Ethiopian Nuclear Energy Commission

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 – 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

The Ethiopian Nuclear Energy commission invites Ethiopian cancer control professionals to apply for IAEA sponsored participation at the World Cancer Congress in Hong Kong | 24–26 September 2026.

OPPORTUNITY

Present your work to a global audience of experts and public health practitioners on topics related to cancer control.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Requirement

Abstract: Must be accepted by WCC organizers
Topic: IAEA TC project on radiation medicine, Impact Review, National Cancer Control Plan, Rays of Hope, or resource mobilization.

HOW TO APPLY

STEP 1: Submit abstract to WCC organizers and receive acceptance
STEP 2: Apply via InTouch+ (https://intouchplus.iaea.org)
Search event: EVT2600015
Complete application
Upload required documents
STEP 3: Application auto-sent to ENEC for endorsement.

DEADLINE

14 June 2026 – Complete applications in InTouch+

Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.

Call for application to participate on Workshop on Air Sampling for Isotopic Analysis of Methane in Air

The Ethiopian Nuclear Energy commission invited professional to participate on workshop on air sampling techniques for isotopic analysis of methane – a critical tool for understanding greenhouse gas sources and climate change.

📅 Date: 7–11 September 2026
📍 Location: Cape Town, South Africa

🎯 WORKSHOP FOCUS: Air sampling methodologies, Isotopic analysis of methane, Source apportionment of greenhouse gases and Applications in climate research.

👥 WHO SHOULD APPLY?

Researchers, environmental scientists, and technical staff working in: Atmospheric monitoring, Greenhouse gas measurement, Isotope hydrology and geochemistry and Climate change research

📝 HOW TO APPLY:

All participants must be designated by an IAEA Member State.

1. Create an account via: NUCLEUS information resources | IAEA
2. Complete your profile via InTouch+: https://intouchplus.iaea.org
3. Search the event number: EVT2600736 , apply and submit
4. Application auto-sent to ENEC for approval

📞 Contact ENEC for nomination assistance: [email protected]

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 – 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

The Ethiopian Nuclear Energy commission invites Ethiopian cancer control professionals to apply for IAEA sponsored participation at the World Cancer Congress in Hong Kong | 24–26 September 2026.

OPPORTUNITY

Present your work to a global audience of experts and public health practitioners on topics related to cancer control.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Requirement

Abstract: Must be accepted by WCC organizers
Topic: IAEA TC project on radiation medicine, Impact Review, National Cancer Control Plan, Rays of Hope, or resource mobilization.

HOW TO APPLY

STEP 1: Submit abstract to WCC organizers and receive acceptance
STEP 2: Apply via InTouch+ (https://intouchplus.iaea.org)
Search event: EVT2600015
Complete application
Upload required documents
STEP 3: Application auto-sent to ENEC for endorsement.

DEADLINE

14 June 2026 – Complete applications in InTouch+

Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.

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ዶክተሮች በሰውነት ውስጥ የተደበቁ የካንሰር ህዋሳትን እንዴት እንደሚለዩ አስበው ያውቃሉ?

FDG-PET imaging በዘመናዊ ህክምና ውስጥ ካሉ እጅግ በጣም አስደናቂ መሳሪያዎች አንዱ ነው።

1. ሐሰተኛው ግሉኮስ (The Fake Glucose)

FDG ማለት እንደ ግሉኮስ አይነት ባህሪ ያለው ነገር ግን በውስጡ የራዲዮአክቲቭ አይዞቶፕ የሆነውን ፍሎሪን-18 (Fluorine-18) የያዘ ንጥረ ነገር ነው። ለሰውነትዎ ህዋሳት ልክ እንደ ስኳር ወይም የኢነርጂ ምንጭ ይመስላሉ።

2. ወጥመዱ (The "Trap") 🔒

ህዋሳትዎ እንደ ነዳጅ ስለሚቆጥሩት ወደ ውስጥ ይስቡታል። ነገር ግን የዚህ ዘዴ ምስጢር ይኸው ነው፡ ወደ ውስጥ ከገባ በኋላ ህዋሱ ሂደቱን ማጠናቀቅ ስለማይችል፣ ንጥረ ነገሩ በውስጡ ይጠመዳል። ይህ ደግሞ በሰውነት ውስጥ በጣም ንቁ በሆኑ ክፍሎች ላይ እንዲከማች ያደርገዋል።

3. የፍተሻው ሂደት (Lighting Up the Scan)

የካንሰር ህዋሳት እጅግ የተረቡ ናቸው፤ ከመደበኛ ህዋሳት በበለጠ ፍጥነት ግሉኮሱን ይበሉታል። FDG በእነዚህ ንቁ ህዋሳት ውስጥ ሲከማች፣ ፍሎሪን-18 ምልክቶችን ያመነጫል፤ እነዚህንም ምልክቶች የ PET ስካነር መሳሪያው ይለየዋል። በመጨረሻም ኮምፒውተሩ እነዚህ ከፍተኛ የኃይል ፍጆታ ያላቸው ህዋሳት ያሉበትን ቦታ በትክክል የሚያሳይ ዝርዝር ምስል ይስላል።

ይህ ለምን ይጠቅማል?

