Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering

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The Master's

Belgium has developed almost all kinds of nuclear activities on its territory: power plants, nuclear fuel production, radioelement production, engineering companies, accelerator design and fabrication, waste management, safety management, nuclear medicine, research and… higher education. The Belgian Nuclear higher Education Network (BNEN) combines the expertise in nuclear education and research of six major Belgian universities (KU Leuven, UGENT, VUB, UCL, ULG and ULB) with the Belgian nuclear research centre SCK•CEN.

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Students entering the BNEN programme have a solid background in engineering, mathematics and physics. They possess a problem solving attitude and a genuine safety spirit.

Upon completion of the master in nuclear engineering, students will have acquired a thorough understanding of nuclear physical processes, a comprehensive knowledge of the procedures and techniques necessary to control nuclear processes, an in-depth knowledge of nuclear safety, reliability procedures and nuclear waste treatment, the competence to design and maintain structures to control nuclear processes, communicative skills in the field of nuclear technology and the capability to participate in research concerning the above mentioned topics.

Admission requirements

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Study programme

The complete programme consists of compulsory main course modules, elective advanced courses, an internship and a master thesis. The nuclear engineering programme can be followed as a one-year programme or can be spread over two or more academic years. The individual courses are presented in ‘short fat’ modular format, allowing access to the programme for part-time students with a professional occupation. Any module may be taken as a short course for continuing professional development purposes.
The time schedule of the programme stimulates student mobility in the preparation of the master thesis , e.g. in combination with an internship in industry, a nuclear research centre or a university, within Belgium or Europe. The lectures are taught at the premises of the Belgian nuclear research centre SCK·CEN. The laboratory exercises make use of the nuclear facilities of SCK·CEN. Various technical visits are organised to research and industrial nuclear facilities.

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Assets

The Master of Nuclear Engineering is an internationally oriented, interuniversity programme organised by the BNEN in close collaboration with nuclear research and industry. The aim of the BNEN programme is to provide students with all the skills and scientific and technical background necesarry to carry out duties at a high level of responsibility in safe and economical operation of nuclear power plants; regulation and control of nuclear installations or design of new nuclear systems.

Career prospects

Graduates of the Master of Nuclear Engineering by BNEN possess the necessary skills and knowledge to carry out duties on a high level of responsibility in nuclear power plants, nuclear research reactors, nuclear regulatory organisations, nuclear engineering firms, nuclear fuel fabrication, nuclear waste treatment, radio-isotope production, etc. In addition, the diploma Master of Nuclear Engineering is an important part of the legal qualifications necessary to become a safety responsible in a major nuclear installation.

Registration fee

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If you have other questions, contact:

Centre for Nuclear Engineering
c/o Division of Energy Conversion
Celestijnenlaan 300 A, B-3001
Leuven (Heverlee)
Tel. +32 16 32 25 11
Fax +32 16 32 29 85

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