European Nuclear Education Network
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.
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) and the European Nuclear Society.
Main objectives
ENEN pays its service to the society by:
- Promoting and fostering the collaboration in Education and Training of member's students, researchers and professionals,
- Ensuring the level of nuclear Education and Training
- Harmonising the European academic curricula in nuclear fission.
- Encouraging lifelong learning and career development in the professional and scientific worforce
EMSNE, European Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering
In 2005, ENEN created the certification "European Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering", a.k.a. ESMNE, 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 the their studies are validated as part of the same programme.
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 an keyaspect of the chammenges of accreditation programmes therefore the EMSNE students are need to complete part of their studies in two European institutions. The network facilitates the exchage of nuclear scientists and professionals between European and international institutions.
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.
- 1st ENEN PhD Event - "European PhD Symposium" - International Youth Conference on Energetics (IYCE) in Budapest, Hungary, 1 June 2007.
- 2nd ENEN PhD Event - International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC) in Interlaken, Switzerland, 23 September 2008.
- 3rd ENEN PhD Event - International Youth Conference on Energetics (IYCE) in Budapest, Hungary, 5 June 2009.
- 4th ENEN PhD Event - European Nuclear Conference 2010 in Barcelona, Spain, 2 June 2010.
- 5th ENEN PhD Event - the International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP) 2011 in Nice, France, 4 May 2011.
- 6th ENEN PhD Event - 21st International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 6 September 2012.
- 7th ENEN PhD Event - 16th International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems (ICENES) in Madrid, 28â29 May 2013.
- 8th ENEN PhD Event - International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC) in Burgos, Spain, 6â12 July 2014.