and knowledge transfer at CERN.

        Speaker: Rita Pinho (CERN)
      • 11:30
        A Física de partículas e o universo / Particle physics and the universe 1h

        Pedro Abreu irá falar-nos sobre a física de partículas e a [in]compreensão do Universo / will talk to us about particle physics and the [in]comprehension of the Universe.

        Speaker: Pedro Abreu (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))
    • 12:30 → 14:00
      Lunch break 1h 30m
    • 14:00 → 16:00
      Lectures and Closing 222/R-001

      222/R-001

      CERN

      200
      Show room on map

      Closing talk, follow-up and closing session

      Conveners: Pedro Abreu (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT)), Rute Pedro (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))
      • 14:00
        Desafios em Física de Partículas / Challenges in Particle Physics 1h

        Guilherme Milhano irá falar-nos dos desafios e questões em aberto na Física de Partículas / will talk to us about challenges and open questions in Particle Physics

        Speaker: Dr Guilherme Milhano (LIP-Lisbon & CERN TH)
      • 15:00
        Finalmentes / evaluation of the programme and follow-up 30m

        Pedro Abreu e/and Anja Kranjc Horvat irão falar sobre a avaliação do/no programa e atividades de continuação / will talk about the evaluation of/in the programme and the follow-up activities for teachers.

        Speakers: Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN), Pedro Abreu (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))
      • 15:30
        Sessão de Encerramento / Closing Session 30m

        Guilherme Milhano, Diretor do LIP e representantes da Missão Permanente de Portugal junto das Nações Unidas em Genebra e para as organizações internacionais, e das entidades financiadoras, irão encerrar o programa com algumas palavras / LIP Director, and representatives from the Portugal Permanent Mission at the United Nations Office in Geneva and for the International Organizations, and from the financing institutions, will close the programme with a few words.

        Speaker: Pedro Abreu (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))