PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EURATOM FP7 GENTLE PROJECT

The Euratom GENTLE project is a pan-European effort pulling together the leading institutions in the field of nuclear engineering and education to create a sustainable life-long learning programme in the field of nuclear fission technology. Directly targeting the needs of industry, research, regulatory and TSO organizations, three different learning programmes have been developed: 1) support for student research experiences (where graduate and undergraduate students can apply for internships at GENTLE partners), 2) inter-semester courses for undergraduate and graduate students on topics outside regular curricula (organized at partner institutes) and 3) a professional education programme (targeting professionals with at least 5 years of working experience, not necessarily in the nuclear field) that are envisioned to work in the nuclear industry. These programmes will be available for the public in 2015-2016. More information can be found at www.gentleproject.eu/.JRC.E.3-Materials researc