Nuclear Energy for New Europe 2009

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No: 1101

Conference: Nuclear Energy for New Europe 2009

Title: Stakeholder Needs for Recruitment –EU ENEN-II project on MSc in nuclear sciences

Theme: Education for Sustainable Nuclear Power

Author(s): Lindis Skipperud, Brit Salbu

Contact : Lindis Skipperud

E-mail: Lindis.Skipperud@umb.no

Address: Norwegian University of Life Sciences
N-1432 As

Country: Norway

A stakeholder needs assessment, carried out under the EU-EURAC and EU-ENEN II projects, clearly showed that, at the European level, there is a significant and constant demand for post-graduates with skills in radiochemistry, radioecology, radiation dosimetry and environmental modelling and a smaller, but still important, demand for radiobiologists and bio-modellers. Most of this demand is from government organisations. If only the nuclear industry is considered, then the largest demand is for radiochemists and radiation protection dosimetrists.

Given this spectrum of need and existing capacity in the areas of radiobiology (including the European Masters in Radiobiology hosted by the Grey Laboratory in the UK) it was concluded that the needs identified would be most efficiently met by three new courses:
• European MSc Radiation Protection
• European MSc Analytical Radiochemistry
• European MSc Radioecology

All three master programmes would be developed using the framework provided by the Bologna Convention and then would be taught within a network of collaborating universities. Plans have been developed for the above degrees. These plans envisage each degree comprising three modules that are common to all the degrees (3 x 10 ECTS credits), three specialist modules (3 x 10 ECTS credits) and a research project (1 x 30 ECTS credits). The courses should be aimed, not only to fill the identified European postgraduate education gap in radiological sciences, but also to provide a modular structure that is easily accessed by stakeholders for CPD training.

It is anticipated that the European Masters will meet the academic training requirements of qualified experts”, as defined by the European Commission and the IAEA. At the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) a pilot MSc in Radioecology has successfully been initiated in collaboration with UK and France

No:	1101
Conference:	Nuclear Energy for New Europe 2009
Title:	Stakeholder Needs for Recruitment –EU ENEN-II project on MSc in nuclear sciences
Theme:	Education for Sustainable Nuclear Power
Author(s):	Lindis Skipperud, Brit Salbu
Contact :	Lindis Skipperud
E-mail:	Lindis.Skipperud@umb.no
Address:	Norwegian University of Life Sciences N-1432 As
Country:	Norway

A stakeholder needs assessment, carried out under the EU-EURAC and EU-ENEN II projects, clearly showed that, at the European level, there is a significant and constant demand for post-graduates with skills in radiochemistry, radioecology, radiation dosimetry and environmental modelling and a smaller, but still important, demand for radiobiologists and bio-modellers. Most of this demand is from government organisations. If only the nuclear industry is considered, then the largest demand is for radiochemists and radiation protection dosimetrists. Given this spectrum of need and existing capacity in the areas of radiobiology (including the European Masters in Radiobiology hosted by the Grey Laboratory in the UK) it was concluded that the needs identified would be most efficiently met by three new courses: • European MSc Radiation Protection • European MSc Analytical Radiochemistry • European MSc Radioecology All three master programmes would be developed using the framework provided by the Bologna Convention and then would be taught within a network of collaborating universities. Plans have been developed for the above degrees. These plans envisage each degree comprising three modules that are common to all the degrees (3 x 10 ECTS credits), three specialist modules (3 x 10 ECTS credits) and a research project (1 x 30 ECTS credits). The courses should be aimed, not only to fill the identified European postgraduate education gap in radiological sciences, but also to provide a modular structure that is easily accessed by stakeholders for CPD training. It is anticipated that the European Masters will meet the academic training requirements of qualified experts”, as defined by the European Commission and the IAEA. At the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) a pilot MSc in Radioecology has successfully been initiated in collaboration with UK and France