On 13 March, the International Conference Centre of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research hosted a round table as part of the JEMS-2024 Training Programme. Attendees discussed a range of issues of personnel training for large scientific projects with the leaders of JINR, Dubna University, and the Moscow State University (MSU) branch in Dubna. Participants of the JEMS-2024 Training Programme, representatives of the Francisk Skorina Gomel State University, Institute of Nuclear Problems of Belarusian State University, Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Far Eastern Federal University, Voronezh, Smolensk, Tver State Universities, and the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, were highly engaged in the discussions.

JINR Univerity Centre Director Dmitry Kamanin gave an opening speech, emphasising that the Joint Institute is always open for cooperation with all interested higher education institutions.

“One of the Institute’s main tasks is to foster an environment that will boost the number of talented specialists and research groups in the universities of our Member States. We aim to use a variety of modern communication tools to work out the most productive methods of interaction between us and our partners,” Dmitry Kamanin said.

Representatives of Dubna universities introduced the internship attendees to examples of successful cooperation with the Joint Institute and answered numerous questions.

Dubna University trains young specialists for specific scientific tasks at the request of JINR, Acting Rector of Dubna Federal University Andrey Denikin said. Students have the opportunity to not only receive higher education, but also gain experience of working in international scientific teams and participate in large-scale research experiments. The university provides education in the following areas: Physics; Nuclear Physics and Technology; Chemistry, Physics, and Mechanics of Materials; Computer Science and Computer Engineering; Radiobiology; Electronics of Physics Facilities; Design and Technology of Electronic Facilities.

“Dubna University is ready to become the so-called “employee hub” for educational institutions, providing the organization of academic mobility of students coming to Dubna. As a strategic partner of the Institute, we aim to fully meet the staffing needs of JINR and the city’s enterprises. For example, the science city is in great need for engineers. Enterprises are ready to employ more than 1,000 people annually. 20 to 60 graduates of the university get a job at JINR every year,” the rector of Dubna University commented on personnel training.

A representative of the Moscow State University (MSU) branch in Dubna, Associate Professor of the MSU Faculty of Physics Vladimir Leontyev introduced the guests to the organization of the educational process at the university.

“Two Master’s courses are currently available: Fundamental and Applied Nuclear Physics, headed by JINR Director, RAS Academician Grigory Trubnikov; and Physics of Elementary Particles, headed by JINR Scientific Leader, RAS Academician Victor Matveev. With the active support of the Laboratory of Information Technologies, we are working to introduce new areas such as Applied Mathematics and Computer Science,” Vladimir Leontyev commented on the training programmes.

Participants reviewed examples of the successful international experience of the Joint Institute in the field of educational projects and the opportunities that cooperation with JINR provides in this direction. Another significant topic of discussion was the issue of attracting young specialists back to university research teams after graduation and JINR internship. Deputy Chief Scientific Secretary Alexey Zhemchugov commented on JINR’s experience in this matter.