BACKGROUND
The primary motivation of the ENEN+ project is to substantially contribute to the revival of the interest of young generations in careers in the nuclear sector. This is to be achieved by pursuing the following main objectives:
- Attract new talents to careers in nuclear.
- Develop the attracted talents beyond academic curricula.
- Increase the retention of attracted talents in nuclear careers.
- Involve the nuclear stakeholders within the EU and beyond.
- Sustain the revived interest for nuclear careers.
The ENEN+ consortium will focus on the learners and careers in the following nuclear disciplines:
- Nuclear reactor engineering and safety
- Waste management and geological disposal
- Radiation protection
- Medical applications
TASKS AND TOPICS
The task of the participants is to compose a 3-minute video on one or more of the four nuclear disciplines. Suggestions for projects include, but are not limited to:
- Jobs in nuclear
- Create a story about nuclear
- History of nuclear science and technology
- Future of nuclear technology
- Nuclear in daily life
- Radiation for health
PARTICIPANTS
The competition is open to secondary school pupils, who are currently enrolled in secondary schools in European States. Teams must have two pupil members and one teacher.
The 15 finalist teams will be invited and financially supported to attend the summer school in Budapest, Hungary. No more than one video submission per team can be considered.
COMPETITION WEBPAGE
Detailed information on administrative matters, including registration and video submission, is provided on the ENEN+ project webpage after 15th June 2018:
http://www.enen.eu/en/projects/enenplus.html
REGISTRATION FORM
Each submission should be a filled out and signed registration form (Form1), provided as a scanned PDF file (template available on the ENEN website in DOCX file), should contain the data of the team members (pupils’ names and date of birth, accompanying teacher’s name and official title in the school, school’s full address) and a short description of team work. Teams are required to send a link to their videos in an e-mail rather than sending them attached.
Submissions for the competition (the registration form) should be sent to Csilla Pesznyak – at the following e-mail address: Nuclear.Competition@reak.bme.hu
The subject line of the e-mail should be: European Nuclear Competition, “Team Name”
COMPETITION VIDEO
Each submission should be:
(a) A video of maximum 3 minutes on one or more of the four nuclear disciplines (see suggested topics). Videos in a language other than English must have English subtitles.
(b) Free of copyrighted materials such as music, images and video clips that may violate or infringe upon the copyright of any other person or organization. It is the responsibility of the participants and not of the ENEN to ensure that all contents used in the project is free from copyright.
By submitting the competition material, participants agree to assign to the ENEN the copyright to publish the video or digital media presentation on the ENEN website, social media and other platforms and certify that no other rights have been granted which could conflict with the right hereby given to the ENEN.
The deadline for submission of registration form and video is 1st March 2019 midnight (CET). Submissions received after this deadline will not be considered. After the submission of the video, no further modifications are allowed. If an infringement of copyright is notified at any stage of the competition, the team will be immediately disqualified.
NOMINATIONS
Fifteen teams (composed of two students and one accompanying teacher per team) selected by the ENEN+ as finalists will be given the opportunity to present their project live at the First European Nuclear Competition and Summer School in Budapest, Hungary, on 1-5 July 2019.
Adult professional teachers who plan to accompany the selected finalist teams should send a list of team members who plan to travel as well as the completed required documents in a single e-mail to the following e-mail address: Nuclear.Competition@reak.bme.hu. The subject line of the e-mail should be: European Nuclear Competition, “Team Name”
Required documents will be sent to teams by e-mail:
(a) Participation Form (Form2)
(b) Parental Consent (Form3)
The deadline for nomination is 1st April 2019 midnight (CET).
The deadline for the submission of required documents is 20th April 2019 midnight (CET). Submissions received after this time will not be considered.
KEY DEADLINES
- 1st October 2018 – Video submission opens
- 1st March 2019 – Video submission deadline
- 1st April 2019 – Deadline for nomination of 15 finalists
COMPETITION VENUE
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Institute of Nuclear Techniques
Műegyetem rkp. 9.
H-1111 Budapest,
Hungary
FINALISTS
Fifteen teams from the shortlisted group will be invited to present their project at the European Nuclear Competition and Summer School in Budapest, Hungary:
- Teams have to participate in person. Each team presenting their video and giving their short presentation live at the conference will be required to be accompanied by an adult professional teacher
- Each team will have ten minutes to introduce their video development process and its content
- An international jury will select the winning team.
PRIZES
All finalist teams (represented by two students and one accompanying teacher per team) will be eligible for:
- Economy class round-trip ticket to Budapest, Hungary
- Accommodation and food during the stay in Budapest
- Access to the summer school and related technical visits
- Local cultural visits
- The winning team will receive a prize.
GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (EU 2016/679)
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). With the implementation of GDPR, 25th May 2018, any time personal data is collected on an EU citizen, explicit and informed consent has to be given from that person for the specific purpose for which the data was intended. The regulation aims at strengthening data protection and further harmonizing data privacy laws across the EU, enhancing the rights of individuals regarding their personal data.
In order to ensure the appropriate coordination and smooth organisation of our events, ENEN would like to ask pupils, teachers and parents to give their permission for ENEN to use the necessary personal details and possible images (including any audio-visual motion picture and still photographs created during the events) within the frames of and for the purposes of the European Nuclear Competition for Secondary School Pupils and the summer school in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679). The indication of approval must be signalled on the registration form and (for selected teams) the parental consent document.
COMPETITION SECRETARIAT
Project Coordinator
Mr. Pedro Diéguez Porras
Secretary General/Executive Director
European Nuclear Education Network
Email: pedro.dieguez@enen.eu
Chair of the Management Committee
Mr. Leon Cizelj
President of European Nuclear Education Network Association
Email: Leon.Cizelj@ijs.si
Head of Organizer Committee
Ms. Csilla Pesznyak
ENEN+ WP1 Leader
Institute of Nuclear Techniques
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Email: Nuclear.Competition@reak.bme.hu
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