In June 2025, representatives of the National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute” joined the prestigious international educational event – the 14th ITER International School (IIS-2025) thanks to the support of the NURECAB project.
Among the participants is Professor of the Department of Micro- and Nanoelectronics Ksenia Minakova. The school was held from June 30 to July 4 in the French city of Aix-en-Provence and was dedicated to the topic “Integrated Modeling in Magnetic Thermonuclear Plasma Fusion”.
The event brought together leading European and international experts in the fields of fusion energy, plasma physics, materials science, and computer modeling. Participants had the opportunity to participate in lectures, practical sessions, panel discussions, and a poster session.
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Results of participation: science, partnerships and new opportunities
During the school, important scientific contacts were established with Prof. Sadruddin Benkadda, (Director of the ITER School, Aix-Marseille Université) and Dr. Sven Wiesen (researcher at the DIFFER Institute (Netherlands), specialist in integrated modeling of plasma-material interaction), with whom support in the process of finding scientific partners for further cooperation with NTU “KhPI” was discussed. Also, an important part of the discussion was the presentation of a project initiative for the competition of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, which is aimed at supporting young scientists in the field of nuclear and fusion research. Colleagues provided written recommendations from their side for this project.
A special element of the school program was a visit to the construction site of the international fusion reactor ITER, one of the largest scientific and energy projects of our time, which is being built near Cadarache. This visit made a deep professional impression and inspired further development in the field of fusion technologies.
Education and science: implementing new approaches
The experience gained allowed us to update and supplement educational programs at NTU “KhPI”. In particular, the course “Computer Modeling of Physical and Technological Processes” was modernized.
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Participation in the event was supported by the NURECAB project. The NURECAB project (GA#101173510) is implemented with the support of the European Union within the framework of the Euratom Research and Training Programme (HORIZON EUROPE). The views and conclusions expressed in this material are solely the position of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the European Commission.