New Course in Lithuania Follows Existing Courses in Asia
Hitachi, Ltd. today announced it is holding the first
European training course aimed at assisting with human resource development for
the nuclear industry in the Republic of Lithuania in mid-October this year. The
course is being run jointly with the Tokyo Institute of Technology and includes
instructors from both organizations being posted to Lithuania. Although being
held at Kaunas University of Technology, one of Lithuania's leading
universities, the training is not restricted only to students of that
institution. Rather, the approximately 50 participants will also include
students in the entire Baltic States specializing in nuclear power, and
researchers from other institutions involved in the nuclear industry.
Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. have
previously established "the Global Nuclear Human Resource Development
(Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy) sponsored course" in the Department of Nuclear
Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of
Technology. This course has fostered human resources in the international
nuclear industry, primarily in Asia (Vietnam and Malaysia), through measures
such as the internship arrangement at the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) for nuclear engineering students at Tokyo Institute of Technology.
The new course in Lithuania will be the first under this
program to be held in Europe. It is intended to provide active assistance for
the development of the skilled engineers that Baltic States will need in the
future.