Scientific Calendar Event



Description

This School supports IAEA Member States in fostering a culture for safety in nuclear and radiological facilities, helping professionals integrate safety into their decisions and actions at all levels. The School will engage participants through
lectures, case studies, practical exercises, and peer-to-peer learning to develop an understanding of safety leadership concepts. 
 
The programme is tailored for early- to mid-career professionals working in the nuclear field, including regulators, operators, and technical support organizations.
 
The Leadership School’s curriculum is based on the IAEA safety standards and contributes to global nuclear and radiological safety through strengthening capacity-building efforts. These efforts draw attention to the importance of leadership in safety as emphasized in IAEA safety standards, IAEA General Conference resolutions, and discussions at high-level IAEA meetings, among others. 

 
Topics:
 
The Leadership School examines safety leadership in both normal and emergency scenarios. It’s programme is based on case studies, with participants analyzing and interacting in scenarios that involve topics such as unintended medical exposure, a nuclear power plant outage, leak of radioactive materials, etc.
 
The School programme also includes presentations, briefings, interactive activities and discussions on various topics:
  • Leadership for Safety
  • Safety Culture
  • Systemic Approach
  • Human and Organizational Factors
  • Examples of leadership programmes in Member States
  • Other areas

Eligibility:

The course is open to qualified candidates from IAEA Member States.
Candidates should:
  • Hold a university degree
  • Occupy junior- to mid-level positions in Regulatory bodies, Technical Support Organizations and operators
  • Have 5 to 15 years of experience
  • Demonstrate leadership potential
 
Candidates should have excellent knowledge of English. Candidates are required to attend the entire duration of this one-week course.
 
Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.
 
