NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR COOPERATION
1. The IAEA expert mission
The National University Alliance for Nuclear Energy (ANUEN) will take part in the level 1 Expert Mission, organized by the IAEA, through the National Integrated Nuclear Education Advisory Service (INEAS), which will take place in the fall of this year, in Romania.
In a first phase, the twelve founding universities, together with the two associated universities, will complete the questionnaire sent by the IAEA, which will form the basis of the country report. The answers received will be compiled and sent to the Agency, after which the actual visit will be organized. Within this, ANUEN members propose to organize meetings with the IAEA representatives, to discuss: human resource needs, skills required in the field and future collaborative actions.
2. FIRST/NEXT Academic Partnership with ANUEN and Texas A&M University
This activity is part of a new initiative called Nuclear Expediting the Energy Transition (NEXT) One Stop Shop, a subprogram under the U.S. Department of State’s existing Foundational Infrastructure for the Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) Program which Romania joined in 2021.
The goal of this Academic Partnership is to provide support by the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University in building curriculum across the institutions in the NUA. A focus with be on small modular reactors. This will be accomplished through a series of virtual interactions covering various components of the nuclear curriculum and how the information can be incorporated into academic courses. In addition, the content can be included in other disciplines that are also important to support a nuclear power program. CRDF Global will provide coordination and logistics support to assist with the academic partnership implementation.
3. Romanian-Canadian cooperation
The National University Alliance for Nuclear Energy (ANUEN) has started discussions with the University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE - Canada), regarding the start of collaborations in the energy field. The partnership is intended to have an academic character, with the the following objectives: contribution to the development of a multidimensional study program, with national and international representativeness, in direct correlation with the socio-economic needs that pursue sustainable development, the reduction to zero carbon emissions, by promoting nuclear energy as the primary source of energy; contributing to education for nuclear energy as an integral part of sustainable development; increasing the national integration of human resource training for the field of nuclear energy; promoting and coordinating advocacy, representation and international partnership actions in the interest of the sustainable development of nuclear energy.
ANUEN SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The National University Alliance for Nuclear Energy (ANUEN) organized, on Friday, January 17, 2025, at the headquarters of POLITEHNICIA Bucharest, the second General Assembly attended by the representatives of the twelve founding universities and the two associated universities.
The founding members elected the new Board of Directors, which will exercise its duties for the next five years, consisting of:
- President: Dumitru CHIRLEȘAN, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest;
- Vice-president: Ionuț TOPALĂ, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași;
- Vice President: Andrei CZIKER, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca;
- Scientific Secretary: Mihai BERCU, University of Bucharest;
- Member: Cătălin ANDRUȘ, Police Academy "Alexandru Ioan Cuza";
- Member: Mihai GÎRȚU, "Ovidius" University of Constanța;
- Member: Iulian PETRIȘOR, University of Craiova.
Also, the Maritime University of Constanța and the Politehnica University of Timișoara received the approval of the General Assembly to join ANUEN as associate members, which demonstrates the interest of the academic environment towards this initiative.
The General Assembly ended with a series of discussions regarding the Strategy and the Plan of activities related to the year 2025. The main goal was to establish the directions to follow in order to start the development of a common framework of competences specific to the nuclear field and to conclude collaborations with international actors of impact.
LAUNCH OF ANUEN IN ARGEȘ COUNTY
National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, University Center OF Pitești, organizes on Wednesday, 15.05.2024, at 12.00, in the Central Building location, Târgu din Vale, no. 1, the local and regional launch event of the recently established National University Alliance for Nuclear Energy [ANUEN] (www.anuen.ro) .
During a maximum of one hour, you will be presented with the purpose, objectives and actions planned to be implemented locally, regionally and nationally, the current challenges of the energy field, as well as the sustainable development opportunities of the region.
We will also have a commemorative moment of the one who was Prof. Univ. Dr. Ing. Șerban Constantin VALECA, two years have passed since his death. His Majesty was one of the most active promoters of nuclear energy in the country and in the world, a fervent supporter of the idea of a national school for nuclear energy.
Thank you in advance and we wish you professional success, health and happiness in your personal life.
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VISIT OF THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR
On Friday, 19.04.2024, at the headquarters of the National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, University Centre of Pitești, ANUEN received the visit of His Excellency, Mr. Nicolas WARNERY, Ambassador of the French Republic in Romania.
On Friday, 19.04.2024, at the headquarters of the National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, University Center of Pitești, the Association "National University Alliance for Nuclear Energy" (ANUEN) received the visit of His Excellency, Mr. Nicolas WARNERY, Ambassador of the French Republic in Romania, as well as Mr. Rabie Ben ATITALLAH, Attaché for scientific and university cooperation, French Institute in Romania. The purpose, objectives and vision of ANUEN were discussed. The presentation made by Mr. Dumitru CHIRLEȘAN, President of ANUEN, is available on the Association's official website: www.anuen.ro.
ANUEN PRESENTATION [FR]
ÎNFIINȚAREA ASOCIAȚIEI
ALIANȚA NAȚIONALĂ UNIVERSITARĂ PENTRU ENERGIE NUCLEARĂ
Vineri, 29 martie 2024, Universitatea Națională de Știință și Tehnologie POLITEHNICA București a găzduit Adunarea Generală de înființare a Asociației Alianța Națională Universitară pentru Energie Nucleară.
Scopul Asociației este reprezentat de formarea, promovarea și susținerea educației specifice domeniilor de activitate reprezentate de energia nucleară și/sau domeniile conexe acesteia, în vederea creșterii ratei de participare și integrare pe piața europeană a muncii a specialiștilor din aceste domenii de activitate.
În cadrul Adunării Generale, au fost stabilite obiectivele și activitățile pe care ANUEN își propune să le implementeze, precum și modul de lucru care va fi abordat. De asemenea, membrii fondatori au votat în unanimitate și au semnat Actul Constitutiv și Statutul Asociației.
La eveniment au participat reprezentanți ai celor 12 universități fondatoare și reprezentanți ai instituțiilor de profil, NEA-OECD, Ministerul Educației, Ministerul Muncii și Solidarității Sociale, Societatea Națională Nuclearelectrica S.A., FCN Pitești, CNCAN, ANDR, RO POWER, RATEN, RATEN-CITON, IFIN-HH, ROMATOM. Lor li s-au adăugat studenți ai Universității POLITEHNICA București, interesați de domeniul energiei.
