International Teacher Weeks Programme

2 Aug 2026, 17:00 → 15 Aug 2026, 07:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Jeff Wiener (CERN)

The International Teacher Weeks Programme 2026 will take place from 2-15 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 their countries as ambassadors who pass on the subject to our next generation of physicists, engineers, IT specialists...

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International Teacher Weeks Programme 2026: 
https://indico.cern.ch/e/ITW2026

Teacher Programmes Manager:
Jeff Wiener: 0041 75 411 9010

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

Sunday 2 August

17:00 → 19:00 Welcome to CERN!

19:00 → 20:00 Dinner

20:00 → 22:00 Introductory Remarks

Monday 3 August

07:00 → 09:00 Registration

07:00 Early Birds & Night Owls

Ground floor of Building 33

09:00 → 12:30 Lectures

12:30 → 13:45 Lunch break

13:45 → 15:30 Visits

13:45 Synchrocyclotron & ATLAS Control Room

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

Group 1
13:45-14:00 Walk from the Main Building to the SC
14:00-14:30 Synchrocyclotron
14:30-14:45 Walk from the SC to ATLAS
14:45-15:15 ATLAS control room
15:15-15:30 Walk from ATLAS to the Main Building

Group 2
13:45-14:00 Walk from the Main Building to ATLAS
14:00-14:30 ATLAS control room
14:30-14:45 Walk from ATLAS to the SC
14:45-15:15 Synchrocyclotron
15:15-15:30 Walk from the SC to the Main Building

16:00 → 17:15 Lectures

Tuesday 4 August

09:00 → 12:30 Lectures

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 17:00 Lectures

18:00 → 22:00 Social Events

18:00 Bowling & Pizza

Meet at the tram stop outside of CERN at 18:00!
We take tram 18 and exit at BALEXERT.
thebowlingbalexert.ch

Wednesday 5 August

08:45 → 10:30 Visits

08:45 Magnet Test Facility Hall SM18 & CERN Control Centre

The bus leaves in front of the CERN hotel (Building 39) at 08:45!

Group 1
08:45-09:00 Transport from the CERN hotel to SM18
09:00-09:35 SM18
09:35-09:55 Transport from SM18 to the CCC
09:55-10:30 CCC
10:30-10:45 Transport from the CCC to Building 13

Group 2
08:45-09:00 Transport from the CERN hotel to the CCC
09:00-09:35 CCC
09:35-09:55 Transport from the CCC to SM18
09:55-10:30 SM18
10:30-10:45 Transport from SM18 to Building 13

11:00 → 12:30 Lectures

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 15:30 Lectures

16:00 → 17:30 Study Groups

Thursday 6 August

09:00 → 09:30 Study Groups Report-Out

09:30 → 12:30 Lectures

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 16:30 Workshops & Exhibitions

14:00 Cloud Chamber Workshop & Exhibitions

The whole group meets in front of Science Gateway at 14:00!

Group 1
14:00-15:15 Cloud Chamber Workshop
15:15-16:30 Science Gateway Exhibitions

Group 2
14:00-15:15 Science Gateway Exhibitions
15:15-16:30 Cloud Chamber Workshop

Friday 7 August

09:00 → 09:30 Study Groups Report-Out

09:30 → 12:30 Lectures

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch Break

13:30 → 15:30 Visits

13:30 LHCb Exhibition

The bus leaves in front of the CERN Hotel (Building 39) at 13:30!

13:30-14:00 Transport from the CERN Hotel to LHCb
14:00-15:00 LHCb Exhibition
15:00-15:30 Transport from LHCb to the CERN Hotel

15:30 → 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 → 17:30 Halfway Point

18:00 → 20:00 Dinner

20:00 → 22:00 Social Events

20:00 Movie Night – Particle Fever

Saturday 8 August

13:00 → 21:30 Social Events

13:00 Discover Geneva Treasure Hunt

19:30 Official Dinner of the International Teacher Weeks Programme 2026

Although it is the formal dinner of the programme, please wear clothes you feel comfortable in. The treasure hunt will lead you directly to the:

Monday 10 August

09:00 → 09:15 Welcome to Week 2

09:15 → 10:45 Lectures

11:00 → 12:30 Visits & Workshops

11:00 Data Centre & Mystery Box Workshop

Group 1
11:00-11:45 Data Centre
11:45-12:30 Mystery Box Workshop

Group 2
11:00-11:45 Mystery Box Workshop
11:45-12:30 Data Centre

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 15:30 Lectures

15:30 → 17:00 Study Groups

Tuesday 11 August

09:00 → 09:30 Study Groups Report-Out

09:30 → 12:30 Lectures

18:00 → 19:30 Social Evetns

18:00 International Gift Swapping Circle

Wednesday 12 August

09:00 → 12:30 Lectures

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 15:30 Lectures

15:45 → 18:00 Visits

15:45 Antimatter Factory & Low Energy Ion Ring

Group 1
15:45-16:00 Walk from Building 500 to LEIR
16:00-16:45 LEIR
16:45-17:00 Walk from LEIR to the AD
17:00-17:45 AD
17:45-18:00 Walk from the AD to the CERN hotel

Group 2
15:45-16:00 Walk from Building 500 to the AD
16:00-16:45 AD
16:45-17:00 Walk from the AD to LEIR
17:00-17:45 LEIR
17:45-18:00 Walk from LEIR to the CERN hotel

Thursday 13 August

09:00 → 12:30 Lectures

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 17:00 Study Groups

17:00 → 17:30 ITW Group Picture

Friday 14 August

09:00 → 13:00 Study Group Presentations

13:00 → 14:30 Lunch Break

14:30 → 18:00 Closing Session

19:00 → 21:00 Social Events

19:00 Farewell Dinner