European Nuclear Education Network

European Nuclear Education Network Association
Reseau Europeen Pour L’Enseignement Des Sciences Nucleaires
Abbreviation ENEN Association
Established 22 September 2003
Type Not-for-profit Association
Headquarters Saclay Nuclear Research Centre, France
President
 Prof. Leon Cizelj
Vice-President
 Prof. Filip Tuomisto
Secretary General
 Pedro Diéguez Porras
Website enen-assoc.org

ENEN, the European Nuclear Education Network, is a nonprofit European association created on 22 September 2003 under the endorsement of EURATOM.
The main objective of the network is to preserve and develop the knowledge and expertise in the nuclear fields by fostering higher education and training in academia and the Nuclear industry.[1]

ENEN, the European Nuclear Education Network Association

Starting from a seed group of European Universities, the association has been developed in recent years to include also industry and research organizations, carrying out activities in nuclear science and ionising radiation, beyond the European Union borders. Agreements have been made with institutions from Japan, Russia and Ukraine. In this line, ENEN has concluded Memorandum of Understanding with several international institutions in the Nuclear sector, like the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)[2] and the European Nuclear Society.[3]

Main objectives [4]

ENEN pays its service to the society by:

Participation in EURATOM Research and Training programmes

Since 2003, ENEN has participated in numerous EURATOM Research and Training programme. Being the FP5 European Nuclear Engineering Network project the first one of them, from January 2002 to December 2003. In order to ensure the continuity of the achievements and results of the ENEN project, "the European Nuclear Higher Education Area" of the project was formalised by creating "the European Nuclear Education Network (ENEN) Association" under the French law of 1901 on 22 September 2003.

The NEPTUNO project engaged 35 partners from around Europe which continued and expanded the ENEN activities started in FP5 ENEN project, from January 2004 to December 2005. Among others, it established and implemented the European Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering (EMSNE).

EMSNE, European Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering

In 2005, ENEN created the certification "European Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering", a.k.a. EMSNE, which acts as a quality label of the Nuclear Engineering studies in Europe. EMSNE students conduct their studies in several universities and research institutes throughout Europe with the highest level quality and recognition and their studies are validated as part of the same programme.[5]

The EMSNE certification includes the teaching resources and nuclear facilities available in Europe, and allows for the accessibility of students and researchers to the next generation of European nuclear scientists and engineers. According to the European needs, cross border mobility is a key aspect of the challenges of accreditation programmes therefore the EMSNE students need to complete part of their studies in two European institutions. The network facilitates the exchange of nuclear scientists and professionals between European and international institutions.[6]

ENEN PhD Prize

ENEN awards on a yearly basis a PhD Prize to support the research in the different Nuclear fields.The ENEN PhD Event is held in a friendly but competitive spirit establishing a bridge between PhD students and professionals.

The different events have been celebrated hosted in the frame of a relevant conference, such IYNC, IYCE, ICAPP and ICENES.

Presidents of the ENEN Association

President Period
Prof. Dominique Gentile 2003 - 2006
Prof. Joseph Safieh 2006 - 2013
Prof. Walter Ambrosini 2013 - 2016
Prof. Leon Cizelj 2016 - act.

References

  1. ↑ "Enen Association - Home". Enen-assoc.org. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  2. ↑ Austria url=http://www.iaea.org/nuclearenergy/nuclearknowledge/Collaborating_Partners/index.html. "Collaborating Partners - IAEA Nuclear Knowledge Management". Iaea.org.
  3. ↑ ENS, European Nuclear Society. "ENS Education & Training Platform". Euronuclear.org. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  4. ↑ "Enen Association - What Is Enen". Enen-assoc.org. 2003-09-22. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  5. ↑ "Enen Association - Master". Enen-assoc.org. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  6. ↑ "The European Nuclear Education Network (ENEN) - Fission - Euratom Energy - Research & Innovation - European Commission". Ec.europa.eu. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  7. ↑ "8th ENEN PhD Event celebrated in the frame of IYNC2014". IYNC.org. Retrieved 2014-06-21.

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