International Teacher Weeks Programme

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

CERN

Anja Kranjc Horvat (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:
Anja Kranjc Horvat: 0041 75 411 4460

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

Sunday 2 August

17:00 → 19:00 Welcome to CERN!

17:00 Welcome Reception

Speaker: Anja Kranjc Horvat

17:45 Discover CERN Treasure Hunt

19:00 → 20:00 Dinner

20:00 → 21:00 Introductory Remarks

20:00 Basics @ CERN

Speaker: Anja Kranjc Horvat

Monday 3 August

07:00 → 09:00 Registration

07:00 Early Birds & Night Owls

CERN Community Support Centre in Building 33 (Bring your passport with you and don't forget to smile!:)

09:30 → 12:30 Lectures

09:30 Introduction to the International Teacher Weeks Programme 2026

Speaker: Jeff Wiener (CERN)

10:15 Concept Map Session 1

11:15 Introduction to CERN

Speaker: Julia Woithe (CERN)

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

16:00 Introduction to Particle Physics

Speaker: Jonathan R. Ellis (King's College London)

Tuesday 4 August

09:00 → 12:30 Lectures

09:00 Introduction to Particle Accelerators

Speaker: Simon Albright (CERN)

10:30 Coffee break

11:00 Introduction to Particle Detectors

Speaker: Clara Nellist (University of Amsterdam and Nikhef (NL))

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 17:00 Lectures

14:00 Introduction to Study Groups

Speaker: Anja Kranjc Horvat

15:00 The Discovery of the Higgs Boson

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

16:30 First Questions & First Answers

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

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

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 → 12:30 Lectures

11:00 How to run a Particle Accelerator?

Speaker: Bettina Mikulec (CERN)

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 15:30 Lectures

14:00 Engineering at CERN

16:00 → 17:30 Study Groups

16:00 SG Session 1

Thursday 6 August

09:00 → 09:30 Study Groups Report-Out

09:00 SG

09:10 SG

09:20 SG

09:30 → 12:30 Lectures

09:30 AI in Particle Physics

10:45 Coffee break

11:15 ATLAS vs CMS

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

16:30 → 18:00 Study Groups

16:30 SG Session 2

Friday 7 August

09:00 → 09:30 Study Groups Report-Out

09:00 SG

09:10 SG

09:20 SG

09:30 → 12:30 Lectures

09:30 Feynman Mathemagic

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

10:45 Coffee break

11:00 Beauty Physics at LHCb

Speaker: Basem Khanji (Syracuse University (US))

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

16:00 Concept Map Session 2

17:00 Review & Outlook

Speaker: Anja Kranjc Horvat

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

We will provide you with your personal treasure hunt brochure. You will need to buy the "Tout Genève 9h" ticket at the CERN tram stop for 8 CHF. Once you successfully finish the treasure hunt, there will be a delicious cheese fondue and a treasure waiting for you!

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:

Hotel Edelweiss
Place de la Navigation 2
1201 Genève
www.hoteledelweissgeneva.com

Monday 10 August

09:00 → 09:15 Welcome to Week 2

09:00 Meet in front of the CERN Hotel (Building 39)

09:30 → 11:00 Lectures

09:30 Computing at CERN

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 (Restaurant 2)

14:00 → 15:30 Lectures

14:00 Data Analysis in Particle Physics

Speaker: Flavia de Almeida Dias (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))

16:00 → 17:30 Study Groups

16:00 SG Session 3

Tuesday 11 August

09:00 → 09:30 Study Groups Report-Out

09:00 SG

09:10 SG

09:20 SG

09:30 → 12:30 Workshops

09:30 AI in Education 1/2

Speaker: Neil Aitkin (The Ethical EducAItor)

10:45 Coffee break

11:15 AI in Education 2/2

Speaker: Neil Aitkin (The Ethical EducAItor)

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 16:30 Visits

14:00 ALICE

The bus leaves in front of the CERN Hotel (Building 39) at 14:00!

Group 1
14:00-14:15 Transport from the CERN Hotel to ALICE
14:15-15:00 ALICE Control Room
15:00-15:45 ALICE Q&A
15:45-16:00 Transport from ALICe to the CERN Hotel

Group 2
14:00-14:15 Transport from the CERN Hotel to ALICE
14:15-15:00 ALICE Q&A
15:00-15:45 ALICE Control Room
15:45-16:00 Transport from ALICe to the CERN Hotel

18:00 → 19:30 Social Events

18:00 International Gift Swapping Circle

Wednesday 12 August

09:00 → 12:30 Lectures

09:00 Medical Applications of Particle Physics

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

10:30 Coffee break

11:00 Radiation Protection at CERN

Speaker: Claudia Ahdida

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 15:30 Lectures

14:00 Antimatter Research at CERN

Speaker: Michael Doser (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (US))

15:45 → 18:00 Visits

15:45 Antimatter Factory & Low Energy Ion Ring/LINAC2

Group 1
15:45-16:00 Walk from the Main Building to the Antimatter Factory
16:00-16:45 Antimatter Factory
16:45-17:00 Walk from the Antimatter Factory to LEIR/LINAC2
17:00-17:45 LEIR/LINAC2
17:45-18:00 Walk from LEIR/LINAC2 to the CERN hotel

Group 2
15:45-16:00 Walk from the Main Building to the LEIR/LINAC2
16:00-16:45 LEIR/LINAC2
16:45-17:00 Walk from the LEIR/LINAC2 to Antimatter Factory
17:00-17:45 Antimatter Factory
17:45-18:00 Walk from Antimatter Factory to the CERN hotel

Thursday 13 August

09:00 → 13:00 Lectures

09:00 Plasma Wakefield Acceleration Technology

Speaker: Marlene Turner (CERN)

10:00 Coffee break

10:15 The Future Circular Collider (FCC)

Speaker: Michael Benedikt (CERN)

11:45 Coffee break

12:00 Final Questions & Final Answers

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 17:00 Study Groups

14:00 SG Session 4

17:00 → 17:30 ITW2026 GROUP PICTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friday 14 August

09:00 → 13:00 Study Group Presentations

09:00 Introduction & Overview

Speaker: Anja Kranjc Horvat

09:15 SG

09:30 SG

09:45 SG

10:00 Coffee break

10:30 SG

10:45 SG

11:00 SG

11:15 Coffee break

11:45 SG

12:00 SG

12:15 SG

13:00 → 14:30 Lunch Break

14:30 → 18:00 Closing Session

14:30 Concept Map Session 3

15:30 What's next?

Speaker: Anja Kranjc Horvat

16:30 Certificates & Goodie Bags

Speaker: Anja Kranjc Horvat

19:00 → 21:00 Social Events

19:00 Farewell Dinner