Education & Training

Thanks to its thorough experience in the field of peaceful applications of nuclear science, SCK•CEN is reputed to be an outstanding centre of research. But SCK•CEN is also an important partner for education and training (E&T) projects (to the nuclear sector, the medical and non-nuclear sector), in Belgium as well as at the international level. The Centre's know-how and infrastructure are available for these E&T purposes.

The education and training activities of SCK•CEN are situated on the following tracks:

Guidance for young researchers in the preparation of their thesis

• Perform an apprenticeship at SCK•CEN
• Preparation of a Bachelor or Master thesis
• Preparation of a PhD thesis or perform post-doc research

Coordination and organisation of education and training programmes

• Academic collaborations
  • BNEN: Belgian Nuclear higher Education Network
  • Radiation Expert course
• Training for professionals
  • Nuclear engineering
  • Radiation protection
  • VISIPLAN 3D ALARA planning tool
  • Nuclear emergency management
  • Decommissioning of nuclear installations
  • Radioactive waste disposal
  • Other

Policy support with regard to applied education and training on a national and international level

• 6FP ENETRAP
• 7FP ENETRAP II
• ENEN: European Nuclear Education Network
• Other European projects

Research on transdisciplinary aspects of education and training