Name: International Teacher Weeks Programme
Start: 2026-08-02T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-15T07:00:00+02:00
Location: CERN

International Teacher Weeks Programme

from Sunday, August 2, 2026 (5:00 PM) to Saturday, August 15, 2026 (7:00 AM)

Monday, July 27, 2026
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Friday, July 31, 2026
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Sunday, August 2, 2026
5:00 PM Welcome to CERN!
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Room: 500/1-201 - Mezzanine
Contributions

5:00 PM Welcome Reception - Anja Kranjc Horvat

6:00 PM Discover CERN Treasure Hunt
7:00 PM Dinner
Dinner
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Room: Restaurant 1
8:00 PM Introductory Remarks
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Contributions

8:00 PM Basics @ CERN - Anja Kranjc Horvat

Monday, August 3, 2026
7:00 AM Registration
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Contributions

7:00 AM Early Birds & Night Owls
9:30 AM Lectures
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Contributions

9:30 AM Introduction to the International Teacher Weeks Programme 2026 - Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN)

10:15 AM Concept Map Session 1 - Milena Vujanovic (University of Leeds)

11:30 AM Introduction to CERN - Julia Woithe (CERN)
12:30 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM Visits
1:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Contributions

1:45 PM Synchrocyclotron & ATLAS Control Room - Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN) Milena Vujanovic (University of Leeds)
3:30 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Lectures
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Contributions

4:00 PM Introduction to Particle Physics - Jonathan R. Ellis (King's College London)
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
9:00 AM Lectures
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Contributions

9:00 AM Introduction to Particle Accelerators - Simon Albright (CERN)

11:00 AM Introduction to Particle Detectors - Clara Nellist (University of Amsterdam and Nikhef (NL))
12:30 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Lectures
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
Contributions

2:00 PM Introduction to Study Groups - Anja Kranjc Horvat

3:00 PM The Discovery of the Higgs Boson - Luis Roberto Flores Castillo (The Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK))

4:30 PM First Questions & First Answers - Luis Roberto Flores Castillo (The Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK))
6:00 PM Social Events
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Contributions

6:00 PM Bowling & Pizza
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
8:45 AM Visits
8:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Contributions

8:45 AM Magnet Test Facility Hall SM18 & CERN Control Centre - Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN) Milena Vujanovic (University of Leeds) Tobias Patrick Treczoks (Ludwig Maximilians Universitat (DE))
10:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Lectures
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Contributions

11:00 AM Particle Physics in the Classroom - Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN)
12:30 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Lectures
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Contributions

2:00 PM Engineering at CERN - Nikolai Beev (CERN)

2:45 PM Engineering Q&A - Dimitar Hristov Marinov (CERN) Nikolai Beev (CERN)
4:00 PM Study Groups
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Contributions

4:00 PM SG Session 1
Thursday, August 6, 2026
9:00 AM Study Groups Report-Out
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Contributions

9:00 AM Study Group 9

9:10 AM Study Group 3

9:20 AM Study Group 2
9:30 AM Lectures
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Contributions

9:30 AM Machine Learning and AI in Particle Physics - Andreas Salzburger (CERN)

11:15 AM CMS Virtual Visit + Q&A - Claire Lee (HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics (HU)) Noemi Beni (HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research (HU)) Sonia Natale Zoltan Szillasi (HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research (HU))
1:00 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Workshops & Exhibitions
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Contributions

2:00 PM Cloud Chamber Workshop & Exhibitions - Adelina Lintuluoto (CERN)
5:00 PM Study Groups
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Contributions

5:00 PM SG Session 2
Friday, August 7, 2026
9:00 AM Study Groups Report-Out
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Contributions

9:00 AM Study Group 1

9:10 AM Study Group 6

9:20 AM Study Group 4
9:30 AM Lectures
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Contributions

9:30 AM Feynman Mathemagic - Luis Roberto Flores Castillo (The Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK))

11:00 AM Beauty Physics at LHCb - Basem Khanji (Syracuse University (US))
12:30 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM Visits
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Contributions

1:30 PM LHCb Exhibition - Arnaud Gay Fabien Ebode Onyie (Istanbul Technical University (TR)) Iulian Ghita Margherita Boselli
3:30 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Halfway Point
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Contributions

4:00 PM Concept Map Session 2 - Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN) Milena Vujanovic (University of Leeds)

5:00 PM Review & Outlook - Anja Kranjc Horvat
6:00 PM Dinner
Dinner
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
8:00 PM Social Events
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Contributions

8:00 PM Movie Night – Particle Fever
Saturday, August 8, 2026
9:00 AM Social Events
9:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Contributions

9:00 AM Discover Geneva Treasure Hunt

7:30 PM Official Dinner of the International Teacher Weeks Programme 2026
Sunday, August 9, 2026

Monday, August 10, 2026
8:45 AM Welcome to Week 2
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Contributions

8:45 AM Meet in front of the CERN Hotel (Building 39)
9:00 AM Lectures
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: 31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre
Contributions

9:00 AM Computing at CERN - Markus Joos (CERN)
10:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Visits & Workshops
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 513/1-024
Contributions

11:00 AM Data Centre & Mystery Box Workshop - Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN) Stefan Lueders (CERN)
12:30 PM Lunch Break (Restaurant 2)
Lunch Break (Restaurant 2)
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Lectures
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: 6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin
Contributions

