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The important role which the IAEA plays in assisting Member States in the preservation and enhancement of nuclear knowledge and in facilitating international collaboration in this area has been recognized by the IAEA’s General Conference in resolutions GC(46)/RES/11B, GC(47)/RES/10B, GC(48)/RES/13, GC(50)/RES/13 and GC(52)/12 requesting the IAEA to assist Member States in their efforts to ensure the preservation of nuclear education and training in all areas of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, which is a necessary prerequisite for succession planning, in particular through the networking of nuclear education and training, including activities of the World Nuclear University and the Asian Network for Education in Nuclear Technology.
Over the past years, the IAEA has been working with universities to address future workforce demand developments and the quality and quantity of nuclear education. IAEA activities focused in particular on curricula, on networking universities and on internet platforms for nuclear education. University networks supported include the World Nuclear University (of which the IAEA was also a founding supporter), the European Nuclear Education Network and the Asian Network for Education in Nuclear Technology, but also other national and regional initiatives. |