Hong Kong Teacher Programme

16 Aug 2026, 17:00 → 21 Aug 2026, 14:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Ming Chung Chu (The Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)), Luis Roberto Flores Castillo (The Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)), Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN)

The Hong Kong Teacher Programme 2026 will take place from 16 - 21 August 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 Hong Kong as ambassadors, who pass on the subject to our next generation of physicists, engineers, IT specialists...

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Hong Kong Teacher Programme 2026: 
https://indico.cern.ch/e/HKTP26

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

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

Sunday 16 August

17:00 → 19:00 Welcome to CERN!

17:00 Welcome Reception

Speaker: Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN)

17:30 Quick Tour Around CERN

18:00 Basics @ CERN

Speaker: Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN)

18:30 Programme Objectives

Speaker: Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN)

Monday 17 August

09:00 → 12:30 Lectures

09:00 Introduction to CERN

Speaker: Luis Roberto Flores Castillo (The Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK))

10:00 Coffee Break

10:30 Astroparticle Physics

Speaker: Po Kin Leung (CUHK)

12:30 → 13:45 Lunch break

13:45 → 17:45 Visits

13:45 CERN Control Centre & Neutrino Platform

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

13:45–14:00 Transport from the CERN hotel to the 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

15:30 Coffee Break

16:00 Synchrocyclotron & ATLAS control room

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

16:00–16:15 Walk from the CERN Main Building 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 the Main Building

Tuesday 18 August

09:30 → 12:30 Lectures

09:30 Introduction to Particle Accelerators

Speaker: Simon Albright (CERN)

10:30 Coffee Break

11:00 Medical Applications of Particle Physics

Speaker: Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB))

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 → 17:00 Visits

The whole group meets in the Main Building at 13:30!

13:45 Science Gateway Exhibitions

15:00 ELISA Beam

Group 1 : 15:00-15:15
Group 2 : 15:15-15:30

15:30 Cloud Chamber Workshop

Wednesday 19 August

09:00 → 12:30 Lectures

09:00 The Discovery of the High Boson

Speaker: Luis Roberto Flores Castillo (The Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK))

10:30 Coffee Break

11:00 My Life at CERN

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 Hong Kong 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 20 August

09:00 → 12:30 Lectures

09:00 Introduction to Particle Detectors

Speaker: Claire Lee (HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics (HU))

10:30 Coffee Break

11:00 Antimatter Research

Speaker: Dr Lars Varming Joergensen (CERN)

12:30 → 13:45 Lunch break

13:45 → 17:30 Visits

13:45 Data Centre & Antimatter Factory

The whole group Leaves from the CERN Hotel (Building 39) at 13:45!

13:45-14:00 Walk from the CERN Hotel to the Data Centre
14:00-14:30 Data Centre
14:30-14:45 Walk from the Data Centre to the AD
14:45-15:30 Antimatter Factory
15:30-15:45 Walk from the AD to the bus

15:45 LHCb Exhibition

15:45-16:15 Take the bus to the LHCb location
16:15-17:00 LHCb Exhibition
17:00-17:30 Take the bus back to CERN

17:30 → 18:30 Lectures

17:30 Alumni Sharing

Friday 21 August

09:00 → 13:00 Lectures

09:00 Introducing Elementary Particles in the Classroom

Speaker: Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN)

10:00 What's Next?

Speaker: Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN)

10:30 Certificates and Goodie Bags

Speaker: Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN)

11:00 Coffee Break

12:00 Final Q&A