Nikolay Geraskin, Andrey Kossilov,
Yury Volkov
INMA
Master Program at
National Research Nuclear
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MEPhI history
I. V. Kurchatov
L. A. Archimovich I. K. Kikoin
6 Nobel prize winners were among its staff
N.N.Semenov
I.E.Tamm
I.M.Frank
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National Research Nuclear University MEPhI –
a networking university
NRNU MEPhI:
• Main Educational and Research Partner of Rosatom
• One of Two First Research Universities (2008)
• 21 branches
• Located in 15 Federal Districts and in 20 atomic cities throughout Russian Federation
• Combines 11 Higher Education Institutions and 13 colleges: • Over 38 thousand students;
• over 1500 professors and associated professors.
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Scientific-educational cluster NRNU MEPhI for
nuclear engineering training
VITI, Volgodonsk
IATE, Obninsk
STI, Seversk
Nuclear Energy
Complex
(10 NPP, 25 facilities)
Nuclear Research
Complex
(46 Research Institutes)
Nuclear and Radiation
Safety Complex
(Production Plant
«
Mayak
»
, Siberian
Chemical Plant, 17
facilities)
DITI, Dimitrovgrad
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MEPhI is Russian Nuclear Education Center
(more than 40 programs)
Over 150 modern laboratories and educational-research centers, research nuclear
reactor and 5 subcritical assemblies are available for education and training.
Nuclear reactors and power installations
Nuclear power plants
Radiation safety of human and the environment
Security and non-proliferation of nuclear materials
Physical protection, control and accounting of nuclear materials
Material science and technology of new materials
Nuclear and particle physics
Theoretical physics
Plasma physics
Physics of kinetic phenomena
Applied mathematics
Medical physics
Electronics and automation in physical facilities
Device and methods of for quality control and diagnostics
Nuclear and business management
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General training
2 academic years
Degree of
Engineer
3.5 years
B.S.
2 years
M.S.
2 years
THE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION at the MEPhI
Under strong regulation by Ministry through Federal State Educational Standards
and State Accreditation Procedure
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Master’s Degree Educational Program in Nuclear
Technology Management Programme
Department of
Theoretical and
Experimental
Nuclear
Reactor
Physics
Economic-Analytical
Institute
Institute of
International
Relations
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Scope of the Program
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• 1. International and Legal Aspects of Non-proliferation • 2. Nuclear Knowledge Management • 3. International Nuclear Cooperation• 4. Safety criteria and risk assessment • 5. Nuclear Technology
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• 1. Information Technology in Economics and Management • 2. Investment and Innovation Projects Management(in Nuclear Industry) • 3. Corporate Finance • 4. Cross-Cultural
Corporate Management • 5. Nuclear Industry Process
Management • 6. Innovative Entrepreneurship and Legal Protection of Intellectual Property in Nuclear Industry • 7. Nuclear Industry Economics
• 8. Risk Management and Insurance
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• 1. Systemology and Organization Theory • 2. Protecting the Environment and Environmentally Friendly Technologies • 3. Perspective Areas of Nuclear Power Engeneering • 4. Mathematical Methods of Project Management • 5. Technical and Economical Project Analysis25 ETCS
43 ETCS
22 ETCS
Internship (15 ECTS) and MD Thesis (15 ECTS)
Total 120 ECTS
2 years
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COMPETENCIES DISTRIBUTION
from Annex 1
Module A.
Technical
Module B.
Economical
Module C.
International
Relations
ECTS
1. EXTERNAL
ENVIRONMENT
24,4%
12,4%
14,1%
15
2. TECHNOLOGY
60,2%
28,4%
39,4%
35
3. MANAGEMENT
15,1%
46,6%
43,6%
30
4. LEADERSHIP
0,2%
12,6%
3,0%
10
25
43
22
= 90 ECTS
15 Internship
15 MD Thesis
120 Total
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Basic Courses of
Technical Module
“International
and Legal
Aspects of
Non-proliferation”
The purpose of the course is to study
from the basics such as
Non-Proliferation Treaty and the IAEA’s role, the practices of national and
international export control system, international political issues
against NPT, to the international efforts toward non-proliferation
.
“Nuclear
Knowledge
Management”
The purpose of the discipline is to understand
the importance of
knowledge management for the nuclear field, methods and practical
tools to preserve knowledge, how knowledge management can/should
be practiced and for what purposes, knowledge management and
intellectual property
.
“International
Nuclear
Cooperation”
The course is conducted by IAEA experts, who cover such topics as INPRO
project; s
tatus, prospects and issues for small modular reactors
;
economics of nuclear power; IAEA nuclear reactors programme; nuclear
materials flows modeling in nuclear fuel cycles.
“Nuclear
Technology”
The purpose of the discipline is to understand basic concepts of nuclear technology.
