Project duration: 1 January 2020 – 31 December 2021

Objective

BetterGeoEdu will develop teaching material using BetterGeo – a modification of the immensely popular game Minecraft.

The solution (technology)

Teaching material will be tailored for primary schools, and cover innovation themes of the EIT RawMaterials like mining, processing and recycling, complete with a train-the-trainer programme for teachers. BetterGeoEdu brings a unique and innovative way of teaching raw materials to primary schools using a game known and loved by millions.

Partnership

  • Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU), Sweden (Lead Partner)
  • Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy
  • Geological Survey of Slovenia (GeoZS), Slovenia
  • Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
  • Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
  • Trinity College Dublin – The Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars, and the other members of Board, of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, Ireland
  • Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, UPM (Technical University of Madrid), Spain
  • Université de Liège, Belgium

For more information, please visit the project website.