Project R-15902

Durability competences in AI supported nuclear education (Education)

This interfaculty project brings together the Faculty of Engineering Technology (IIW) and the School for Educational Studies (SES) and aims to strengthen the integration of sustainability competences in international nuclear engineering education by exploring the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Aiming to foster critical, ethical, and durable mindsets in future nuclear professionals. The project includes a 3-day staff training at UHasselt (SES, IIW) to co-create innovative educational formats and build capacity for AI-supported teaching for this project and future collaboration. Then followed by a 5-day international summer school at UHasselt, where master students in nuclear engineering from CHERNE and EURECA-PRO partner institutions engage in interdisciplinary learning, international networking, and real-world sustainability challenges in the topic 'radon and environmental radioactivity'. SES will design and coordinate an impact study to assess changes in student attitudes towards sustainability and the responsible use of AI in nuclear contexts. This study will apply the outcome harvesting methodology, combining qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis to identify, verify and interpret meaningful changes resulting from the learning interventions. The ultimate test case will held during the 5-day international summer school 'AI in radon'.

01 September 2025 - 30 June 2027