It's been 4 years since University of Warsaw (UW) and KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School (KINGS) started their active cooperation. In this article we present a summary of every project or program of KINGS that's connected to Poland and UW.

1. 2022 Nuclear Summer Youth Program

① Date/Participants: August 22, 2022 - September 2, 2022 / 22 students
② Contents: Introduction to Korean Nuclear Power Plants, Korean Nuclear Power Plants and industrial tour, Korean culture tour
③ Polish Students: 12

2. 2022 Exchange Student Program Support

① Date/Participants: August 29, 2022 - December 16, 2022 / 10 students
② Contents: Support for round-trip tickets, technical tours of organizations related to Korean Nuclear Power Plants during the semester
③ Polish Students: 6

3. Consultation on European Manpower Development Cooperation

① Business trip participants: Professor Kim Juyoul, Director Cho Cheol-sung
② Date: November 5, 2022 - November 19, 2022
③ Venue: Warsaw and Krakow, Poland
④ Contents: Meeting with the president of each university and discussing cooperation to expand programs, meeting with the Korean ambassador to Poland, meeting with KINGS graduates, meeting with the vice minister of climate and environment in Poland

4. Invited Professors of Major Polish Universities

① Participants: University of Warsaw (UW) Professor Agnieszka Korgul, Warsaw of Technology (WUT) Professor Grzegorz Niewinski, Professor Nikolaj Uzunow
② Date: April 24, 2023 - April 27, 2023
③ Venue: Busan, Ulsan, Changwon and Seoul, Korea
④ Contents: Introduction to the Korea nuclear power plant and KINGS, tour of major institutions, experiencing Korean culture

5. 1st Korea-Visegrad Group (V4) Forum of Universities' Presidents on Human Resource Development in the Nuclear Industry

① Participants: about 20 to 25 foreign guests, about 15 to 20 domestic and foreign guests, about 15 KINGS atendees
② Date : July 5, 2023 - July 7, 2023
③ Venue: Seoul, Daejeon, Gyeonggi, Changwon, Gyeongju, Busan and Ulsan, Korea
④ Contents: Korea-V4 Forum and Korean culture tour
⑤ Polish Guests: 9

6. 2023 Nuclear Summer Youth Program

① Date/Participants: August 21, 2023 - September 9, 2023 / 22 students
② Contents: Introduction to Korean Nuclear Power Plants, Korean Nuclear Power Plants and industrial tours, and Korean culture tours
③ Polish Students: 8

7. 2023 Exchange Student Program Support

① Date/Participants: September 1, 2023 - December 23, 2023 / 19 people
② Contents: Support for round-trip tickets, accommodation, food expenses, and technical tours of organizations related to the Korean nuclear power plants during the semester
③ Polish Students: 10

8. Consultation on the Establishment of Polish Nuclear Collaboration Center

① Participants: KINGS President Yoo Ki-pung, Professor Kim Keung-koo, Professor Kang Ki-sig, Vice Chairman Lee Min-cheol of KNA, Director Cho Cheol-sung, Manager Kim Hana, Assistant Manager Kim Joo-won, Researcher Kim Eun-young
② Date: March 23, 2024 - March 29, 2024
③ Venue: Warsaw, Poland
④ Contents: Visiting University of Warsaw, meeting with the director of PAA, meeting with local institutions cooperating with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Poland, visiting PGE headquarters, meeting with KINGS alumni from UW

9. 2024 Exchange Student Program Support (first semester)

① Date/Participants: March 1, 2024 - June 21, 2024 / 11 students
② Contents: Support for accommodation and food expenses, technical tour of organizations related to the Korean Nuclear Power Plants and Korean Culture tour during the semester
③ Polish Students: 5

10. Establishment of Polish Nuclear Collaboration Center - Second round of consultations

① Business trip Participants: Professor Kim Juyoul, Professor Yoon Joo-il, Professor Kim Keung-koo, Professor Kang Ki-sig, Director Lee In-gyu, Director Cho Cheol-sung and Manager Kim Hana
② Date: June 7, 2024 - June 12, 2024
③ Venue: Warsaw, Poland
④ Contents: A preliminary meeting with professors coordinating the program for the Univeristy of Warsaw, the head of the Warsaw office of KHNP, and a second working-level discussion on the establishment of the Nuclear Collaboration Center (NCC) at UW in Poland

11. 2024 Nuclear Summer Youth Program
① Date/Participants: August 8, 2024 - August 30, 2024 / 19 students
② Contents: Introduction to Korean Nuclear Power Plants, Korean Nuclear Power Plants and industrial tours, and Korean culture tours
③ Polish Students: 7

12. 2024 Exchange Student Program Support (second semester)

① Date/Participants: September 2, 2024 - December 21, 2024 / 12 students
② Contents: Flight tickets, accommodation, food expenses, technical tour of organizations related to the Korean Nuclear Power Plants and Korean Culture tour during the semester
③ Polish Students: 4

13. Invited UW Cross-Cultural Program (CCP) Cooperation Professors

① Invited: Prof. Anna Paradowska, Head of Korean studies Department – University of Warsaw, Faculty of Oriental Studies
② Date: September 9, 2024 - September 13, 2024
③ Venue: Ulsan (KING) and Busan (Pusan University), Korea
④ Contents: Discussion on KINGS/PNU cooperation to link/develop cross-cultural programs (CCP) among nuclear energy major programs implemented by the KINGS-UW Nuclear Collaboration Center (NCC)

14. Polish NCC - Academic Cooperation Program

① Business trip Participants: Professor Kang Ki-sig of the Department of NPP Engineering
② Date: October 10, 2024 - November 6, 2024.
③ Venue: Department of Physics, Univeristy of Warsaw, Poland
④ Contents: Intorductory lectures on nuclear power and nuclear power generation

