The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, an international intergovernmental scientific research organisation established on 26 March 1956, is situated in Dubna, Moscow region. 

JINR is a world renowned scientific centre, a unique example of successful integration of fundamental theoretical and experimental research with development and application of the cutting-edge technology and training. The rating of the JINR in the world scientific community is very high.

At present, JINR comprises 16 Member States.

JINR has 7 laboratories and several smaller departments, one of which is the JINR University Centre dealing with students programmes.

The main areas of theoretical and experimental research at JINR are particle physics, nuclear physics, and condensed matter physics.

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No, they are three different things. Many participants get confused when hearing these names.

Dubna University is a state Russian university located in Dubna. It is an institution separate from JINR. From your hotel, you can get there by taxi, bus, or on foot.

JINR Visit Centre is a department of JINR responsible for assisting foreign specialists, who arrive at JINR, in filing all the necessary papers as a one-stop service. From your hotel, you can get there by taxi or on foot.

JINR University Centre is a department of JINR mainly responsible for the organising and running of the international training programmes for students and postgraduates (including this very programme - ISP). You cannot go to UC by taxi, as it is located on the JINR territory guarded by the Checkpoint. So first you need to get to and go through the JINR Checkpoint. On the JINR territory, JINR University Centre is located in the Laboratory of Information Technologies, 4 floor.

Dubna is one of relatively new towns of Moscow region, Russia. It is known worldwide as one of the largest scientific centres. Scientists from various countries have been fruitfully working here together for more than 60 years. It is the only Russian town that has been perpetuated in the Mendeleev Periodic Table of Elements: element 105 discovered by the local scientists is called “Dubnium”. Dubna is 125 km away from Moscow. Its population is around 78,000 people. Since 2001, Dubna has been a Science Town of the Russian Federation.

Dubna must-see's

Here is a video about Dubna, in which you can see some of the Dubna sights and nature in summer.

The International Student Practice in JINR Fields of Research is a three-week programme aimed at attracting talented young people to the Institute and building awareness of the opportunities of studying and conducting scientific research at JINR. Since 2007 the Practice has been held in three stages. The working language is English.

Due to a considerable increase in the number of participants, since 2007 the Practice has been held in three stages.

There are several options available: 

1.JINR START programme (6-8-week programme). The programme is available for students and postgraduates from any country. Please apply in January of the relevant year. 

2.Annual International Scientific Conference of Young Scientists and Specialists at JINR. Please apply in time. 

3.JINR agenda. Here you will find all the scientific events that JINR is related to, maybe one of them will suit you.

To participate in the Practice, it is necessary to pay a Fee that includes accommodation, meals (per diem money), social programme, etc. As a rule, the Fee for students from the JINR Member States is paid from the Grant of the Plenipotentiary of the relevant country. As a rule, in addition to the Fee, the costs of travel from the participant’s country to Dubna are covered.

First, it is necessary to choose an ISP stage according to the dates traditional for your Member State. Participation of students from the JINR Member States is financed from the Grants of Plenipotentiaries, therefore in order to apply for the Practice, it is required to contact an authorised representative of your country - see the list below – and undergo the procedure of application and selection in your country: 

List of national representatives:

• Azerbaijan - Dr. Yegana Aliyeva yeganaaliyeva85@gmail.com
• Belarus - Prof. Yu. A. Fedotova julia@hep.by
• Cuba - Dr. Jose Luis Dona jld@aenta.cu
• Egypt - Prof Dr Mahmoud M. Sakr msakr@asrt.sci.eg
  
• South Africa - Prof. Rudolph Nchodu mr.nchodu@ilabs.nrf.ac.za 

ISP participants are selected in their Member States, after they have contacted the national representative of their county (see the question above) and undergone the required application procedure. The JINR Organising Committee receives a list of already selected participants from the Member States. Only after that we contact the selected students to assist them with visas and project choices.

Some of the students come back to JINR for 2 or 3 years running as ISP participants, therefore, we assume that it is possible. However, the decision is made by the national representative of the country. On how to apply please see the question above.

A traditional programme is as follows: the first 2-3 days of the Practice are dedicated to introductory lectures and guided tours of the JINR laboratories. The rest of the time is devoted to working on research projects under supervision of JINR specialists. The last day of the Practice is traditionally devoted to the presentation of project reports made by the students on the work they have performed at JINR. Different ISP stages also include different social events (depending on the season and the number of participants).

