On Friday, November 25, 2022, in the presence of the Minister of
Research, Innovation and Digitization, Mr. Sebastian Burduja, at the
Otetelesanu Mansion on the Magurele Platform took place the debate
on "What is the current situation of education in Romania? The STEM
field and women in Romania. Responsible investments. Sustainable
Development".
Organized by the Association of Women in Engineering, Science and
Technology (AFIST) in partnership with the Polytechnic University of
Bucharest, Nuclear Electrica and Magurele City Hall, the meeting
aimed to analyze the situation and the challenges facing the education
system from the post-pandemic perspective and to identify specific
solutions to the reported problems.
An important point of the discussion was the section dedicated to the
presence of women in the field of STEM (science, technology,
engineering, mathematics), in correlation with the expectations and
needs of human resources in the field.
The ELI-NP director, Dr. Calin Alexandru Ur, reiterated on this
occasion the opening of the research infrastructure for the
involvement of young people in top research and full support for an
inclusive and quality education, able to ensure the necessary
conditions for a sustainable development of the society.
In this context it was mentioned the Doctoral School of "Engineering
and Applications of Lasers and Accelerators" that was founded at the
Magurele Platform on the partnership established among the Politehnica
University of Bucharest, the National Research and Development
Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering "Horia Hulubei", the
Institute National Institute of Research and Development for the
Physics of Lasers, Plasma and Radiation and the National Research and
Development Institute for the Physics of Materials, in order to
support the continuous professional development of young researchers.
