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From 24 August to 4 September, IPP CAS in Prague, Czechia, will be hosting its 22nd summer training course: SUMTRAIC 2026. The program includes a day of informative lectures, an English presentation for a broad audience and social events such as a tour of Prague, a welcome party and a visit of GOLEM!

During the two-week event, participants will be paired with one or two other participants. Each group will be assigned a fusion-oriented topic linked to actual research conducted at the IPP Prague. Topics may vary from simulations of COMPASS tokamak experiments to working with actual experimental data or experimental topics on the GOLEM tokamak.

All students from bachelor to PhD levels are welcome to apply by 14 June, and must provide a CV, a recommendation letter, and a cover letter. Applicants can expect an answer before the end of June. This year, the fee for participation is set to 850 EUR including accommodation for two weeks with breakfast (not covering travel and daily expenditures). In addition to possible FuseNet funding, students can apply for an IPP support grant (limited number) to cover the accommodation cost, reducing the fee to 250 EUR.

For more details and applications, please see the SUMTRAIC website: https://lnkd.in/dvqwb4qJ

Reminder that the joint EUROfusion-FuseNet Association information session is taking place online this Thursday, 21 May from 9:00-10:00 CEST!

We will discuss opportunities for BSc, MSc, PhD students and early career scientists including explaining funding schemes and eligibility for internships, participation in schools, early career excellence grants.

The program and registration link are available on the event Indico site: https://indico.euro-fusion.org/event/3969/registrations/1135/.

We hope to see you there!

Science meets history in the heart of Italy! 🇮🇹

Ready to join the FuseNet PhD Event 2026? Beyond high-level sessions, you’ll spend a week at the University of Tuscia in Viterbo. Swipe to explore the venue!

⚠️ Important: Registration is only complete once the abstract is submitted. Please note: availability is limited. To guarantee your spot, we recommend submitting your abstract early, as applications will be processed in the order they are received.

🔗 Register and submit here: https://indico.fusenet.eu/event/66/

We are happy to announce that the Portuguese translation of Module 3 of our educational materials is now available on our website!

This module is part of our series of educational materials for secondary schools. In this module, Plasma Control, students learn about the basics of control theory and see how this is used in fusion. Starting from the simple example of a home thermostat, we see how measurements and actuators can be used to control physical quantities. We see how this translates to fusion, by considering the basics of different plasma heating methods. The module concludes by discussing diagnostic techniques.

You can find this module in our educational materials browser: https://fusenet.eu/education/material.

You are warmly invited to attend the Belgian Fusion Day, which will be hosted on April 28th in Leuven, Belgium.

The Belgian Fusion Day is a joint event organized by the fusion research laboratories at the Royal Military Academy Belgium (ERM-KMS), the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK-CEN, Ghent University, KU Leuven, Université Libre de Bruxelles, and Université Catholique de Louvain. It aims to showcase to a broad audience the current state of Fusion Energy development and the involvement of Belgium in the pursuit of this abundant and carbon-free energy source of the future. In this 4th edition of the event, we focus in particular on ITER, the landscape of private fusion companies, and the role Belgium’s high-tech industry can play in the development of future fusion power plants. The meeting is also dedicated to networking in view of upcoming public-private-partnerships between academia and industry.

For more information on the program, venue, and registration, please see the website of the event: https://bfd2026.be

Participation to the event is free of charge, but registration is mandatory.