Innovative Education & Training in Laser Inertial Fusion Energy – LaserFusion
Erasmus+ KA2 project ID: 2024-1-EL01-KA220-HED-000249775
Laser-driven Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) has entered a decisive phase following ignition milestone at the U.S. National Ignition Facility at 2022. Europe’s capacity to lead this emerging domain hinges on rapidly extending specialist skills across physics, engineering and computation.
LaserFusion is a 3-year Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership project aim to deliver a pan‑European training‑and‑mobility programme that produces the first fully‑fledged curriculum in Laser Inertial Fusion Energy.
The project coordinated by the Hellenic Mediterranean University unites eight leading European actors in the filed of IFE: Université de Bordeaux, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, University of York, Friedrich‑Schiller‑Universität Jena, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, the Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC and Institut Polytechnique de Paris
Mission: LaserFusion aims to “trigger last‑year Bachelor, Master and PhD students to enhance their skills for employability in Laser IFE” .
Objectives
- Deliver innovative curricula across three domains (Working Packages):
- Physics & diagnostics of IFE (WP2).
- Laser & laser‑plasma source technologies (WP3)
- Computational simulations, including materials (WP4).
- Provide each year five‑day training visits and ten‑day Intensive Programme (IP) focused on each domain, hosted by partner organizations.
- Publish open‑access e‑books and learning objects for global reuse.
Timeline
| Phase | Indicative Period | Key Milestones |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | 2024/09 → 2025/11 | WP2 activities ( in Pisa & Bordeaux) +Kick-off Meeting |
| Year 2 | 2025/11 → 2026/10 | WP3 activities (in Jena, Paris & Dolní Břežany) |
| Year 3 | 2026/10 → 2027/09 | WP4 activities (in York, Madrid & Retymhno) + Multiplier Event |