The general list of all projects can be found here. Due to the fact that the project supervisors have to combine scientific supervision of participants with their everyday working duties, the range of projects available for every stage may be different. Therefore, every year for every stage a separate list of available projects is posted on each Stage web-page. To choose a project, you need to click on the pdf-file icon next to the project name to see the project description. You will work on one project only. 

The last day of the Practice is traditionally devoted to the presentation of project reports made by the students on the work they have performed at JINR. The working language is English. Afterwards, the reports are posted on the website page dedicated to the Practice stage.

Here are some presentation tips:

Purpose

Project presentations made by students are scheduled for the last working day of the Practice. The main goal of the presentations is evaluation of students’ work. During the Practice, different students work on different projects, therefore, another aim is to give the other participants a better idea of the entire range of research projects performed at the JINR Laboratories. 

Timing and format

Most of the participants are organised in teams working on a project. Each team prepares one presentation. Some of the students work individually and thus prepare individual presentations. Please pay your attention to the fact that according to the request of RSA supervisors, each student from RSA must be given an opportunity to speak during the presentation. Taking into account the total number of participants and the number of projects, each presentation should not last more than 10-30 min, depending on the number of speakers: 10 min for 1 speaker, 15 min for 2 speakers, 20 min for 3-4 speakers, 30 min for 5+ speakers. This includes time for questions from the audience. We kindly ask you to stick to the timing. The format of presentations should be chosen by the speakers. UC facilities will be provided to make the presentation. 

Contents 

The presentation should include: 

1) project title
2) list of project participants and their affiliation
3) JINR laboratory, where the project has been carried out and the name of the project supervisor
4) aim of the project (scientific problem, field of research, possible applications, etc.)
5) equipment description
6) work/experiment description
7) results obtained
Other points can be added optionally. 

All presentations must be sent to the Organising Committee one day before reporting. If you need to visit the presentation room to rehearse your presentation and make sure that all animations, videos, etc. run smoothly, please inform the Organising Committee about it in advance.

If you realise you cannot be on the project any longer for any reason, you can inform your project supervisor and/or the Organising Committee about your decision to change the project.
In case you are experiencing a problem you feel uncomfortable to discuss in person, please use our anonymous feedback form. 

Usually, ISP participants arrive in Moscow in organised groups. JINR provides transfer to the airport and back. The transfer details are sent to the participants in the afternoon one day before the arrival/departure.

ISP participants are usually accommodated in double rooms of the “Dubna 3 Hotel”. You are free to choose a room-mate. 

Each room has a mini-stove and a fridge.

There is a public laundry room, it has automatic washing machines and equipment for drying and ironing your clothes. It is not for free, for prices ask at the reception.

There is free Wi-Fi in the hotel and on the territory of JINR. 

There is a gym on the ground floor.

There should be electric kettles in the rooms. If you don’t have one, try asking at the reception. Please be aware that if the hotel is fully booked, there may be no kettles available.

The hotel does not provide dinnerware and utensils, so either take something you need with you or here are 2 stores, where you can find the things mentioned above for affordable prices:

• AUCHAN (14, Bogoliubov str.) 
• Fix price (18, Bogoliubov str, underground floor). 

To enter the JINR territory, you need a pass. The Organising Committee takes care of that. You just need to submit your passport scan (and your Russian visa scan) in good time.

According to the laws of the Russian Federation, nuclear facilities must be guarded by the military. 

Therefore, access to JINR territory is restricted by the Security Department. 

We strongly advise the Practice participants to observe the following simple rules of entering and leaving the JINR territory:

• Your passport is your entry permission. Always take it with you, when entering or leaving JINR.
• You may take your personal laptops, mobile phones and tablet PCs. You may carry bags or backpacks.
• The security officers may inspect the contents of your bags or backpacks.

ATTENTION: it is strongly prohibited to:

• bring photo and video cameras to JINR
• take photos and videos with any device around the Checkpoint and security officers
• bring explosives, flammable substances, fire-, pneumatic, traumatic, gas and cold arms to the JINR territory
• bring and drink alcohol
• take away the inventory from the JINR territory without a specially issued permission
• smoke on the JINR territory.