15. Support for the opening and initial operation of the Polish Nuclear Collaboration Center (NCC) cooperation course

① Participants: Manager Kim Hana
② Date: October 7, 2024 - October 10, 2024
③ Venue: Warsaw, Poland
④ Contents: Support for the operation of the KINGS-UW NCC cooperative operation courses, interview with new local researcher and explanation of work details, consulting, inspection of office preparations such as existing written request fixtures, and discussion on physical operation of the center and future plans

16. 2nd Korea-V4 Forum and discussing the operation of NCC in Poland

① Business trip Participants: Dean Kim Chang-rak, Professor Kim Juyoul, Professor Lim Hak-kyu, Professor Jung Wooyong, Professor Park Soo-jin, Professor Kim Keung-koo, Professor Kang Ki-sig, Professor Yoon Joo-il, Director Cho Cheol-sung, Manager Kim Hana, Researcher Kim Eun-young, and Researcher Jang Eun-seo
② Date: November 9, 2024 - November 16, 2024
③ Venue: Warsaw, Poland
④ Contents: Consultation on the Polish UW (University Warsaw) NCC (Nuclear Collaboration Center

17. Polish NCC - Review of the Initial Structure, Inspection and Stabilization Plan

① Business trip Participants: Director Bhang Sun-young, Director Goo Sung-jin, Assistant Manager Kim Soo-hyun
② Date: November 16, 2024 - November 23, 2024
③ Venue: Warsaw, Poland
④ Contents: Technical IT support for the initial NCC structures, reviewing the efficiency of UW NCC lectures' and discussing improvement possibilities, checking and improving the security environment of NCC office technical information and work data

18. Polish NCC - Academic Cooperation Program

① Business trip Participant: Professor Kang Ki-sig of the Department of NPP Engineering
② Date and time: December 5, 2024 - December 21, 2024
③ Venue: Department of Physics, Univeristy of Warsaw, Poland
④ Contents: Consultations and follow-up team projects related to the five-week lecture on Introduction to Nuclear Energy (October)

19. Polish NCC - Academic Cooperation Program

① Business trip Participants: Professor Yoon Joo-il and Hah Chang-joo of the Department of NPP Engineering
② Date: January 7, 2025 - January 19, 2025
③ Venue: Department of Physics, Univeristy of Warsaw, Poland
④ Contents: Lecture on APR 1400 Core Design Project

20. Polish NCC - Academic Cooperation Program

① Business trip Participant: Professor Kim Keung-koo of the Department of NPP Engineering
② Date: January 7, 2025 - January 17, 2025
③ Venue: Department of Physics, Univeristy of Warsaw, Poland
④ Content: Lectures on Small Modular Reactor (SMR)

21. Polish NCC Administrative General Invitation Program

① Guest Participant: Joanna, administrative staff of the NCC in Poland
② Date: January 20, 2025 - January 24, 2025
③ Venue: KINGS, Busan and Gyeongju, Korea
④ Contents: Introduction to KINGS' status, tour of major campus facilities, culture and technology tour, guidance of the administrative work and answering questions

22. 2025 Exchange Student Program Support (first semester)

① Date/Participants: March 1, 2025 - June 21, 2025 / 12 students
② Contents: Support for exchange student education, accommodation and lodging, cultural and technical tours, etc
③ Polish Students: Three

23. Polish NCC - Academic Cooperation Program (lecture)

① Business trip Participants: Professor Cho Kang-wook of the Department of Energy Policy and Engineering (KINGS)
② Date: April 22, 2025 - May 1, 2025
③ Venue: Department of Physics, Univeristy of Warsaw, Poland
④ Contents: Lecture on Net-Zero Technology and Grid Transformation

24. Participation and promotion of the FISA-URADWASTE 2025 & SNETP Forum in Poland

① Business trip Participants: Professor Kang Ki-sig, Director Cho Cheol-sung, Assistant Manager Son Young-in, Assistant Manager Lee Hyun-joo
② Date: May 11, 2025 - May 17, 2025
③ Venue: Warsaw Hilton Hotel, Poland
④ Contents: Participation in the FISA-URADWASTE 2025 & SNETP Forum and promotion of exhibitions, consultation on the operation of NCC for teachers at the University of Warsaw in Poland, discussion on local trends at KHNP's Polish Warsaw office, and meeting  with previous KINGS support programs' participants (including alumni and exchange students) from Poland

25. Polish NCC - Academic Cooperation Program

① Business trip Participants: Professor Yoon Han-young of the Department of NPP Engineering
② Date: May 20, 2025 - May 29, 2025
③ Venue: Department of Physics, Univeristy of Warsaw, Poland
④ Contents: Introduction to Advanced Thermal Hydraulic Simulation for Nuclear Reactors 강의

26. 2025 Exchange Student Program Support (second semester)

① Date/Participants: September 1, 2025 - December 20, 2025 / 12 students
② Contents: Support for exchange student education, accommodation and lodging, cultural and technical tours, etc
③ Polish Students: Three

27. Polish NCC - Academic Cooperation Program (lecture)

① Business trip Participant: Professor Kang Ki-sig
② Date: November 23, 2025 - December 13, 2025.
③ Venue: Department of Physics, Univeristy of Warsaw, Poland
④ Contents: Lectures on the Introduction of New Nuclear Power Plants and evaluation of the students

28. 2026 Exchange Student Program Support (first semester - scheduled)

① Date/Participants: March 2, 2026 - June 19, 2026 / 15 students
② Contents: Flight tickets, lodging, food and education expenses support, technical tour of organizations related to the Korean Nuclear Power Plants and Korean Culture tour during the semester 
③ Polish Student: 1