12.04.2019 Rosatom Tech Press Office

Rosatom Technical Academy: The development of international cooperation in nuclear education will be discussed at ATOMEXPO-2019

Within the framework of the International Forum ATOMEXPO 2019 in Sochi the European Nuclear Education Network (ENEN) and the Rosatom Technical Academy (Rosatom Tech) are organizing an open Workshop on cooperation in education and training in the framework of ENEN-RU Forum.

The development of educational cooperation in the field of nuclear science and technology will be discussed by representatives of ENEN administration, European educational organizations from Spain, Bulgaria, Romania, the Czech Republic, as well as from newcomer-countries, Rosatom Core and Partner Universities, ROSATOM, and JSC "SSC RF – IPPE".

In support of the agreements reached at a special side-event on cooperation with Russian educational organizations during the ENEN General Assembly 2019, the Workshop participants will address the areas of the safety issues of NPPs with VVER, advanced reactor technologies and fuel cycles, benchmarking of computer codes, radiation technologies.

The event will be held on April 16 from 12:30 to 13:30 in the “Lectorium” hall of the Main Media Center.

On the same day, April 16th, ¬at the site of ATOMEXPO 2019 Rosatom Tech and the ENEN will sign the Memorandum of cooperation on establishing the Joint Nuclear Education and Training Forum (ENEN-RU Forum).

On the Russian side, the Memorandum will be signed by Rosatom Tech’s rector Dr. Iurii Seleznev, from the European side – by executive director of ENEN Mr. Pedro Dieguez Porras.

Background:

The European Nuclear Education Network, (ENEN) is an international nonprofit organization (aisbl) established under the Belgian law. The main purpose of the ENEN Association is the preservation and the further development of expertise in the nuclear fields by higher education and training in Europe.

The ENEN-RU Forum is a collaboration of educational organizations from Europe and Russia established in follow-up of the implementation of ENEN RU I and ENEN-RU II projects. In accordance with the decisions taken at the final meeting of the ENEN-RU II project, it is planned to expand the cooperation framework for research activities in the field of nuclear technologies and joint participation in international projects such as HORIZON 2020 and the OECD/NEA NEST.

The first ENEN-RU project was initiated by Euratom in 2008 through a sub-group 5 (Education and Training) of the Euratom-ROSATOM Working Group on cooperation in nuclear fission research. On the Russian side, the implementation of the ENEN-RU projects is supported by the ROSATOM’s Innovation Management Unit through a project “International cooperation in the field of nuclear education”, and Rosatom Technical Academy is the coordinator and operator for cooperation with universities.

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