IAEA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme - Mikhail Chudakov IAEA Deputy Director General - MEC

IAEA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship
              Programme

              Mikhail Chudakov
           IAEA Deputy Director General
      Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy

                  GRULAC Meeting
                 17 September 2020

Why the IAEA Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Fellowship Programme?

                    The number of women in the nuclear field
                    globally is very low. While some disciplines
                    might have greater representation of
                    women, the fact is that for the most part,
                    they are underrepresented.

                    This is especially true in the higher
                    professional positions.

Education for a healthy pipeline of
nuclear professionals

                     Only an environment, starting with the
                     education system, in which women can
                     thrive, develop and progress, will provide
                     a healthy pipeline of professional women
                     in the nuclear field and with time,
                     more women in leadership positions.

Commitment to gender equality
               Committed to gender equality, the IAEA has been
               actively promoting the role of women in nuclear
               science and technology as well as the need to
               increase their participation in the nuclear sector,
               including through:

               • organizing various events to raise awareness
                 and visibility on gender issues;
               • efforts to enhance the participation of women
                 in meetings, trainings and projects;
               • working closely with Member States to identify
                 qualified candidates for IAEA vacancies.

IAEA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship
Programme
               “Gender parity means 50 per cent women and
               50 per cent men.”
               IAEA Director General Rafael M. Grossi

               The goal of the Programme, launched in March
               2020, is to contribute to the emergence of a new
               generation of women leaders in nuclear science and
               technology, nuclear safety and security, and non-
               proliferation.

               More women are needed in positions from which
               they can influence global developments in the
               nuclear field.

Together for more women in
nuclear
                • Scholarships to selected candidates studying
                  towards a Master’s degree in nuclear science
                  and technology, nuclear safety and security or
                  non-proliferation.
                • Awarded to 100 students each year, subject to
                  the availability of funds.
                • Covering up to two years of tuition and living
                  expenses.
                • Special attention paid to geographic
                  representation, linguistic diversity and field of
                  study.
                • The selected students will also be provided with
                  an opportunity to pursue an internship at the
                  IAEA for up to 12 months.

Extraordinary careers

                 The nuclear field will benefit from having more
                 women involved.

                 It also offers a wide range of creative jobs and
                 continuous learning as well as opportunities
                 for societally meaningful achievements, such
                 as providing clean energy and clean water, or
                 many applications in medicine, industry and
                 agriculture.

                 A world with more women in nuclear benefits
                 everyone.

Deadline for applications is 11 October 2020

Scholarships for 100 female students for up to two years for Master’s programmes in:

•   nuclear science and technology
•   nuclear safety and security
•   non-proliferation
•   academic years 2020/2021 and 2021/2022

    More: www.iaea.org/MSCFP in all UN languages       Questions? MSCFP@iaea.org

MSCFP project management
overview
• Steering Committee: guidance and approvals

• Technical Selection Committee: applicant criteria, selection
  procedure

• Project Management Team: project plan, working level operations

• All IAEA Departments, the Director General’s Office, Office of
  Legal Affairs, Office of Internal Oversight Services and Office of
  Public Information and Communication involved in managing
  various project tasks

Donors
Contributions or pledges received so far:
•   Canada 1,200,000 CAD (800k EUR)
•   Japan – 500 000 EUR
•   Norway 1 500 000 NOK (140k EUR)
•   USA 240 000 EUR

In-kind contributions/pledges:
                                                               •   France confirmed its support,
•   China for 10 international female                              details being finalized
    students at Harbin University of Science and
    Technology                                                 •   Other countries have expressed
•   Pakistan for 3 female students at Pakistan Institute of        interest
    Engineering and Applied Science
•   Russian Federation for 10 international female
    students at Moscow Engineering Physics Institute          Estimated total funding needs in the
    in the Russian Federation each year                       range of 4-6 million euros per year.

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Thank you!