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At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe.

They use the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments to study the basic constituents of matter – the fundamental particles. The particles are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives the physicists clues about how the particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature.

The instruments used at CERN are purpose-built particle accelerators and detectors. Accelerators boost beams of particles to high energies before the beams are made to collide with each other or with stationary targets. Detectors observe and record the results of these collisions.

Founded in 1954, the CERN laboratory sits astride the Franco-Swiss border near Geneva. It was one of Europe's first joint ventures and now has 21 member states.

See CERN's website for more.

Ambassador Bálek presented his credentials to Director-General of CERN Gianotti

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On 15 November, Ambassador Václav Bálek visited CERN to hand over to Director-General Dr. Fabiola Gianotti the credentials of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for representing the Czech Republic at CERN. more ►

The new Czech Ambassador Petr Gajdušek presented his credentials at CERN

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Petr Gajdušek, the new Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, presented on 18 September 2019 his credentials to Fabiola Gianotti, Director… more ►

Deputy Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Dr. Pavel Doleček has signed a cooperation with CERN

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On 28 August 2019, Deputy Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Dr. Pavel Doleček visited CERN. The main reason for his visit was the signing of a framework agreement on cooperation between the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and CERN,… more ►

Representatives of the Czech Academy of Sciences in CERN

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Prof. Eva Zažímalová, President of the Czech Academy of Sciences, visited on May 2019 the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). She was accompanied by her vice-chairmen prof. Jan Řídký and prof. Zdeněk Havlas, as well as the… more ►

Czech Senators in CERN

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Group of Senators from the Committee for Regional Development, Public Administration and the Environment led by Vice-President of the Czech Senate Mr. Jan Horník, (other Senators being Mr. Zbyněk Linhart, Jitka Seitlová and Petr Vícha) visited… more ►

Group of the high school students from the Czech Republic for a two-week long internship at CERN

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24 high school students from the Czech Republic held from May 27 to June 9, 2018 an internship at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). They were for this program chosen from among more than two hundred candidates from all the… more ►

Two new contracts for the Czech firm PSJ at CERN

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The Financial Committee of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) approved at its last meeting in December 2017 two contracts for the Czech company PSJ: the reconstruction and extension of one of the existing CERN buildings and… more ►

Director-General of CERN visited the Czech Republic

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On March 27, the DG of CERN, Ms. Fabiola Gianotti, accompanied by CERN´s Director for International Relations, Ms. Charlotte Warakaulle, payed a short working visit in Prague. more ►