Rosatom is active in advancing international educational and scientific initiatives. In Bolivia, the Russian nuclear corporation organized the first Science Festival, which drew hundreds of participants, and awarded winners of the HackAtom national round. In Brazil, Rosatom representatives spoke at the BRICS Youth Energy Summit to discuss low-carbon technologies. A Brazilian environmental project won an award at the Green Future international competition organized by the Eurasian Women’s Forum Council and Rosatom.
Rosatom held its first Science Festival in Latin America with support from the Nuclear Science Club. The event was held on the campus of the Higher University of San Andrés (Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, UMSA) in La Paz, Bolivia. Over 800 participants from across Bolivia registered for the festival, which was also attended by a delegation from Peru.
During the event, representatives from the Tomsk Polytechnic University (Russia), Bolivian Nuclear Energy Agency (ABEN), and Rosatom delivered science-focused lectures. Attendees also enjoyed interactive science games and had the opportunity to ask industry experts about nuclear technologies.
“This year marks the 80th anniversary of Russia’s nuclear industry, and we at Rosatom, one of the pioneers in this field, understand better than anyone the importance of passing knowledge to younger generations,” said Juan Bedolla, Head of Rosatom’s office in Bolivia. “This is a top priority, because the young people we educate today will shape our shared future tomorrow.”
Meanwhile, Bolivia hosted an award ceremony for the winners of the HackAtom competition, Rosatom’s international initiative aimed at engaging youth in nuclear careers in the countries where it operates. The national round of the competition was held with support from the Bolivian Nuclear Energy Agency.
As part of the competition, Bolivian students presented ideas for a mobile app providing access to the services of the Nuclear Research and Technology Center that Rosatom is building in Bolivia’s El Alto. Thirteen teams—a total of 80 students from Bolivia’s leading universities— competed for the top prize. They had just one day to develop their concepts and prepare presentations.
Following jury deliberations, first and second places were awarded to the teams from the Bolivian Catholic University. Third place went to a team from UMSA.
Winners of HackAtom will be considered as candidates for enrollment in Rosatom’s backbone universities to study nuclear and related fields. They will also receive the opportunity to tour the Nuclear Research and Technology Center site in El Alto.
Representatives from Rosatom participated in the 7th BRICS Youth Energy Summit held in Brazil. The summit brought together more than 100 experts from Brazil, Russia, India, China, Egypt, and other countries, along with representatives from relevant government agencies, universities, and leading energy companies.
The program of the summit centered around four key topics: sustainable fuels, financing the energy transition, energy access and poverty reduction, and low-carbon power systems.
As part of a special session supported by the BRICS Nuclear Energy Platform, young professionals from Rosatom presented the Russian experience in developing small modular reactors (SMRs) and explained how these technologies could contribute to achieving climate goals.
Rosatom’s delegation and other participants also visited the offices of ONS, Brazil’s national grid operator, and Embrapa Agroenergia, Brazil’s leading research center in biotechnology, alternative fuels, and carbon capture technologies.
Winners have been announced for the first BRICS International Competition of Women’s Environmental Projects, the Green Future, organized by the Eurasian Women’s Forum Council and Rosatom.
An expert jury composed of representatives from ten countries selected 16 finalists from over 800 applications. Winners came from four countries: India, Brazil, Russia, and South Africa.
Brazilian company CQ Circular Sustentabilidade and its director Luciana Rodrigues Oriqui won the Environment Protection category with the Less Waste Movement (Movimento Menos Resíduo) project.
Rosatom and the Eurasian Women’s Forum Council announced at the awards ceremony that the Green Future initiative would continue. Its goals are to identify strong ideas and build an international ecosystem of female environmental leadership, where best practices gain resources for scaling them up, and women innovators receive support from like-minded peers across BRICS countries. Specifically, Rosatom invited Luciana Rodrigues Oriqui to collaborate at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil (COP 30).
Photo by: BRICS Brazil, USMA
