On 12 November 2026, as part
of the international forum “World Atomic Days 2026,” organized by Rosatom in
Antalya (Türkiye), a meeting of the Impact Team 2050 Council (Rosatom’s global
youth partnership) was held.
The meeting was attended by Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom; Tatiana Terentieva, Deputy Director General for Human Resources of Rosatom; Egor Kvyatkovsky, Director General of the Rosatom International Network private institution; Yulia Uzhakina, Director General of ANO "Rosatom Corporate Academy"; and 16 members and mentors of the Impact Team 2050 Council.
It was noted at the meeting that the national youth nuclear dialogues organized by members of the Impact Team 2050 Council had been held in 15 countries and had brought together more than 15,000 young people on all continents. During the dialogues, future nuclear specialists met and talked with leaders of key nuclear and energy agencies and companies in various countries, discussed prospects for the development of peaceful nuclear energy, and conducted a large-scale study based on a survey of students, schoolchildren and young professionals on the barriers facing young people entering the nuclear industry.
Following the report on the results of the national youth nuclear dialogues to the Director General of Rosatom, members of the Impact Team 2050 Council put forward a number of large-scale initiatives. They proposed first forming country-level national Impact Team 2050 teams and then creating larger associations – regional youth nuclear platforms. At the same time, a global youth nuclear platform should play the coordinating role in the new Impact Team 2050 ecosystem, becoming a center for supporting youth initiatives in the countries and regions where the Council operates.
In late October 2026, Impact Team Council members from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan had already taken a step in this direction by voicing a proposal to create a regional platform during a meeting with the heads of nuclear and energy agencies of Central Asian countries in Tashkent. Within the framework of the platform, they planned to hold an annual nuclear eco-camp in Central Asian countries, organize meetings with leaders and experts of the nuclear industry, and develop mentorship and supplementary education initiatives.
“I support your proposals to form national Impact Team 2050 teams and regional youth nuclear platforms. I am confident that such work should also begin in other regions of the world that you represent: Latin America, Africa, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Of course, youth nuclear platforms must act together, so I suggest that you think about a higher-level structure for coordination. It would serve as a secretariat for the initiatives of the entire large Impact Team 2050 family and provide support for the ongoing, systematic work of young nuclear specialists in all regions of the world. The Obninsk NEW forum could become the central venue for annual meetings of the youth activists,” summarized Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, at the end of the meeting.
Impact Team 2050 Council
In December 2021, at the Global Impact Conference, Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, announced the launch of ROSATOM’s global youth partnership, Impact Team 2050. The mission of the project is to strengthen ROSATOM’s partnership with young leaders in foreign countries in order to involve young people in nuclear science and technology and ensure the attractiveness of the Rosatom brand.
From 2022 to 2026, the first
composition of the Impact Team 2050 Council included 8 young people from 8
countries (Brazil, China, South Africa, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Thailand,
Argentina and India): talented scientists, engineers, opinion leaders and
international energy activists, each of whom leads a youth community in their
own country.
The campaign to sel ect participants for the new – second – composition of the Impact Team 2050 Council was completed in May 2026; among the submitted applications, 207 semifinalists fr om 58 countries were selected for expert evaluation. Following a multi-stage selection process, 13 young leaders from 13 countries were invited to join the second composition: from Africa (Egypt, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, South Africa), Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, China), Europe (Hungary, Serbia) and Latin America (Brazil). Four members of the first composition continued their work as mentors.
National youth nuclear dialogues
Following the meeting of the Impact Team 2050 Council with Alexey Likhachev on 26 June 2026 in Obninsk, members and mentors of the Council prepared and held national youth nuclear dialogues, the purpose of which was to establish a direct, systematic dialogue between future nuclear specialists and the leaders of the nuclear industry in their countries. From August to November, 17 dialogues took place: of which six were held in Asia and Africa, three in Europe and two in Latin America. Following the dialogues, a survey was conducted in which young professionals and students shared their proposals on increasing the attractiveness of nuclear professions among young people and strengthening youth nuclear cooperation.
“World Atomic Days 2026” in Antalya on 12–13 November is ROSATOM’s own international business event complementing the COP31 climate agenda. It is one of the key events of the global nuclear industry in 2026, organized by Rosatom for foreign partners with the aim of promoting nuclear technologies. The event is held with the support of the BRICS Nuclear Energy Platform.
