Muscat – The Ministry of Education (MoE) has launched a competition in efforts to support nuclear science and technology awareness in secondary and higher education.

Called 2022/2023 Nuclear Science and Technology Education Competition for Students and Secondary Teachers, it is within the framework of the IAEA Technical Cooperation Project.

Nuclear science and technology (NST) plays a significant role in the achievement of several UN Sustainable Developmental Goals, especially in health and the environment, besides contributing directly to nine of the 17 UN SDGs.

The competition is open to students and secondary teachers from UN member states/territories in the Asia and the Pacific Region.

The competition aims to promote creative thinking in secondary-level students on how they see the role of NST in contributing to UN SDGs in tackling the global problem of plastic pollution in line with the IAEA’s NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics) initiative.

The competition also targets post-secondary students, showing them how forging new partnerships and tapping into diverse funding sources can ensure maximum reach, impact and sustainability of IAEA initiatives.

Post-secondary-level students will submit business proposals to potential partners or donors for partnership in one of the IAEA’s strategic initiatives. Secondary-level teachers will be encouraged to creatively introduce NST to non-science students.

Submission link: https://nsteducationcompetition.com/apply-now

Timeline and selection process

October 21: Deadline for submissions (11:59pm CET)

December 5: IAEA notification to finalists

January 24 to February 10, 2023: Finalist submissions to be showcased at 2023 Virtual NST Education Exhibition. Live Q&A with finalists will take place during which winners will be selected.

Fall of 2023: Winners will be invited to the 2023 NST Education Study Tour.

Terms and Conditions

Only one submission permitted per applicant. Once an entry has been submitted, applicant will not be allowed to revise it.

Videos must be submitted by applicants acting in their own personal capacity, not on behalf of an organisation, company, or government agency.

All submissions must be the original work of the applicant in their own words, except for quotations from published and unpublished source, which are clearly indicated and acknowledged as such.

Citations must follow internationally recognised styles and applicants can at any time be requested to provide clarification of the source. Any content that can be identified as plagiarised will immediately be disqualified.