ይህ አስደናቂ ቴክኖሎጂ ዶክተሮች የተለያዩ በሽታዎችን በቅድመ ደረጃ ለመለየት፣ ደረጃቸውን ለማወቅ እና የህክምና ሂደቱን ለመከታተል እጅግ ከፍተኛ የሆነ ትክክለኛነት (precision) እንዲኖራቸው ያስችላቸዋል።

Ever wonder how doctors "see" cancer cells hiding in the body?

FDG-PET imaging is one of the most powerful tools in modern medicine!

1. The "Fake" Glucose

FDG is a glucose analogue. To your cells, it looks almost exactly like the sugar (glucose) your body uses for energy, but with one special addition: the radioactive isotope Fluorine-18

2. The "Trap"🔒
Because your cells treat it like normal fuel, they pull it inside. But here is the trick: once inside, the cell can’t finish processing it! It gets "trapped," causing it to build up in areas that are super active.

3. Lighting Up the Scan
Cancer cells are "hungry" they consume way more glucose than healthy tissue. When FDG accumulates in these active cells, the Fluorine-18 emits signals that our PET scanners detect. The computer then creates a detailed map, highlighting exactly where those high-energy cells are located.

Why does this matter?

This incredible technology allows doctors to detect, stage, and monitor treatments for various diseases with incredible precision.

ያውቁ ኖሯል?

የMRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) ምርመራ ቀደም ሲል NMRI (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging) ተብሎ ይጠራ ነበር ።

ይህ ስያሜ የመጣው ምርመራው በአቶሞች ውስጥ በሚገኘው "ኒውክሊየስ" መግነጢሳዊ ባህሪ ላይ የተመሰረተ ስለሆነ ነው። ነገር ግን በ1970ዎቹ "ኒውክሊየር" የሚለው ቃል ታካሚዎችን ስጋት ውስጥ እንደሚጥል ሲታወቅ፣ የህክምና ባለሙያዎች ይህንን ግራ መጋባት ለማስወገድ ስሙን ወደ MRI ቀየሩት።

ዛሬ የምናውቀው MRI ምርመራ፣ ምንም አይነት ጨረር ሳይጠቀም በኃይለኛ መግነጢሳዊ መስክ እና በራዲዮ ሞገዶች ብቻ የሚሰራ፣ ለጤናችን እጅግ አስተማማኝ እና ዘመናዊ የህክምና ቴክኖሎጂ ነው።

ሳይንስ ግልጽነትን ይፈልጋል፤ አንዳንድ ጊዜ ደግሞ ትክክለኛው ስያሜ ለቴክኖሎጂው የምንሰጠውን እምነት ያጎለብታል።

Did you know the MRI machine has a "hidden" history?

When first developed, it was called NMRI (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging). The "Nuclear" referred to the tiny magnetic spins of atoms (nuclei) inside your body. However, in the 1970s, doctors realized the term caused unnecessary anxiety, as people often confused it with harmful radiation.

To clear up the confusion, the medical community dropped the "N." Today, we know it simply as MRI a safe, powerful, and radiation-free technology that uses magnets and radio waves to keep you healthy!

Science is about clarity, and sometimes, a name change helps us see the true benefits of innovation.

የኢትዮጵያ የኒውክሊየር ኃይል ኮሚሽን እና የባህር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ በኒውክሊየር ሳይንስ ዘርፍ በጋራ ለመስራት የሚያስችል የትብብር ማዕቀፍ ለመፍጠር ተወያይተዋል።

​የኮሚሽኑ ኮሚሽነር የተከበሩ አቶ ሳንዶካን ደበበ ከዩኒቨርሲቲው ከፍተኛ አመራሮች ጋር በኮሚሽኑ ዋና መስሪያ ቤት ባደረጉት ውይይት፤ የኒውክሊየር ሳይንስና ቴክኖሎጂን ለሰላማዊ ዓላማ በማዋል በኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ የኒውክሊየር ፖሊሲ እና በዓለም አቀፍ የአቶሚክ ኢነርጂ ኤጀንሲ (IAEA) መመዘኛዎች መሠረት አብሮ ለመስራት መግባባት ላይ ደርሰዋል።

