Project duration:1.1.2022 – 31.12.2024
Objective:
The TIMREX EIT-labelled MSc programme aims to train earth science specialists, primarily geologists, and geologist engineers, to help meet the mineral resource exploration demand of the EU. The geographical location of the four partnering universities helps to improve the mineral exploration workforce supply for the EU, including geographically two of the major EU mining and exploration hubs, Scandinavia and the ESEE region.
The solution (technology):
The TIMREX programme will train T-shaped earth science specialists having a strong background in classical disciplines of geology and geophysics complemented with modern 3D modelling as well as data processing and interpretation skills, while the boundary-crossing competencies will cover skills in innovative mineral exploration techniques and technologies used in the field, in laboratories, in an underground and underwater environment. Students will also be trained in sustainability, social responsibility, and social license to operate. All modules of the programme are taught in English. T-shaped mineral explorers will use Industry 4.0-derived tools and methods for mineral resource exploration, mentored by experts, which is a good precondition to become a competent person under CRIRSCO based on entrepreneurial competencies.
TIMREX will offer student mobilities between the partnering universities and organize a strong fieldwork period between M1 and M2 academic years. These field activities will give practical skills to students in field-based observation, analytical and geophysical tools, mapping, mining geology as well as underwater (seabed, flooded mines) tools of exploration, which strongly contribute to their innovative and entrepreneurship competencies. Non-academic partners from both industry and research institutes will strongly contribute to the whole training as fieldwork leaders and contributors, mentors, invited lecturers, and consultants for the curriculum development.
The TIMREX is a legacy of two EIT RawMaterials education projects: EXplORE and MOBI-US.
Partners:
- University of Miskolc, Hungary (Lead Partner)
- University of Zagreb – