Quantum in Pictures goes in person for the first time: a one-week summer course at Bilimler Köyü, the Village of Sciences in Turkey, from 31 August to 6 September 2026. John Selby (University of Gdańsk), Lia Yeh (University of Cambridge) and Selma Coecke (King’s College London) teach the course, with Bengü Yaren Beyaz as assistant instructor in Turkish.
The course is a direct continuation of a highly successful research study run in 2023 by the University of Oxford, Quantinuum and IBM Quantum, in which school students performed outstandingly on exam questions taken from the University of Oxford’s postgraduate quantum computing courses, showing that quantum concepts can be understood without advanced mathematics as a prerequisite.
Today Quantum in Pictures enriches quantum education in 12 countries, supporting the growth of quantum literacy and talent beyond the traditional barriers. This is its first event in Turkey.
- Dates
- 31 August to 6 September 2026; arrival on 30 August
- Venue
- Bilimler Köyü (Village of Sciences), Turkey
- Who it is for
- High-school and university students; open to anyone over 16 who speaks English
- Language
- English, at an advanced level
- Places
- 20
- Apply by
- 28 August 2026
- Fee
- 12,500 TL, including tent accommodation at the village, three meals and a snack a day
- Partners
- Bilimler Köyü, QUALIA and WSI
Day by day
- Day 1
- Foundations of quantum with wires and boxes; introduction to quantum teleportation.
- Days 2 and 3
- The ZX-calculus, the quantum world and the world of spiders; quantum computing, circuit simplification and advanced quantum teleportation.
- Day 4
- Free day.
- Day 5
- Quantum vs ordinary: errors, corrections, everything with just pictures.
The instructors
- Dr hab. John H. SelbyTeam lead at ICTQT, University of Gdańsk
- Dr Lia YehResearch Associate, University of Cambridge
- Dr Selma Dündar-CoeckeEducational Lead; cognitive scientist
Bengü Yaren Beyaz joins the team as assistant instructor in Turkish.
