MPEI student at annual event for women in nuclear field

I am Ayse Asena Aslan. I am enrolled in the Moscow Power Engineering Institute for my Master's degree in Thermal Power and Heat Engineering. My specialisation is Water Fuel Technologies. My educational expenses are covered by the scholarship I won within the scope of ROSATOM State Cooparation and AKKUYU NPP co-operation. I have also been awarded a Marie Skłodowska Cruie scholarship. ROSATOM State Coparetaion is a global partner in IAEA. Every year, young women willing to work in the nuclear field receive support from the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) and ROSATOM State Coparetaion. During his speech, the IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, said that the agency is striving to change the situation and make the balance representation of both males and females in nuclear which is facilitated by two flagship fellowship programs that will attract as many new generation women as possible to the nuclear industry. There are 2 types of scholarships provided by the IAEA to women who want to work in the nuclear field and continue their education. Marie Skłodowska Cruie and Lise Meitner Programmes. The aim of both programmes is to encourage the presence of women in the nuclear field. This year, the IAEA organised an event called 'More Women in Nuclear' in Vienna for International Women's Day on 8 March. The main purpose of this event was for women in the nuclear field to meet each other and companies, as well as to create a network for themselves. During the event, the companies introduced the programmes that we can develop ourselves in the nuclear field. ROSATOM State Coperation also participated in the event.

Vera Upirova, Senior Manager of the Project Office for Education Development and International Cooperation of ROSATOM, made a presentation. She talked about ROSATOM’s educational programmes which are not only financially supporting women's education but also their development in this field, Marie Sklodowska Curie Fellowship program realization in Russia and scholarship holders who study at Rosatom partner universities. "The concept of human centricity is very important for Rosatom, which assumes that the greatest value is people. Within the framework of this concept, we pay great attention to human resources development for our partner countries, including girls from these countries who are already studying at Rosatom partner universities and seek to link their careers with the nuclear industry. We attach great importance to the fact that our values coincide with those of the IAEA, and we can work together to ensure that there are more bright and talented women in the nuclear sector who contribute to the development of nuclear technologies and increase trust to green nuclear energy ," she said. I would like to thank Rosatom State Corporation and Mrs Vera UPIROVA for their support. I would also like to invite all women who want to work in the nuclear field to visit IAEA's (International Atomic Energy Agency) website (iaea.org) to apply for these programmes. As a IAEA MSC fellow I would like to state that I am always open to support women who need help in this field. During this 2-day event, I would like to thank the IAEA for bringing together us, the  women who want to work in the nuclear field. Last but not least, I would like to thank Sultan Makoev, the Director on International Education of the Moscow Power Engineering Institute, who encouraged me to go to this event during this period, and the other lecturers who contributed.