Once again:

NO PHOTO AND VIDEO CAMERAS AT JINR.
YOU CAN TAKE YOUR MOBILE PHONES, LAPTOPS, AND TABLET PCs WITH YOU, BUT YOU CANNOT TAKE PHOTOS OR VIDEOS USING THESE GADGETS NEAR THE CHECKPOINT AND SECURITY OFFICERS.

JINR is located on two sites: on the LHEP Site the Veskler and Baldin Laboratory of High Energy Physics is located, while the LNP Site has the other six labs.

Map of LHEP site
Map of LNP site

It takes only about 15 min to get from the hotel to the JINR LNP Site on foot.

Your route on Google Maps 

It takes about 40 min to get from the hotel to the JINR LHEP site on foot.

Your route on Google Maps 

There is also a JINR shuttle bus available inside and between the JINR Sites (LHEP Site - JINR Administration building – LNP Site). JINR shuttles are available Monday - Friday (except official holidays of Russia and JINR).

Schedule 

Your route on Google Maps 

Your route on Google maps

Your route on Google maps 

Taxi services in Dubna are quite practical and relatively inexpensive, especially if  2-3 people share one taxi. A taxi trip costs 100-200 rubles. A taxi can be ordered at the hotel reception 24/7. Usually, taxi drivers do not speak English. 

Breakfast is served at your hotel and is included in the accommodation cost. Please, ask about the time of breakfast service at the hotel reception desk.

Lunch and dinner are at the expense of participants (can be covered from the per diem money the participants get when they arrive at JINR). During the workdays, the participants can have lunch in one of the cafeterias of JINR.

There are many places in Dubna where you can have dinner. The most popular with the ISP participants are:

• "Why not" steak-bar (5, Bogoliubov str.) – have menus in English
• ex-McDonald’s (17, Bogoliubov str) 
• “Limonad” Loft Bar (1, Dachnaya str., building 4/2) – 3 min from your hotel, also menus in English and English speaking waiters. A party place on Friday and Saturday nights (entrance fee, FC/DC). 
• SVOYI Craft Beer Bar ("СВОИ", 5, Vernova str., near MacDonalds)
• "A Farewell to Arms" bar ("Прощай, оружие!", 26, Bogoliubov str.)

For more options please see here.

To those who would like to go food-shopping, we recommend the following supermarkets:

• "Perekryostok" ("Mayak" shopping centre (МАЯК), 24A, Bogoliubov str.) 
• "AUCHAN" (14, Bogoliubov str.) 
• "Perekryostok" (Перекресток) (13, Bogoliubov str.)
• "5" (Пятерочка) supermarket chain (10, Frank str.; and 2B, Dachnaya str.), 

You cannot pay by a foreign credit card now. Please use Russian roubles.

There are no special menus in the JINR cafeterias. However, the range of foods is wide enough to suit non-pork, vegan, vegetarian, or even gluten-free diets.

It is strictly prohibited to bring and drink alcohol on the JINR territory. 

Yes, during the first several days of ISP the participants get their per diem money (intended to cover the lunch and dinner costs) in one bunch. The sum is determined by each country individually. 

All ISP participants get a certificate indicating the dates of stay and the student’s name, as well as JINR souvenirs.

You can only pay with Russian rubles. Foreign credit cards do not work. 

If it is not an emergency case, you may get medical help at the JINR medical office located on the ground floor of the Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics. A visit to a local hospital is also possible provided you have medical insurance. Please address the Organising Committee for assistance.

• Hospital (nearest to the JINR LNP Site) on the map
• Pharmacy (nearest to the JINR LNP Site) on the map  

If you have any medical problems you know about, please take all the medications you might need (Russian airport customs service do not mind medications intended for personal use and in a reasonable amount). 

There are pharmacies in Dubna, but: 1. they may not work at night, 2. the pharmacists may not speak English and 3. names of medications often differ in different countries. 

It will be a good idea to take:

• pain-killers (against headaches and periodical pains)
• anti-flu meds (as Russian climate has been unpredictable)
• antihistamines (different types of allergies)
• adsorbents (as Russian diet differs).

