Dear IYNC BoD members, Dear IYNC community, As 2018 ends and 2019 begins, it’s time to look back at this incredible year, full of successes for our international organization. In March, our IYNCWIN18 Congress was a true success with more than 400 participants from 37 countries. Young professionals, senior leaders and mentors all came together […]
The International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC) is excited to announce that the IYNC2020 conference will be held in Sydney, Australia, in March 2020 under the theme “Diversity in Nuclear.” The Australian Young Generation in Nuclear (AusYGN) bid to host this congress at IYNCWIN18 and was selected by the IYNC Board of Directors. See their bid […]
The first edition of Innovation for Nuclear (I4N) ended at IYNC2018 in Bariloche, Argentina, with the final contest and the winner announcement. At IYNC, innovation never stops and we also never stop supporting our partner YGNs around the world. So, we are excited to continue the I4N initiative and to support innovation and new technology […]
In the lead-up to IYNC2020 Sydney, the Australian Young Generation in Nuclear will be hosting a series of short webinars through 2018 and 2019, showcasing a wide range of nuclear professionals from around the world. Topics will touch on a diverse range of subjects, in alignment with the IYNC2020 theme of Diversity in Nuclear. Through the […]
In March 2018, an international meeting of young professionals from all around the world took place in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina, at the IYNCWIN18 Congress. Young people had the opportunity to talk about their research and network with colleagues from all around the world. For the first time in the history of IYNC, a delegation […]
The International Youth Nuclear Congress and the UAE Permanent Representation to the International Atomic Energy Agency co-hosted a side-event at the 62nd IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Austria Young professionals from the UAE, USA, China, Russia and France share their views on the future of nuclear energy and technology 20 September 2018 (Vienna, Austria): The […]
The African Young Generation in Nuclear (African YGN) marked yet another successful conference at the Mulungushi Conference Center in Lusaka, Zambia from 29 to 31 August 2018. The conference on Enhancing Africa’s capacity on Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards in SADC countries saw over 100 participants from various African countries including Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, […]
The IYNC has awarded the UK YGN with the Juan Alberto Gonzalez Garrido award. The award is presented every two years to the best national or continental YGN worldwide that provides outstanding service to its members. It is named in remembrance of Juan Alberto Gonzalez Garrido, an IYNC officer who died in the attacks in […]
By Charith Pathirana, President of Youth Nuclear Society of Sri Lanka The Youth Nuclear Society of Sri Lanka was established in 2008 and had been actively involved in promotion of peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology among Sri Lankan youth until 2015. After three years of inactivity, the Youth Nuclear Society of Sri Lanka […]
By Raphael Chesori, Secretary General, Africa YGN News Courtesy of ATOMEPO Press ATOMEXPO is the nuclear industry’s largest international congress and exhibition event that has been marked with enthusiasm and ecstasy for a decade now. Since its inauguration in 2009, as an initiative of Rosatom, the forum has attracted the key industry players, government agencies, […]
