The branch of the National Research Nuclear University “MEPhI” (Russia) will receive the first students in the next year.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on July 20 signed a resolution on the opening of a branch of the Russian National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (NNIU MEPhI) in the village of Ulugbek (part of Tashkent). On the same day, the head of state visited the village where the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan is located.
The branch will train engineering and technical personnel in the field of nuclear power and thermal physics, as well as carry out fundamental and applied scientific research in the field of nuclear physics.
Educational activity of the branch will start from 2019/2020 academic year. Training will be conducted according to curricula and programs approved by the parent institution.
The branch of the NIIU “MEPhI” is transferred to the unfinished construction of a radiochemical complex with an adjacent territory. Here will begin the reconstruction of buildings and the preparation of a hostel for students and teachers.
Graduates of the branch, trained on the basis of state grants, will be distributed to work with the condition of working out at least five years in the organizations of the industrial and industrial branch of Uzbekistan.
According to the agreement with the state corporation “Rosatom” in Uzbekistan, by 2028 it is planned to build a nuclear power plant. The complex will consist of two power units with a capacity of 1200 megawatts each.
The day before, on July 19, the president signed a decree on the establishment of the Agency for the Development of Nuclear Energy “Uzat” under the Cabinet of Ministers.
Source of information: www.gazeta.uz
