First International Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology--University of Electro-Communications Workshop (MIPT-UEC)

The first International MIPT--UEC Workshop (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia and University of Electro-Communications,Tokyo) on "Atomic, molecular and optical physics'' was held at the Lebedev Physical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences from 30th October to 1st November, 2013. The Workshop was held as part of a framework of international cooperation between the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and the University of Electro-Communications (UEC).

The principal participants in this workshop were 7 professors and 12 students from UEC and 8 professors and 9 students from MIPT. After representatives from the two universities presented overviews about their institutes, there followed presentations and discussion on atomic and molecular and optical physics and related fields.

The UEC delegates visited the laboratory of Dr. Kolachevsky who, prior to this workshop, had given a series of lectures on quantum electronics at UEC as part of an intensive course on applied physics in September 2013.
The students from both universities engaged themselves in lively discussions on physics and a wide range of other topics. Although the visit was only three days long, the UEC delegation enjoyed the hospitality of MIPT and had a very fruitful time. The UEC−MIPT Workshop II is scheduled to be held at UEC in the autumn of 2014.