Project duration: 1 January 2020 – 31 December 2022

Objective

Marine minerals have a significant potential to provide the key metals needed by the world striving for a low carbon future.

The solution (technology)

The DSM-School project is an initiative aimed to deliver a two-week summer school in Germany, Netherlands, and Norway for the dissemination of industry-relevant knowledge in deep-sea mining in order to increase awareness among students and PhD students to boost research and innovations in the field.

Partnership

  • Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg (TUBAF), Germany (Lead Partner)
  • Technische Universiteit Delft (Delft University of Technology), The Netherlands
  • Stichting Nederlandse Wetenschappeliijk Onderzoek Instituten, The Netherlands
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
  • Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
  • IHC Mining B.V., The Netherlands
  • Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR), Germany

For more information, please visit the project web page.