Moscow, June 16 : The record number of applications for participation came from Kazakhstan (885 participants), Kyrgyzstan (801 participants), and Belarus (450 participants). Bangladesh and Bolivia also ranked among the most active countries this year.
“The competition this year is exceptionally strong, and such a high level of interest shows that science and nuclear technologies today are indeed drawing a tremendous attention of young people around the world,” noted Alexandra Yustus, Deputy Director General for Communications at Rosatom International Network (private institution).
“The competition this year is exceptionally strong, and such a high level of interest shows that science and nuclear technologies today are indeed drawing a tremendous attention of young people around the world,” noted Alexandra Yustus, Deputy Director General for Communications at Rosatom International Network (private institution).
The names of the winners will be announced on June 23 on the project website. The international team will bring together participants from 23 countries: Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, South Africa, Tanzania, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
Background Information:
The scientific and educational project Icebreaker of Knowledge is organized with the support of Rosatom. It is aimed at promoting natural science disciplines and technologies of the nuclear industry, finding and supporting talented and gifted children, developing their abilities and offering career guidance. The project brings together school students and students of secondary vocational education programs aged 14–16 from around the world. The top performers join a scientific and educational expedition to the North Pole aboard the nuclear icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy .
The Northern Sea Route is the shortest shipping route between the western part of Eurasia and the Asia-Pacific region and a historically developed national transportation artery of Russia. Russia’s history of developing the Northern Sea Route spans more than 500 years and dates back to 1525, when Russian diplomat Dmitry Gerasimov proposed the idea of using a shipping route through the seas of the Arctic Ocean.
In 2018, the Government of the Russian Federation granted Rosatom the authority of infrastructure operator of the Northern Sea Route. The corporation supervises the federal project Development of the Northern Sea Route and also participates in implementing the Northern Sea Route Development Plan through 2035 and the Russian Federation’s socio-economic development initiative through 2030 entitled Year-Round Northern Sea Route, approved by an instruction of the Government of the Russian Federation.
Russia is the only country in the world with a nuclear-powered icebreaker fleet. The fleet is operated by FSUE Atomflot, a Rosatom’s enterprise. At present, FSUE Atomflot operates eight nuclear-powered icebreakers.
Rosatom and its enterprises pay special attention to supporting and developing educational, scientific, enlightenment and cultural initiatives. They also participate in creating industrial partnership departments in Russian universities, implementing scholarship support programs, major educational projects, and arranging internships and apprenticeships for students with subsequent employment opportunities.