360 CARLA Career Symposium

360 CARLA Career Symposium in Burgdorf: Registration Now Open!

Date
Thursday 7th of May at 1 pm to the 8th of May 2026 after the lunch

Do not miss this inspiring event designed to showcase career opportunities in the field of Photonics, the technologies and applications using light (photons) and combining sophisticated optics and electronics!!

This event is ideal for bachelor, master or doctoral students as well as for postdocs and young researchers who want to explore technological advances, career paths, and professional opportunities in photonics, in particular in industry. Our symposium will give you the opportunity to meet companies and discuss their job offers and to meet professionals to inspire you for your career choices.

The program of the symposium in the Auditorium will address career planning and development and will include technical presentations having a general (but not exclusive) focus on green photonics, i.e. the applications of photonic technologies for Energy, Environment, Sustainability, Agriculture and Food. You will have the chance to listen to three key-note presentations, on light pollution and innovative lighting solutions, on the latest advances in photovoltaics and an inspiring overview on green photonics. We believe that this area still has a huge potential for many more innovative photonic solutions and leads to career paths particularly full of sense and useful for the development of our World and societies.

The symposium will bring many opportunities to network, connect and exchange with professionals and other students with similar aspirations.

Final program: 360 Carla Program (614 KB)

Registration
Compulsory using this link before April 19, 2026! 

Note that we encourage the participation of students who are not already engaged in an education traditionally leading to careers in photonics (e.g. physics or engineering). Participation of female students is also strongly encouraged.

Symposium language
English

Cost
The 360 CARLA Symposium is free of charge for attendants. All meals are provided including coffee breaks, apéro riche on the 7th and lunch on the 8th of May. Housing including breakfast is offered to the students for free at the Youth Hostel of Burgdorf in multiple-bed rooms.



Venue
BFH (Bern University of Applied Sciences) in Burgdorf/Berthoud,
20 km/15 min by train from Bern.




We thank all participating companies and all other sponsors!



More information
This event is realized in the framework of the EU-funded project 360 CARLA (no. 101135838). For the European Commission, the objective is to increase the skills and the number of young people employable by the European (and Swiss) photonics industry, which exhibits a strong and continuous growth.

• 360 CARLA: https://carlahub.eu/
• 360 CARLA: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101135838
• European Partnership in Photonics, Photonics21: https://www.photonics21.org/ 
• Green Photonics: https://www.photonics21.org/download/ppp-services/photonics-downloads/Study_GreenPhotonics_2020_final.pdf

Contacts 360 CARLA
Dr. Pierre-Yves Fonjallaz
Email: pierre-yves.fonjallaz@epfl.ch

Dr. Guido Hennig
Email: hennig.guido@outlook.com


26 February 2026, Christian Bosshard