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Six CERN alumni who started their own companies share experience and information on how to move to entrepreneurship
Celebrate the anniversary at CERN’s Restaurant 1 from 3 to 7 June
A round-table with CERN alumni focused on making the move from CERN to industry
Physicists and engineers learn first-hand about career prospects outside academia
In July 2018, CERN took part in the WOMAD Festival near Bristol in the UK
The CERN Alumni network has initiated a series of workshops to help scientists explore new career opportunities
One year after its creation, the CERN Alumni network has 3100 members from more than 80 countries and is still growing
The First Collisions event left all participants with fond memories of this unique experience and with a lot of enthusiasm for growth of the network
The CERN Alumni Network First Collisions event will be held on Friday, 2 and Saturday, 3 February.
CERN has launched its alumni network. Don’t miss its first event in February 2018.
In June this year, CERN launched an alumni programme – let’s keep in touch!