Introduction to energy generation from nuclear reactions. Characteristics of nuclear energy. Fission cross-sections, criticality, and reaction control. Basic considerations of fission and fast reactor engineering, thermal hydraulics, and safety. Nuclear fuel and waste characteristics. Focus on western & Russian Light Water Reactors (LWR), Russian fast reactor systems, and non-energy systems including accelerator based and medical systems.
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Basic Courses of
International Relations Module
“Technical and
economical
project analysis”
The purpose of discipline is to study the theoretical and practical issues related to
the technical and economic analysis of international projects. The ultimate goal is
to learn to conduct feasibility analysis and obtain profound knowledge of making
management decisions aimed at improving the effectiveness of projects.
“Mathematical
methods of
project
management”
The purpose of the discipline is to develop an understanding of the optimization
modeling techniques and fundamentals of the theory of probability and
mathematical statistics, which are necessary for performing the basic tasks of
project management (modeling flows of random events and calculating the
numerical characteristics of random variables).
“Protecting the
environment and
environmentally
friendly
technologies”
The ultimate goal of the course is to develop the ability to systematically evaluate
the environmental risks of modern development, as well as to analyze specific areas
of international cooperation and security in this area.
“Systemology
and organization
theory”
The purpose of discipline is to understand basic concepts of abstract systemology,
receive training in basic structures and management tasks in organizations; obtain
practical skills and learn about key methods and tools to perform analysis,
evaluation and forecasting of time, resources, and other indicators of complex
objects, processes and phenomena.
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Basic Courses of
Economical Module
Investment and Innovation Projects Management (in Nuclear Industry)The discipline includes a number of general topics, complying with the
recommendations of Project Management Institute. These general topics are: the project’s definition and its objectives (SMART’s requirements), the development and updating of the investment project’s business plan, Project Scope Management et al Corporate Finances The discipline consists of several general topics which include modern tools and
techniques to improve the efficiency of financial - economic activities of the corporation in a market economy.
Nuclear Industry Process
Management Hprocesses and the material elements of production. This ereby are examined the general issues of effective conjunction between work conjunction will make a
profit producing of high-quality products.
Innovative
Entrepreneurship and Legal Protection of Intellectual Property in Nuclear Industry
The discipline consists of several general topics which include basic concepts and
methods of economic justification of innovations and management decisions;
principles of project management company and the nature of innovation projects;
Nuclear Industry
Economics Hereby isenergy sector. examined the social-economic role of nuclear power and its place in the
Risk Management and
Insurance The discipline is focused on the development of corporate risk management system. Here is considered technical, technological, financial, investment, strategic and other
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Internship and Elective courses
Leading managing companies such as:
Rosenergoatom (10 NPP) TVEL (5 Plants)
Science and Innovations centre (12 Research Institutes)
Atomenergomash (5 Plants) Techsnabexport
Most engaged scientific centres:
Kurchatov Institute
Russian Federal Nuclear Centre in Sarov
Russian Federal Nuclear Centre in Snezhinsk
The Association of Universities «Consortium of Rosatom Supporting Universities»
1. National Research Nuclear University MEPhI www.mephi.ru MEPhI
2. Ivanovo State Power Engineering Institute named after V.I. Lenin www.ispu.ru IPSEU 3. Moscow State Technical University named after
Bauman www.bmstu.ru BMSTU
4. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" www.misis.ru MISIS
5. National ResearchTomsk Polytechnic University www.tpu.ru ТPU
6. Etc…
New possibilities due to
cooperation:
MEPhI & IAEA activities for
Elective courses
The Russian localization of the IAEA Cyber Learning Platform
CLP4NET installed in the MEPhI to support national and international educational and training activities
Vast base for Internship in a frame of
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MD Program Implementation
Since 2013 MEPhI professors have taken active
participation in INMA working processes. One
of them is Fact finding visits to 5 universities
(Japan, UK, USA, South Africa)
28-31 Oct 2014 Fact finding visit INMA
group to MEPhI
Planned date of beginning INMA MD
Program (fall 2015) has been shifted to
next year by the reason of State
Accreditation procedure at MEPhI
Fall 2016 the is the new date for
implementation of the Program for
ROSATOM specialist
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Summary
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MEPhI is a large university providing human resources and
scientific innovation for the nuclear industry and other
high-tech branches of the national economy. MEPhI is the head
higher education institution within the Russian Nuclear
Innovation Consortium created in 2011 for conducting
education of skilled personnel for nuclear industry of Russia
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MEPhI has institutes (Economic Analysis, International
Relations) focusing on management education for nuclear
industry and departments/institutes (Department of Theoretical
and Experimental Physics of Nuclear Reactors) focusing on
nuclear science and engineering which also have courses
related to the management aspect.
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The INMA MD Program is ready to be implemented in
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