In summer, there are different types of annoying insects in Dubna, such as mosquitos and horse flies. If you are allergic to the bites of these insects, please take the necessary medications with you to prevent allergic reactions.

The pharmacy nearest to your hotel is situated in 4, Sakharov str str.
The 24 h pharmacy is situated in 15, Bogoliubov str.

In case of a medical emergency call your national group supervisor or go to the hotel reception desk and ask for help (the receptionists speak English) or call us. 

On the JINR LNP Site, Laboratory of Information Technologies, 4 floor, room 473. Welcome :-)

Yes, you can buy a SIM card with a Russian number and some GB of Internet included. It should cost about 1000 rubles. You will need your passport. The sellers usually ask to come and “close” the card, when you leave Russia.

You can buy SIM cards, for example, in:

• "AUCHAN" (14, Bogoliubov str.) – ground floor, Sviaznoy (СВЯЗНОЙ) shop selling mobile phones;
• "Mayak" shopping centre (МАЯК), 24A, Bogoliubov str – ground floor, two shops selling mobile phones.

Please remember that in Russia all plugs are European 220V, so for some countries adapters are essential.

For example, for South Africa, it looks like this:

1. 15, Bogoliubov str. (route on the map, from the hotel). You need to go through the arch, the shop is called ТЦ АРКА. Walk in and turn right, you will find a small shop inside selling office stationery materials - and Dubna souvenirs.

2. 31, Bogoliubov str. (route on the map, from the hotel). The shopping centre is called БУМ.

The swimming pools are closed in summer.

If you walk along the embankment of the River Volga, you will see an outdoor volleyball ground. Local people play there, you can ask them if you can join. Usually, everyone is welcome.

There are also several outdoor workout grounds for common use, free-of-charge. The nearest to the hotel is that on Stroiteley street. 

If nothing is envisaged by the event programme, at the weekends you are free to go on unsupervised trips (to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tver, etc.). Please, inform your group supervisor and the Organising Committee on your unsupervised trips in advance, we must know where exactly you are outside Dubna!

Here is the websites where you can buy tickets online: 

• https://pass.rzd.ru/main-pass/public/en
• https://www.tutu.travel/poezda/

Please do not forget to print the e-ticket and show it (with your passport), when getting on the train.

Some students like to use the BlaBlaCar service.

Dubna-Moscow shuttle bus schedule (available in Russian only)

Bolshaya Volga train station on the map 

To check out the weather in Dubna, please use the Internet.

Before leaving for Dubna, check out the weather forecast to see the main tendencies, take appropriate clothes. Don’t forget to take an umbrella/raincoat!

The embankment of the Volga River is a beautiful place to spend your free time walking. 

Behind the Mayak (МАЯК) shopping centre (24A, Bogoliubov str.) there is a family leisure park with a lake and a fountain, where you can spend your free time as well. 

The list of Dubna’s places of interest with short descriptions is available here.

To have a night out, you can visit “Limonad” Loft Bar (1, Dachnaya str., building 4/2). It is 3 min from your hotel, they have menus in English and arrange parties on Friday and Saturday nights (entrance fee, DC/FC).

Another place popular with our students is Why Not Bar.

Two new places opened in Dubna in 2018:

• SVOYI Craft Beer Bar ("СВОИ", 5, Vernova str., next to MacDonalds)
• "A Farewell to Arms" bar ("Прощай, оружие!", 26, Bogoliubov str.)

Dubna cafés and restaurants on Tripadvisor 

Things to do in Dubna on Tripadvisor 

If you decide to have a party at the hotel in the evening, please do not make a lot of noise inside or outside the hostel in order not to disturb the other guests (they may turn out to be your project supervisors or people with small kids). The official time when the neighbours have a right to call the police because of you being too noisy is 23:00. Please clean up after the party is over. It is forbidden to take furniture from one room to another and from one floor to another. The ladies who do the cleaning are often elderly nice ladies, please show respect.

The nearest supermarkets are AUCHAN (closes at 22:00) and Perekryostok (ПЕРЕКРЕСТОК) (closes at 00:00).

At JINR most people speak English. 

Outside JINR the main tendency is as follows: the younger the person is, the more likely they speak at least some English.

Most of the signs (names of streets, shops, banks) in Dubna are in Russian.