Slovak Cultural Grant Agency project KEGA No.3-100503 for years 2003-2005 Principal Co-ordinator: Prof. Dr. Marcel Miglierini

Compendium of the project: Nuclear-Physical Engineering is a broad multidisciplinary branch of study which introduces the utilization of nuclear-physics principles, procedures, and methods to such fields as nuclear physics, technology and mechanics, materials sciences, chemistry, medicine, environmental sciences and others. Aimed to provide access to and to broaden nuclear-physical knowledge, this project concentrates on elaboration of conceptually solid study plans and curricula for master and post graduate courses as well as for continuing education. It is foreseen that new subjects will be introduced and a pilot educational course will be organized. The project comprises several generic aspects: collection and digest of information, design of study program, elaboration of syllabi and annotations, quality control. The ultimate goal is a formation of Slovak educational network in nuclear-physical engineering.

Consolidation of European Nuclear Education, Training and Knowledge Management - ENEN II

	European Commission 6th FP project No. FP6-036414 for years 2007-2008 Project Co-ordinator: Dr. Peter De Regge (Saclay, France) National Co-ordinator: Prof. Dr. Marcel Miglierini (Bratislava, Slovakia)
	41 Co-operation partners
	Abstract: The Coordination Action consolidates and expands the achievements of the ENEN and the NEPTUNO projects attained by the European Nuclear Education Network Association in respectively the 5th and 6th framework program. The ENEN-II project is aiming at developing ENEN Association in a sustainable way in the areas of nuclear engineering, radioprotection and radwaste management, including underground disposal. Nuclear education and training networks will be developed at the national level to provide a solid basis for networking at the European dimension. Advisory groups and discussion forums will be established to strengthen guidance, interaction and feedback from End Users and stakeholders regarding higher level training needs. The approach used so far successfully for education will be developed and extended to training activities. The project activities will be mainly structured around the five committees of the ENEN Association in close collaboration with selected consortium partners. The Training and Academic Affairs Committee and the Advanced Courses and Research Committee develop and implement non-overlapping schemes covering one full academic year (60 ECTS) of courses in nuclear disciplines leading to Master degrees. The Training and Industrial Projects Committee facilitates interactions between training organizations and professionals in nuclear industries to provide pertinent and harmonized training programs for continual training on new topics as well as to refresh and update capabilities and qualifications. The Knowledge Management Committee operates the ENEN web site, advertises courses and events of interest, develops and disseminates E-learning tools, courses and training packages on a variety of media, maintains data banks and communication systems. The quality of the ENEN products and the project deliverables, the reports, courses, training packages, certificates, and the reliability of the information is continuously monitored by the ENEN Quality Assurance Committee.

Nuclear European Platform of Training and University Organisations - NEPTUNO

	European Commission 6th FP project No. FI6O-CT-2003-508849 for years 2004-2005 Project Co-ordinator: Dr. Joseph Safieh (Saclay, France) National Co-ordinator: Prof. Dr. Marcel Miglierini (Bratislava, Slovakia)
	34 Co-operation partners
	Abstract: The aim is to better integrate European education and training in nuclear engineering and safety to combat the decline in both student numbers and teaching establishments, thus providing the necessary competence and expertise for the continued safe use of nuclear energy and other uses of radiation in industry and medicine. The project focuses on a harmonised approach for education and training in nuclear engineering in Europe and its implementation, including the better integration of national resources and capabilities. The expected result is a operational network for training and life-long learning schemes as well as on academic education at the master, doctoral and post-doctoral level, underpinning: • sustainability of Europe's excellence in nuclear technology • harmonised approaches to safety and best practices, both operational and regulatory, at European level in Member States and Accession Countries • preservation of competence and expertise for the continued safe use of nuclear energy and other uses of radiation in industry and medicine • harmonised approach for training and education in nuclear engineering. In the network • we implement the roadmap for nuclear education in Europe as developed and demonstrated in the ongoing Euratom FP5 project ENEN • we warrant the end-user relevance of the training and education by involving corporate organisations e.g. Pan-European Nuclear Training Centres Association, by recruiting (part-time) professors out of industry and by providing (re)training of nuclear industry personnel • we teach advanced courses preferably at selected centres of excellence - bridging leading edge research and new knowledge generation with teaching and education - creating nuclei of excellence for doctoral schools in nuclear engineering and sciences • we facilitate transnational access to research infrastructure.

European Commission 5th FP project No. FIR1-CT2001-80127 for years 2002-2003 Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Marcel Miglierini

Compendium of the project: The underlying objective of the work is safeguarding of nuclear knowledge and expertise through the preservation of higher nuclear engineering education. Through co-operation between universities and universities and research centres, better use will be made of dwindling teaching capacity, scientific equipment and research infrastructure. The project covers different aspects, in fact generic, for a higher education network a.o.: - state of the art - prerequisites to enter the education - education curricula, continuing education - teachers qualification - student and teachers mobility - identifying the most adequate organisations to perform the education and training - teaching practice a.o. distant learning, Euro-courses - co-operation with research institutes that operate larger nuclear infrastructures - keep a finger on the pulse of industry. Pilot education sessions are organised.

E. Wigner Course for Reactor Physics Experiments

	April 27 - May 15 2003; April 27 - May 16, 2004; May 4 - 21, 2005; September 3 - 23, 2006
	Organizers: Budapest University of Technology and Economics (prof. Csaba Sükösd) Czech Technical University in Prague (prof. Karel Matejka, Dr. Lubomir Sklenka) Atominstitut der Österreichischen Universitäten in Vienna (Dr. Helmuth Böck) Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (prof. Marcel Miglierini)
	Compendium of the project: International course for European students in nuclear engineering. 21 students from 10 countries, 17 students from 7 countries, 10 participants from 6 countries, and 11 participants from 8 countries have participated in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, correspondingly.  They were divided into groups who have accomplished 18 experiments at research nuclear reactors in Budapest, Prague, and Vienna within 14 days. Experiments were preceded by 4 days of theoretical lectures in Bratislava and technical tour to NPP Jaslovske Bohunice.

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