Go to day
  • Monday, 8 December 2025
    • 09:00 - 09:30 Registration
    • 09:30 - 16:45
      • 09:30 Opening 25'
        Speaker: Mr. Linguan Guo (Head of Nuclear Safety and Security, IAEA, Austria), Ms. Maria Moracho (Technical Lead, Technical Officer, IAEA, Austria), Marco Esposito (ICTP, Italy)
      • 09:55 Group photo 5'
      • 10:00 Why Leadership for Safety? Accidents in the Nuclear and Radiological Field 30'
        Speaker: Ms. Maria Moracho (Technical Lead, Technical Officer, IAEA, Austria)
      • 10:30 The IAEA Framework 30'
        Speaker: Ms. Maria Moracho (Technical Lead, Technical Officer, IAEA, Austria)
      • 11:00 Coffee break 20'
      • 11:20 Getting to know each other 1h10'
        Speaker: Mr. Jose Gil (Expert, Leadership School, Spain)
      • 12:30 Lunch 1h0'
      • 13:30 Systemic Approach 30'
        Speaker: Ms. Maria Moracho (Technical Lead, Technical Officer, IAEA, Austria)
      • 14:00 Leadership Exercise on Systemic Thinking 30'
        Speaker: Mr. Jose Gil (Expert, Leadership School, Spain)
      • 14:30 Coffee break 15'
      • 14:45 Case study on Legal Framework. Introduction 25'
        Speaker: Mr. Jonathan D. Herbach (Legal Officer, Office of Legal Affairs (OLA), IAEA, Austria)
      • 15:10 Case study. Work Groups 1h20'
        Speaker: Mr. Jonathan D. Herbach (Legal Officer, Office of Legal Affairs (OLA), IAEA, Austria)
      • 16:30 Logout 15'
    • 17:30 - 19:00 Welcome reception
      Location: Cafeteria - Adriatico Guest House
  • Tuesday, 9 December 2025
    • 09:30 - 16:45
      • 09:30 Login 15'
      • 09:45 Case study on Legal Framework. Group Presentations, Role Play 1h35'
        Speaker: Mr. Jonathan D. Herbach (Legal Officer, Office of Legal Affairs (OLA), IAEA, Austria)
      • 11:20 Coffee break 20'
      • 11:40 Case study on Legal Framework. Conclusions 20'
        Speaker: Mr. Jonathan D. Herbach (Legal Officer, Office of Legal Affairs (OLA), IAEA, Austria)
      • 12:00 Communication with the Public 30'
        Speaker: Ms. Yeonhee Hah (Senior Expert, Republic of Korea (KINS))
      • 12:30 Lunch 1h0'
      • 13:30 Internal Communication. Presentation and Exercise 1h0'
        Speaker: Ms. Yeonhee Hah (Senior Expert, Republic of Korea (KINS)), Mr. Jose Gil (Expert, Leadership School, Spain)
      • 14:30 Reflection on leadership 45'
        Speaker: Mr. Jose Gil (Expert, Leadership School, Spain)
      • 15:15 Coffee break 15'
      • 15:30 Leadership exercise on competing goals 1h0'
        Speaker: Mr. Jose Gil (Expert, Leadership School, Spain), Ms. Yeonhee Hah (Senior Expert, Republic of Korea (KINS))
      • 16:30 Logout 15'
  • Wednesday, 10 December 2025
    • 09:30 - 17:00
      • 09:30 Login 15'
      • 09:45 A Culture for Safety 1h0'
        Speaker: Ms. Caroline Pike (Co-Technical Officer, IAEA, Austria)
      • 10:45 Coffee break 15'
      • 11:00 Case study on an NPP. Introduction 30'
        Speaker: Ms. Caroline Pike (Co-Technical Officer, IAEA, Austria), Mr. Jose Gil (Expert, Leadership School, Spain)
      • 11:30 Case Study on an NPP. Work Groups 1h0'
        Speaker: Ms. Caroline Pike (Co-Technical Officer, IAEA, Austria), Mr. Jose Gil (Expert, Leadership School, Spain)
      • 12:30 Lunch 1h0'
      • 13:30 Case Study on an NPP. Group Presentations, Role Play 1h30'
        Speaker: Ms. Caroline Pike (Co-Technical Officer, IAEA, Austria)
      • 15:00 Case study a on an NPP. Conclusions 30'
        Speaker: Ms. Caroline Pike (Co-Technical Officer, IAEA, Austria)
      • 15:30 Coffee break 15'
      • 15:45 Leadership Models 1h0'
        Speaker: Ms. Caroline Pike (Co-Technical Officer, IAEA, Austria)
      • 16:45 Log out 15'
  • Thursday, 11 December 2025
    • 09:30 - 17:00
      • 09:30 Login 15'
      • 09:45 Case study on a fuel facility. Introduction 30'
      • 10:15 Case Study on a fuel facility. Work Groups 30'
      • 10:45 Coffee break 15'
      • 11:00 Case Study on a fuel facility. Work Groups (cont.) & Group 1h30'
        Presentations
      • 12:30 Lunch 1h0'
      • 13:30 Case Study on a fuel facility. Conclusions 30'
      • 14:00 Exercise stakeholders’ involvement 30'
        Speaker: Mr. Jose Gil (Expert, Leadership School, Spain)
      • 14:30 Coffee break 15'
      • 14:45 Exercise cont. 1h0'
        Speaker: Mr. Jose Gil (Expert, Leadership School, Spain)
      • 15:45 Thematic Evaluation 30'
        Speaker: Mr. Jose Gil (Expert, Leadership School, Spain)
      • 16:15 Learning Journal 15'
        Speaker: Mr. Jose Gil (Expert, Leadership School, Spain)
      • 16:30 Log out 30'
  • Friday, 12 December 2025
    • 09:30 - 13:30
      • 09:30 Login 15'
      • 09:45 Smart Actions. Presentation and Exercise 45'
        Speaker: Mr. Jose Gil (Expert, Leadership School, Spain)
      • 10:30 Review of Tools 10'
        Speaker: Mr. Jose Gil (Expert, Leadership School, Spain)
      • 10:40 Feedback questionnaire 20'
        Short coffee break included (15 min.)
        Speaker: Mr. Jose Gil (Expert, Leadership School, Spain)
      • 11:00 Technical Visit: ICTP MLab 1h30' ( MLab )
      • 12:30 Closing Ceremony and Certificates 1h0'
        Speaker: Host, Ms. Caroline Pike (Co-Technical Officer, IAEA, Austria), Ms. Maria Moracho (Technical Lead, Technical Officer, IAEA, Austria)