Swedish Teacher Programme

25 Oct 2026, 17:00 → 30 Oct 2026, 18:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Lennart Jirden (CERN), Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN)

The Swedish Teacher Programme 2026 will take place from 25-30 October 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 Sweden as ambassadors who pass on the subject to our next generation of physicists, engineers, IT specialists...

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Swedish Teacher Programme 2026: 
https://indico.cern.ch/e/SETP26

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

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

Sunday 25 October

19:00 → 20:00 Welcome to CERN!

19:00 Welcome Reception

Speaker: Lennart Jirden

Monday 26 October

09:00 → 11:45 Lectures

09:00 Programme Objectives

Speaker: Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN)

09:20 Introduction to CERN

Speaker: Lennart Jirden

10:20 Coffee Break

10:40 Introduction to Accelerators

Speaker: Dr Roderik Bruce (CERN)

11:45 → 12:45 Visits

11:45 Synchrocyclotron

11:45-12:00 Walk to SC
12:00-12:30 Synchrocyclotron
12:30-12:45 Walk from SC to the Main Building

12:45 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 15:45 Visits

14:00 CCC & AMS

The whole group meets outside the CERN Hotel (Building 39) at 14:00!

Group 1
14:00-14:15 Bus from the CERN Hotel to the CCC
14:15-14:45 CCC
14:45-15:00 Bus from the CCC to AMS
15:00-15:30 AMS
15:30-15:45 Bus from AMS to CERN Hotel

Group 2
14:00-14:15 Bus from the CERN Hotel to the AMS
14:15-14:45 AMS
14:45-15:00 Bus from the AMS to CCC
15:00-15:30 CCC
15:30-15:45 Bus from CCC to CERN Hotel

15:45 → 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 → 18:00 Lectures

16:00 Introduction to Particle Physics

Speaker: Giacinto De Cataldo (University e INFN, Bari (IT))

17:00 Particle Physics in the Classroom

Speaker: Lennart Jirden

17:30 Review of the Day

Speaker: Lennart Jirden

Tuesday 27 October

09:00 → 12:30 Lectures

09:00 Introduction to Particle Physics

Speaker: Giacinto De Cataldo (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))

10:00 Introduction to Experiments

Speaker: Hans Danielsson (CERN)

11:00 Coffee Break

11:20 Future Accelerators

Speaker: Dr Roderik Bruce (CERN)

12:30 → 13:45 Lunch Break

13:45 → 17:45 Visits

13:45 Cloud Chamber Workshop & Science Gateway Exhibitions

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

13:45-14:00 Walk to the Science Gateway
14:00-15:30 Cloud Chamber Workshop
15:30-16:00 ELISA Beam
16:00-17:00 Science Gateway Exhibitions

17:00 Review of the Day

Speaker: Lennart Jirden

Wednesday 28 October

09:00 → 10:30 Lectures

09:00 Antimatter

Speaker: Fredrik Olof Andre Parnefjord Gustafsson (Politecnico di Milano (IT))

10:00 PHD Project

Speaker: Simon Thor (ETH Zurich (CH))

10:30 → 10:45 Coffee Break

10:45 → 12:45 Visits

10:45 ISOLDE

10:45-11:00 Walk to ISOLDE
11:00-12:30 ISOLDE
12:30-12:45 Walk from ISOLDE to the Main Building

12:45 → 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 Swedish 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

Thursday 29 October

08:45 → 12:15 Visits

08:45 Antimatter Factory / ATLAS Cavern / QGP Lecture

The whole group meets in front of the CERN Hotel at 08:45!

08:45 - 09:00 Walk from the CERN Hotel to AD
09.00 - 09.40 Antimatter Factory
09:40 - 10:00 Walk from AD to Group 1: ATLAS Cavern / Group 2: 13/2-005
10:00 - 11:00 Group 1: ATLAS Cavern
10:00 - 11:00 Group 2: QGP Lecture 13/2-005
11:00 - 12:00 Group 1: QGP Lecture 13/2-005
11:00 - 12:00 Group 2: ATLAS Cavern
12:00 - 12:15 Walk from ATLAS Cavern / 13/2-005 to Main Building

Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP) videos:
Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBfJAcPOLrM
Episode 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9iN0iXu5qk&t=9s

Speaker: Giacinto De Cataldo (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))

12:15 → 13:30 Lunch Break

13:30 → 18:00 Lectures

13:55 Theory

Speaker: Johan Henriksson (CERN)

14:40 Coffee

15:00 Cosmology

Speaker: Valerie Domcke (CERN)

16:00 Question & Answer Session

17:30 Review of the Day

Friday 30 October

08:45 → 11:10 Lectures

08:45 Introduction to the International MasterClasses

Speaker: Despina Hatzifotiadou (Universita e INFN, Bologna (IT))

09:15 Exploring Particles with ALICE Data - Hands-on Exercise

Speaker: Despina Hatzifotiadou (Universita e INFN, Bologna (IT))

11:10 → 11:30 Walk to Building 500

11:30 → 12:30 Lectures: Data Analysis

11:30 Data Analysis - PHD Project

Speaker: Nico Timothy Toikka (Helsinki Institute of Physics (FI))

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 15:30 Lectures

14:00 Particle Physics in the Classroom - Discussion

Speakers: Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN), Lennart Jirden

15:00 Conclusion - Diplomas - Goodies

Speakers: Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN), Lennart Jirden

15:30 → 16:30 Party Preparations

Speaker: Lennart Jirden

16:30 → 18:00 Party with lecturers, guides & Sweedes at CERN