On 5 December 2025, Brasília hosted a high-level international seminar dedicated to the prospecst of advancing scientific partnerships in physics in Latin America. The event was organized by the Latin American Centre for Physics (CLAF) and the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI). In addition to the participants from Latin America, among attendees were representatives of UNESCO, CERN, and JINR.

Participants of the CLAF–MCTI seminar. Photo: Marcelo Gondim (CNPq)

Deputy Director of the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics Norbert Kucerka presented the activities of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research to representatives of the region’s scientific community. He discussed JINR’s experience as an intergovernmental organization for multidisciplinary studies as part of international scientific cooperation.

The participants paid special attention to issues related to organizing academic exchange between JINR and Latin American countries. Norbert Kucerka spoke about JINR’s scholarship and postdoctoral programmes, along with the International School on Nuclear Methods and Applied Research in Environmental, Material and Life Sciences (NUMAR-2026), which Brazil is set to host in 2026.

The seminar was attended by Ambassadors of the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Chile, the Republic of Costa Rica, the United Mexican States, and the Argentine Republic, high-ranking representatives of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development of Brazil (CNPq), and delegates from scientific centres of the region and international organizations.