I2EN News

From Shared Ambitions to Concrete Cooperation: On October 19 in Bratislava, I2EN and the Ministry of Education, Research, Development, and Youth of the Slovak Republic signed a memorandum of understanding focused on education, training, and the development of nuclear skills.

At the International Congress of Young Nuclear Professionals (IYNC), I2EN advocated for closer cooperation between educational institutions and industry, focusing on two concrete approaches: mentoring and international internships.

On the occasion of the 70th IAEA General Conference, held in Vienna from September 21 to 25, 2026, France organized a side event dedicated to a key aspect of the current resurgence in the nuclear sector: the women and men who are making it possible.

From June 8 to 12, 2026, I2EN brought together 29 professionals from 14 countries in La Défense for the second edition of its Master Class on the strategic fundamentals of the new nuclear energy sector. It was a week of expertise, lessons learned, and international dialogue on the conditions for the success of a civil nuclear program.

June 11, 2026. Tomáš Drucker, Minister of Education, Research, Development, and Youth of the Slovak Republic, visited I2EN to discuss opportunities for exploring concrete avenues of cooperation between Slovakia and France in support of nuclear skills development and academic excellence. Discussions focused on creating stronger ties between Slovak and French higher education institutions, with the aim of developing high-quality, internationally recognized nuclear education programs

The agreement establishes a long-term framework for cooperation on capacity building in the nuclear sector between I2EN and the new Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Atomic Energy.