2:00 PM Data Analysis in Particle Physics - Flavia de Almeida Dias (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))
4:00 PM Study Groups
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Contributions

4:00 PM SG Session 3
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
9:00 AM Study Groups Report-Out
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
Contributions

9:00 AM SG 7

9:10 AM SG 8

9:20 AM SG 5
9:30 AM Workshops
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
Contributions

9:30 AM AI in Education 1/2 - Neil Atkin (The Ethical EducAItor)

11:15 AM AI in Education 2/2 - Neil Atkin (The Ethical EducAItor)
12:30 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:10 PM Visits
2:10 PM - 4:20 PM
Contributions

2:10 PM ALICE - Tapan Nayak (CERN, Geneva and University of Houston)
6:00 PM Social Events
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Room: Microcosm Garden
Contributions

6:00 PM International Gift Swapping Circle
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
9:00 AM Lectures
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Contributions

9:00 AM Medical Applications of Particle Physics - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB))

11:00 AM Radiation Protection at CERN - Claudia Ahdida
12:30 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Lectures
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Contributions

2:00 PM Antimatter Research at CERN - Michael Doser (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (US))
3:45 PM Visits
3:45 PM - 6:00 PM
Contributions

3:45 PM Antimatter Factory & Low Energy Ion Ring/LINAC2 - Karla Pena (Hamburg University (DE)) Milena Vujanovic (University of Leeds) Tobias Patrick Treczoks (Ludwig Maximilians Universitat (DE))
7:20 PM Viewing (optional)
7:20 PM - 9:00 PM
Contributions

7:20 PM Partial Solar Eclipse
Thursday, August 13, 2026
9:00 AM Lectures
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
Contributions

9:00 AM Plasma Wakefield Acceleration Technology - Marlene Turner (CERN)

10:15 AM The Future Circular Collider (FCC) - Michael Benedikt (CERN)
12:00 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM Questions and Answers
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
Contributions

1:00 PM Final Questions and Final Answers - Sascha Schmeling (CERN)
2:00 PM Study Groups
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Contributions

2:00 PM SG Session 4
4:45 PM ITW2026 GROUP PICTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ITW2026 GROUP PICTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Room: Microcosm Garden
Friday, August 14, 2026
9:00 AM Study Group Presentations
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Contributions

9:00 AM Introduction & Overview - Anja Kranjc Horvat

9:15 AM SG 3: Standard Model of Particle Physics - Biljana Taneska Chayakarn Suanboon Muhammad Akbar (Teacher in AKESP) iftach ilsar (HEMDA Tel Aviv)

9:30 AM SG 8: Particle Accelerators - Cennet YILDIRIM (Alaşehir Science and Art Center) Kärt Kärner (Saku Gymnasium, Estonia) Patrick Pellerin Pocholo Luis Mendiola Visar Sutaj

9:45 AM SG 1: Particle Detectors - Lilit Hovhannisyan (Armenian) Lynda Elliott Mathias Burghardt Moreen Munene (STEM Educator) Rahul Nanwani Doulatram Gamgaram

10:30 AM SG 6: Data Analysis in Particle Physics - David Shani (Physics Research Professor at Bilch High School Ramat Gan) Giulia Gelli (Docente di ruolo di matematica e fisica) Henry Mark Chiasson Kezang Choden (Dechencholing HSS)

10:45 AM SG 5: Computing in Particle Physics - Daniel Fitzpatrick (Saint Bede Academy) Jessica Ballie-Whyte Laura Blasco Momparler (Educación) Min Khanal nicolas monget (Lycée Saint Aspais Melun)

11:00 AM SG 4: Engineering for Particle Physics - Nadiia Bondarenko Pablo Malhue Campusano (Instituto Comercial Marítimo Pacífico Sur) Peter Gallant (Calderstones School) Raluca Mocanu (E.O. Smith High School, Storrs, CT, USA) gen McKenna (Mount Seskin community college, Dublin , ireland)

11:45 AM SG 7: Applications of Particle Physics - Aleksandar Ristić (Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Niš, Serbia) Janis Jonikans Marie-Josee LeBel (Moncton High School, Anglophone East School Division) William Atchoffo Nodem (Government Bilingual High School NTUI) elif asil (Hacı Çelebi Döndü Beker Bilim Sanat Merkezi)

12:00 PM SG 2: Open Questions in Particle Physics - Aitor Urribarri (Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata) Linda Bakker Mohammad Alsharari PINTU KANTHAL (RAJIBPUR HIGH SCHOOL (HIGHER SECONDARY), ACHIPUR, BUDGEBUDGE-700138) Sarah Clifford

12:15 PM SG 9: Future of Particle Physics - Alexandra Inchenko António Barão Julien BERTRAND MOUMITA DASGUPTA (Master Trainer - Science, Podar International School (CBSE))
1:00 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM Closing Session
2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
Contributions

2:30 PM Concept Map Session 3 - Milena Vujanovic (University of Leeds)

3:30 PM What's Next? - Anja Kranjc Horvat

4:30 PM Certificates & Last Gifts - Anja Kranjc Horvat
7:00 PM Social Events
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Contributions

7:00 PM Farewell Dinner
Saturday, August 15, 2026