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[en] The COMPASS-D tokamak, originally operated by UKAEA at Culham, UK, is being reinstalled at the Institute of Plasma Physics (IPP) AS CR. The COMPASS device was designed as a flexible tokamak in the 1980s mainly to explore the MHD physics. Its operation (with D-shaped vessel) began at the Culham Laboratory of the Association EURATOM/UKAEA in 1992. This tokamak (COMPASS since re-installation in IPP Prague) tokamak will exhibit the following unique features after putting in operation on IPP Prague. It will be the smallest tokamak with a clear H-mode and ITER- relevant geometry. ITER-relevant plasma conditions will be achieved by installation of two neutral beam injection systems (2 x 300 kW), enabling co- and counter- injections. Re-deployment of the existing LH system (400 kW) is also envisaged. A comprehensive set of diagnostics focused mainly on the edge plasma will be installed. The scientific programme will benefit from these unique features of COMPASS and focuses mainly on scientific project highly relevant to ITER - Edge plasma physics (H-mode studies, pedestal physics, L-H transition etc.) Presently, COMPASS has been dismantled, transported to IPP Prague, placed in to new torus hall and is connected to the new energetic system, which is under commissioning now as well as other systems like vacuum, cooling, feedback and several basic diagnostics. The first plasma is expected at the end of the 2008 year. (author)

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[en] The complexity of making magnetic confinement fusion a suitable source of energy for mankind imposes long lasting investigations. To accompany these efforts, new generations of physicists have to be trained over the years to ensure continuity of the research. These scientists must have very versatile profiles as fusion inquiries are multiphysics (magnetohydrodynamic, plasma-wall interactions, cutting edge technologies...) and require skills in both experimental and theoretical physics. The Institute of Plasma Physics IPP Prague of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IPP Prague) has contributed to the education and training of a non-negligible number of students in this area, one reason being the good accessibility of its fusion facility, the other being its strong connection with universities. This article shows the views and achievements of IPP Prague on education. In particular, we insist on the fact that to keep students in the field they have to be acquainted with practical plasma physics as early as possible (on the bachelor level if possible). We also show that a strong integration of PhD candidates within the scientific staff is an important factor for their training and serves them to be autonomous. Last, we present two experimental 2 weeks training courses, called SUMTRAIC and EMTRAIC, that are annually organized by IPP Prague and that have acquainted more than 300 participants to the practical physics of tokamaks. (paper)