Organization, Support and Development
of the JINR Human Resources Programme

Participating Countries and International organizations:

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, CERN, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.

Issues addressed and main goals of research:

Development of the human resources training programmes at JINR aimed at further employment of the trainees as scientific and engineering specialists of the Institute; creation of appropriate conditions for students and PhD students from universities of the Member States to enable them to work on their qualification theses based on the research conducted in the laboratories of the Institute; support of the educational process for students of the JINR-based departments at the universities of the Russian Federation, as well as participation in the development of network training programmes; cooperation with the branch of Moscow State University in Dubna; organization and running of international student practices and schools for young people from the JINR Member States; training of students, PhD students, and interns on the basis of cooperation agreements with the universities of the JINR Member States and international organizations; building and maintenance of the laboratory environment intended for hands-on training in scientific and engineering disciplines; support and further development of the system of training courses aimed at gaining or improving professional skills and qualifications of JINR technical and engineering personnel; development of the JINR educational portal (edu.jinr.ru) and interactive exposition "JINR main facilities"; further development of the set of e-learning courses on the main areas of research conducted at JINR in the official languages of the Institute and by its leading experts; development of virtual and real laboratories allowing students to be trained using modern experimental equipment; development of the JINR outreach programme and promotion of modern science achievements among school students and teachers, organization of excursions and online tours of the JINR basic facilities; participation in science festivals, exhibitions, and forums promoting JINR; development of cooperation and communication with educational centres for school students; design and production of information materials for the JINR information centers, administration of the UC groups in the social media.

Expected results upon completion of the theme:

1. Participation in the development of lecture courses and seminars for students and PhD students of the JINR-based departments of the Russian universities.

2. Support of the system of assigning Institute employees to JINR for preparation of their PhD theses without completing the academic programme of the PhD course. Participation in the Institute system of attestation of scientific personnel.

3. Organization and running of the JINR student programme "START", online programme "INTEREST", international student schools and practices.

4. Training of students and PhD students at JINR on the basis of cooperation agreements with the universities of the JINR Member States and other countries.

5. Maintenance of the laboratories intended for hands-on training in scientific and engineering disciplines (Engineering and Physics Training): accelerator, vacuum, and RF technology, radio electronics, dosimetry, pixel detectors.

6. Further development of the licensed system of training courses aimed at gaining or improving professional skills and qualifications of the technical and engineering personnel of the Institute.

7. Development of a set of virtual laboratory works and e-learning courses in nuclear physics, particle physics, condensed matter physics, and radiobiology.

8. Further development of the system of virtual laboratories enabling intergation of the latest results of scientific research into the educational process.

9. Further development of cooperation with CERN in the implementation of advanced training programmes for school teachers from the JINR Member States.

10. Development of cooperation with the Educational Foundation "Talent and Success" to implement joint programmes on science outreach on the basis of the Sirius Educational Centre in Sochi.

11. Participation in extracurricular programmes of the autonomous non-commercial educational organisation "Physics and Mathematics Lyceum named after Academician V.G. Kadyshevsky" in Dubna.

12. Support of Dubna Interschool Physics and Mathematics Open Classroom, other educational institutions, and science programmes for school students.

13. Development of printed and electronic popular-science informational materials promoting the Institute and modern scientific achievements.

14. Provision of JINR partner universities and information centres in the Member States with electronic and printed informational materials.  

Expected results in the current year:

1. Support and supervision of the educational process at the JINR-based departments of the Russian universities.

2. Support of the system of assigning young researchers to JINR laboratories for preparation of their PhD theses.

3. Organization and running of the International Student Practices in JINR Fields of Research for students of the JINR Member States' universities.

4. Organization and running of the JINR student programme "START" and online programme "INTEREST".

5. Development of an information system on the preparation of qualification theses by students and PhD students from universities of the JINR Member States in the Institute laboratories.           

6. Organization and running of the Engineering and Physics Training hands-on activities for students and PhD students from the JINR Member States, further development of the existing laboratory works, development of a laboratory work on dosimetry.

7. Organization of scientific schools for physics teachers from the Institute Member States at CERN and JINR.

8. Further development of virtual tours of JINR basic facilities and video-conferences with educational institutions of the JINR Member States. organization and guidance of group visits to JINR for school and university students.

9. Development of a set of e-learning courses in nuclear physics, particle physics, condensed matter physics, and the basic facilities of the Institute.

10. Promotion of modern educational resources in the JINR Member States.

11. Organization of the participation of JINR in science festivals on the basis of Russian universities.

12. Development of the language courses programme aimed at teaching Russian as a foreign language and English to JINR personnel.

13. Participation of JINR in an interdisciplinary social educational project "Summer School-2023”, organization and running of the Physics Workshop "105th element".

14. Participation in the design and production of printed, video, and exhibition information materials intended for the JINR information centres. Cooperation with JINR information centres in the fields of science outreach and education (online lectures and excursions, internships and practices).

15. Running of popular science events in schools (city festival "Physics Days - 2023", lectures, demonstrations of chemical and physical experiments, quizzes, quests, excursions, meetings with scientists, vocational orientation events, and competitions for school and university students).

16. Organization of the participation of JINR in career forums at universities.

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