Masterclass at CERN
2026
An eight-day residential expedition to the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva — the world’s leading particle physics laboratory. Thirty-three students spend the week inside CERN’s facilities, working alongside scientists and mentors who run experiments at the frontier of what we know about the universe.
Where the universe is taken apart for a living.
CERN sits on the border between France and Switzerland, just outside Geneva. It runs the Large Hadron Collider — the largest and most powerful particle accelerator ever built — and the experiments that first confirmed the Higgs boson.
The Masterclass takes a cohort of thirty-three students there for eight days. Alongside guided visits to the labs, the week includes hands-on STEM workshops, sessions with working scientists, and time to explore Geneva as a city that has shaped modern science. It is designed for students who want to see, at close range, what serious physics actually looks like from the inside.
Inside CERN
Exclusive visit to the world’s leading particle physics laboratory.
With the Scientists
Interact with world-class scientists and mentors working at CERN.
Hands-On
STEM workshops and facility tours across the week.
Geneva
Explore Geneva as a cultural and scientific hub in its own right.
Teachers Covered
One accompanying teacher covered per ten students in the cohort.
24/7 Mentors
Dedicated tour mentors on the ground throughout the programme.
Images: LHC tunnel — Julian Herzog (CC BY-SA 3.0). ATLAS detector — SimonWaldherr (CC BY-SA 4.0). CERN datacenter — Hugovanmeijeren (CC BY-SA 3.0). Jet d’Eau — Boschtjan (CC BY-SA 3.0). Globe of Science and Innovation — Karoly Lorentey (CC BY 2.0). CMS Higgs event — Lucas Taylor / CERN (CC BY-SA 3.0). All via Wikimedia Commons.
What’s covered — and what’s not.
- Return international travel
- Accommodation across the eight-day stay
- All meals through the programme
- CERN visits, workshops and facility tours
- Ground transport in Geneva
- 24/7 tour mentors and programme staff
- Schengen visa fees and processing
- Personal expenses and shopping
- Travel insurance (recommended, arranged separately)
- Anything not explicitly listed as included
Accompanying teachers are covered by ExSTEMplar at a ratio of one teacher per ten confirmed students. Final itinerary and inclusions are confirmed on registration.
Only 33 seats. First-come, first-served.
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