Project duration: 1 January 2019 – 31 December 2021

Objective:

4 new teaching units of 3 ECTS each dedicated to mineral resources and sustainable development in a European perspective.

Open to MSc students (about 40 every year) having backgrounds in geology, economy, sociology, and environmental protection. ECTS included and shared among already existing master curricula dedicated to georesources, economy of sustainable development, and sociology of innovation from the 3 participating universities.

The solution (technology):

The OpenYourMine Master education programme aims at strengthening MSc students’ creativity, entrepreneurship and skills for the sustainable development of mineral resources in Europe. Every year, we will bring together about 40 MSc students having a background in geology, environment, economy, and sociology to attend 4 teaching units (3 ECTS each) dedicated to mineral resources and sustainable development, namely i) Mineral resources and sustainable development, ii) Raw material-energy nexus, iii) New communication strategies for mining business, and iv) Field trip – the Iberian Pyrite Belt and its mining history. These ECTS will be included and shared among already existing master’s curricula dedicated to georesources, economy of sustainable development, and sociology of innovation from the 3 universities (University Grenoble Alps – France, Nova University of Lisbon – Portugal, and Wroclaw University of Science and Technology – Poland) participating in this project. KGHM Cuprum, our industrial partner, will provide access to geological/environmental data sets for the co-creation of case studies and to a network of mining industrials in Europe. OpenYourMine relies on innovative educational approaches based on blended-learning, inverted pedagogy, crowd sourcing contest, and use of state-of-the-art tools for data visualization and integration. It also relies on strong industry involvement (e.g. AREVA-Orano, Rio Tinto, KGHM, Almonty) at several levels in the proposed curriculum: co-creation of case study, participation in short courses and workshops, adaptation of teaching content, and student placements. By embedding these experts within the university curriculum we will buit a strong, dedicated network of skilled geoscientists that can steer the mineral resources industry going forward, in accordance with the principles of environmental protection and social coexistence.

To ensure the conditions of sustainable mineral supply, we will open the mind and imagination of the next generation of mineral resource managers. The OpenYourMine project will also provide a platform for students and experts from academic, economic and industrial domains to meet and discuss today’s and tomorrow’s needs and opportunities in mineral supply in Europe.

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