​ይህ የሁለቱ ተቋማት ውይይት በዋናነት በሰው ኃይል ልማትና አቅም ግንባታ፣ በሥርዓተ ትምህርት ንድፍና አካዳሚክ ዝግጅቶች እንዲሁም በምርምር፣ በልማት እና በተግባራዊ ሥልጠናዎች ላይ በትኩረት ለመሥራት ያለመ ነው። ከዚህም በተጨማሪ በውይይቱ ወቅት በዘርፉ ብቁ ባለሙያዎችን ለማፍራት ለተማሪዎች እና ለመምህራን የውጭ ሀገር የትምህርት ዕድሎችን እና ሥልጠናዎችን (Scholarship እና Fellowship) በማመቻቸት ረገድ በጋራ ለመሥራት የሚያስችል አቅጣጫ ተቀምጧል።

​የሁለቱም ተቋማት አመራሮች ይህ ትብብር ለሀገሪቱ ሁለንተናዊ ልማትና ዕድገት ያለውን ፋይዳ በመገንዘብ፣ በጋራ ለመሥራት ያስቀመጡትን የትብብር ዕቅድ ውጤታማ ለማድረግ ያላቸውን ሙሉ ቁርጠኝነት አረጋግጠዋል።

The Ethiopian Nuclear Energy Commission and Bahir Dar University have held discussions to establish a collaborative framework to work together in the field of nuclear science.

The Commissioner of the Commission, Honorable Ato Sandokan Debebe, held talks with the senior leadership of the university at the Commission’s headquarters. During the meeting, they reached an agreement to collaborate on the peaceful application of nuclear science and technology, in accordance with Ethiopia's national nuclear policy and the standards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

This dialogue between the two institutions primarily focuses on cooperation in human resource development and capacity building, curriculum design and academic preparations, as well as research, development, and practical training. Furthermore, the meeting set a direction for joint efforts in facilitating international educational opportunities and training (scholarships and fellowships) for students and faculty, with the goal of producing qualified professionals in the sector.

Recognizing the significance of this collaboration for the country's comprehensive development and growth, the leaders of both institutions affirmed their full commitment to effectively implement the joint cooperation plan they have established.

የኢትዮጵያ የኒውክሊየር ኃይል ኮሚሽን እና የአዳማ ሳይንስና ቴክኖሎጂ ዩኒቨርሲቲ የመግባቢያ ስምምነት ተፈራረሙ
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የኢትዮጵያ የኒውክሊየር ኃይል ኮሚሽን (ENEC) ከአዳማ ሳይንስና ቴክኖሎጂ ዩኒቨርሲቲ (ASTU) ጋር ግንቦት 21 ቀን 2018 ዓ.ም. በአዲስ አበባ በሚገኘው የኮሚሽኑ ዋና መስሪያ ቤት የመግባቢያ ሰነድ ተፈራርመዋል።

ይህ ስምምነት በኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ የኒውክሊየር ፖሊሲ እና በዓለም አቀፍ የአቶሚክ ኢነርጂ ኤጀንሲ (IAEA) መስፈርቶች መሰረት በኒውክሊየር ሳይንስና ቴክኖሎጂ ሰላማዊ አጠቃቀም ዘርፍ የተቀናጀና ዘላቂ የትብብር ማዕቀፍ ለመፍጠር ያለመ ነው።

ትብብሩ በዋናነት በሰው ኃይል ልማት፣ በስርዓተ ትምህርት ንድፍና አካዳሚክ ልማት፣ በምርምርና ልማት፣ በተግባራዊ ስልጠና፣ በአቅም ግንባታ እንዲሁም በሳይንሳዊ ዝግጅቶች ላይ የሚያተኩር ሲሆን፤ የሁለቱ ተቋማት አመራሮች ስምምነቱ ለሀገራዊ ልማትና ዕድገት ፋይዳው የላቀ መሆኑን በመግለጽ ውጤታማ ስራዎችን ለመስራት ቁርጠኛ መሆናቸውን አረጋግጠዋል።

የመግባቢያ ሰነዱን የአዳማ ሳይንስና ቴክኖሎጂ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ፕሬዝዳንት ዶ/ር ለሚ ጉታ እና የኢትዮጵያ የኒውክሊየር ኃይል ኮሚሽን ኮሚሽነር አቶ ሳንዶካን ደበበ ተፈራርመውታል።