"This is the third time that the Icebreaker of Knowledge project has been organized in an international format. Children from 23 countries will embark on a fascinating and educational journey to the North Pole on a nuclear icebreaker. During 10 days, they will explore the Arctic on board the nuclear icebreaker with leading scientists, science communicators, and bloggers. This expedition is an opportunity not only to reach the highest point on Earth, but also to broaden horizons, make new friends, set records, and perhaps even see a polar bear," said Alexandra Yustus, Deputy Director General for Communications at RAIN Private Institution.
The scientific and educational project Icebreaker of Knowledge was launched with the support of Rosatom. Its aim is to promote natural sciences and nuclear technology, to discover and support talented and gifted children, to develop their skills and to offer them career guidance. The project involves schoolchildren and students from secondary vocational education programs aged 14 to 16 years old from around the world. The project involves schoolchildren and students from vocational schools aged 14-16 from around the world. The best of them embark on a scientific and educational expedition to the North Pole aboard the nuclear icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy. Over the past six seasons, more than 400 schoolchildren and students from various countries have participated in Arctic expeditions.
Russia is the only country in the world that boasts a fleet of nuclear icebreakers operated by Rosatom's Atomflot. Today, the fleet of Atomflot includes eight nuclear icebreaker.
Rosatom and its companies place special importance on supporting and promoting educational, scientific, and cultural initiatives. They actively participate in the establishment of core departments at Russian universities, the implementation of scholarship programs and large-scale educational projects. They are also involved in the organization of practical training and internships for students, including their future employment.