Khalifa University hosts the IAEA School on Nuclear Energy Management

Press release

Published January 8th, 2012 - 08:37 GMT

Al Bawaba

Khalifa University witnessed today the launch of the GCC Regional School on Nuclear Energy Management, which is hosted by the University and organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in co-operation with the Government of the UAE.

The two week activity is open to forty participants from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the UAE. It’s aimed at providing a unique international educational experience aimed at building future leadership to manage nuclear energy programs. The intention is to nourish a wide range of knowledge on issues related to the peaceful use of nuclear technology, and to broaden individual networking with people interested in nuclear energy from all over the world.

The opening ceremony was opened by IAEA Deputy Director General, Alexander Bychkov and attended by Dr. Tod Laursen, Khalifa University President, Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, Executive Vice President and senior officials from the University, the IAEA, in addition to Mr. Mohamed Al Hammadi Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), Mr. William Travers, Director General, Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) and Major Farhan Eid Bilal Al Murar, Head of Operations and Training Section, Nuclear Power Plant Protection Department at the Critical National Infrastructure Authority (CNIA).

Background Information

Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research

The newly-established Khalifa University of Science and Technology (KU) combines the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MI), the Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research (KUSTAR) and the Petroleum Institute (PI) into one world-class, research-intensive institution, seamlessly integrating research and education to produce world leaders and critical thinkers in applied science and engineering. Khalifa University endeavors to be a leader among research intensive universities of the 21st century, while catalyzing the growth of Abu Dhabi and the UAE’s rapidly developing knowledge economy.