This year’s competition brought together 15 teams of young professionals and students from different countries, who presented their visions for the future applications of nuclear technologies through their proposed solutions.

The Serbian team presented a concept for applying nuclear energy and modern technologies to the development of a sustainable city of the future. In recognition of its creativity and innovation, the team received the special “Youth Energy” award, presented by the organisers of the International Youth Festival.

The team consisted of five students from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, the School of Electrical Engineering, the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, and the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Belgrade. The team’s mentor was Miloš Lazarević, a PhD candidate and research associate at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

Participation in the competition’s final round also provided an opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with young professionals from other countries, as well as to learn about the latest developments in the Russian nuclear industry. As part of the “Global HackAtom” programme, participants took part in a professional visit to the city of Zarechny and the Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant, one of the major facilities of Russia’s nuclear energy sector.

Source: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade