On 9 December 2025, the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) hosted a workshop titled “Mexico-JINR scientific cooperation opportunities”. The participants represented JINR, the UNAM Institute of Physics (IFUNAM), the UNAM Institute of Nuclear Sciences (ICN-UNAM), and other leading universities of the country.

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Director Grigory Trubnikov presented an overview of the Joint Institute’s key studies. NICA Project Leader, JINR Vice-Director Vladimir Kekelidze told the audience about the main objectives of the project, explained the current stage of its implementation, and gave a general description of the planned experiments. He highlighted the participation of Mexican researchers in the collaborations at NICA.

Head of the International Cooperation Department Otilia-Ana Culicov delivered the next talk, devoted to the forms of international partnerships at JINR and the opportunities to access the Institute’s scientific infrastructure. The audience was particularly interested in the ways for individual Mexican scientists to participate in the JINR projects, along with the Postdoc and Fellowship programmes that provide researchers with the opportunity to work in Dubna. The discussion topics included the role of cooperation with JINR in the development of the UNAM research accelerator infrastructure, particularly the Institute’s potential expert and technical support.

The scientific programme of the event was complemented by the presentations of Alfredo Raya (Michoacana University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo, UMSNH), Nabanita Dasgupta (UMSNH), Efrain Chavez, and Ana María Cetto (IFUNAM) on studies in high energy physics, materials science, and Earth sciences, along with prospects for expanding partnerships with JINR.

The seminar ended with a question and answer session conducted by an ICN-UNAM researcher, Chair of the MPD Institutional Board at NICA Alejandro Ayala.

The parties noted that the meeting was a significant step in the development of scientific cooperation between Mexico and JINR. The seminar helped identify a number of areas of common interest for future joint studies.