Welcome to a workshop on undergraduate teaching in Quantum Technology. An event open for participants from Swedish universities who are engaged in or interested in undergraduate teaching.
The aim of the EDU-WACQT program is to coordinate undergraduate teaching in Quantum Technology. To achieve this, the WACQT graduate school is organizing lunch-to-lunch meetings for participants from Swedish universities who are engaged in or interested in undergraduate teaching.
Organisers: EDU-WACQT/ Graduate school of WACQT
Overview
Workshop Goals
- Share experiences, challenges, and best practices in quantum teaching
- Explore common curriculum frameworks and resource sharing
- Foster collaboration across institutions
- Inspiration : Quantum technology education roadmap (https://arxiv.org/pdf/2109.13850 )
Programme
DAY 1 | |
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| 12:00-13:00 | Arrival and Lunch |
| Welcome lunch and informal networking at the venue. | |
| 13:00-13:30 | Welcome and Tour-de-introductions |
| Opening by EDU-WACQT | |
| Short round of participant introductions. | |
| 13:30-14:30 | Undergraduate Quantum Education Across Sweden |
| Lightning presentations from universities on (3–5 min each) course offerings, structure, and focus areas. Related to QT at the undergraduate level. | |
| Open discussion on common difficulties in teaching quantum topics. | |
| Experiences with lab integration, student engagement, and conceptual understanding. | |
| 14:30-15:15 | Alexander Huck, DTU Denmark Undergraduate teaching in Denmark and the Danish perspective on quantum technology teaching |
| 15:15-15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30-17:00 | Lab Visits (Parallel or Rotating Groups) |
| Tours and demonstrations from local research groups: | |
| Squeezing Lab (KTH, Applied Physics) – Quantum optics and precision measurements. | |
| NQCIS Lab (KTH, Physics) – Quantum communication infrastructure in Sweden. | |
| Photonics lab (SU, Physics) – Photonic quantum information processing. | |
| 17:45 | Workshop Dinner |
| Cypren ( Valhallavägen 50, 114 27 Stockholm). Leaving from Albanova at 17:30 | |
| DAY 2 | |
| 09:00-09:15 | Coffee |
| 09:15-10:15 | Workshop to arrive at a Roadmap for QT teaching (https://arxiv.org/pdf/2109.13850 ) |
| Breakout discussion: What should every Swedish quantum tech BSc student learn? | |
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Balance between physics, computing, and engineering perspectives. | |
| 10:15-10:45 |
Resource and Platform Exchange |
| Short demos and discussion: | |
| Teaching tools (e.g., IBM Q, Qiskit, QuTiP). | |
| Course materials, labs, and simulations in use. | |
| Potential for shared repositories and collaboration. | |
| 10:45-11:45 |
Nordic Quantum (Ariadna Soro + Mickael Fogelstrom) |
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Discussion on pathway towards National and Nordic Collaboration (rest of the time) | |
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Potential initiatives: shared modules, guest lectures, joint proposals – concrete which lectures are missing in individual universities? Theory + experiments | |
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Ideas for follow-up activities or funding such as through the QT education programs in Europe (https://qtedu.eu/qtedu-european-pilot-projects) | |
| 11:45-12:15 |
Wrap-Up and Next Steps , next meeting |
| 12:15-13:00 |
Lunch and Departure |
