Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) in Russia and Egyptian-Russian University have signed a co-operation agreement which makes provisions for the joint training of specialists for the nuclear industry in Egypt.

An Egyptian delegation, including Higher Education and Science Minister El Sayed Ahmed Abdel Khaleq and representatives of  universities, visited TPU recently.

"Essentially, Egypt is creating a new industry - nuclear power. And it’s going to need various specialists as well as scientific know-how. And we are ready to help you in this," said TPU’s president Peter Chubik.

According to Chubik, the university already has experience in similar projects with Chinese universities.

"Here we have a certain edge over the programmes that we are conducting with our Chinese partners because our partner is the Egyptian-Russian University, where the studying of Russian is a must," he added.

Chubik added that under the terms of the agreement, the Egyptian university will be training specialists for three years, including teaching them Russian. They will then continue their studies at the TPU for 2.5 years, which has a serious scientific base and the only training nuclear reactor in Russia. In addition, the possibility of academic exchange between the universities is being considered.

"It's no secret that Rosatom is constructing an NPP in Egypt, and Egypt needs qualified specialists for when the construction is finished. I know that the TPU is one of the best universities in this field of nuclear power," said president of the Egyptian-Russian University Sheriff Helmy Soliman. - TradeArabia News Service