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Quantum Education

Guest Editors:

Rainer Müller: Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany
Jacob Sherson: Aarhus University, Denmark

Submission Status: Open   |   Submission Deadline: 30 June 2024
 

EPJ Quantum Technology is calling for submissions to a new topical collection on Quantum Education. Second generation quantum technologies will have a major impact on education and training in the field of quantum physics. The progress in quantum computing, simulation, sensing, and communication will lead to the emergence of new industries with a corresponding workforce demand. In quantum industry, new job types will appear which require specialized qualifications. A certain understanding of quantum physics will be a necessary prerequisite to work in these professions. It will have to be taught to a much wider and much more diverse group of stakeholders than is the case today.

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EPJ Quantum Technology is calling for submissions to our Collection on Quantum Education. 

Second generation quantum technologies will have a major impact on education and training in the field of quantum physics. The progress in quantum computing, simulation, sensing, and communication will lead to the emergence of new industries with a corresponding workforce demand. In quantum industry, new job types will appear which require specialized qualifications. A certain understanding of quantum physics will be a necessary prerequisite to work in these professions. It will have to be taught to a much wider and much more diverse group of stakeholders than is the case today. Expanding audiences will include engineering, information sciences, pharmaceutics, finance and insurance, but also salespersons, CEOs and policymakers. Providing appropriate education and training offers tailored to the needs of these audiences will be a considerable challenge for both academia and providers of upskilling programs.

This topical collection aims to focus on novel approaches to address these educational challenges. Appropriate contributions in this topical collection include:

  • discussion of new topics relevant for the teaching of modern quantum physics
  • new teaching methods and ideas, including the use of multimedia and new media
  • implementation of demonstration and student experiments 
  • empirical results on learning difficulties and the effectiveness of novel approaches
  • results on the effectiveness of communicating Quantum Technologies to broader audiences and the general public
  • Novel methodologies for workforce training and lifelong learning in Quantum Technologies
  • methodological considerations of the current and emerging infrastructures and ecosystem related to the workforce development pipeline
  • Every article submitted to the topical collection is expected not only to present new concepts and ideas but also to include at least initial results of an empirical evaluation.

  1. Quantum physics (QP) education at the secondary school level is still in its infancy. Not only is there ongoing discussion about how to teach this subject, but there is also a lack of coherence in the selectio...

    Authors: Avraham Merzel, Philipp Bitzenbauer, Kim Krijtenburg-Lewerissa, Kirsten Stadermann, Erica Andreotti, Daria Anttila, Maria Bondani, Maria Luisa (Marilù) Chiofalo, Sergej Faletič, Renaat Frans, Simon Goorney, Franziska Greinert, Leon Jurčić, Zdeňka Koupilová, Massimiliano Malgieri, Rainer Müller…
    Citation: EPJ Quantum Technology 2024 11:27
    Content type: Research Published on:

  2. Despite rapid growth of quantum information science (QIS) workforce development initiatives, perceived lack of agreement among faculty on core content has made prior research-based curriculum and assessment de...

    Authors: Josephine C. Meyer, Gina Passante, Steven J. Pollock and Bethany R. Wilcox
    Citation: EPJ Quantum Technology 2024 11:16
    Content type: Research Published on:

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Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure you have read our submission guidelines. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system. Upon submission please select the appropriate article type (i.e. Research, Review, Comment or Brief Report) and the topical collection from the "Collection" drop-down menu under the "Details" tab.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Guest Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Guest Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.