The human capital best practices contest called “Creating the Future” held at the Moscow International Education Fair is a mechanism to improve vocational training practices and to facilitate a dialog among educational institutions, employers and authorities. The contest was established by the Russian Ministry of Education and Science and is conducted by the International Association for Corporate Education (IACE). A panel of experts from leading educational institutions evaluated the applications in ten categories from 24 March through1 April 2015.

Among this year’s winners were several projects developed by Rosatom’s Human Resources Department. The staff training management information system for Rosatom partner countries (Octopus Information System) was named winner in the Technologies of the Future category. The system was developed and implemented by the Russian National Research Institute for Nuclear Power Plant Operations (VNIIAES) to contribute to human resource planning in partner countries. VNIIAES assists Rosatom’s overseas divisions in implementation of the Octopus Information System. The software will be used for the human resource planning and development in Vietnam, Jordan, Bangladesh, etc.

The Grand Prize in the “Russian World” category was awarded to Rosatom for its effort in promoting the Russian language and nuclear education in partner countries. As part of this effort, about 500 students come to Russia each year to study at one of Rosatom’s Core Universities (the National Nuclear Research University, the Moscow Power Engineering Institute, the Far East Federal University, and the Tomsk Polytechnic University). Plans are to introduce the Russian curriculum in partner countries.

Veniamin Kaganov, Deputy Minister of Science and Education, presented the award to Tatiana Terentieva, HR Director at Rosatom. “This contest offers an opportunity to assess best practices in human capital management, educational partnerships, and vocational training projects based on their contribution to the national interest. We are pleased to know that experts have seen the true value of our projects,” Ms. Terentieva remarked.