Ing. Slavomír Bebjak, PhD.

When deciding where to study at university, I had a single criterion—programmes focused on nuclear energy. I chose to study at the Slovak University of Technology, and with hindsight I can say that I made the right decision. Studying at the Institute of Nuclear and Physical Engineering of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology prepared me for the start of my professional career not only theoretically, but also practically.

The Nuclear Energy specialization is structured so that the theory taught by top professors in courses such as Nuclear Power Plant Operation, Nuclear Reactor Theory, Nuclear Power Plant Materials, and other specialized subjects does not remain purely theoretical, but is also applied in practice. We completed several professional excursions and multi-day practical training sessions at educational and research reactors in Vienna, Prague, and Budapest. During my master’s studies, I also had the opportunity to participate in the Chernobyl Scientific Expedition and to visit the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) as part of the very successful Physics on Wheels project.

After successfully completing my master’s studies, I joined VUJE, a.s., where I had already been gaining valuable knowledge and guidance from my academic supervisor during my studies, which helped me in preparing my bachelor’s and master’s theses. I use the knowledge acquired during my studies at the Institute of Nuclear and Physical Engineering on a daily basis when solving research tasks and working on European projects.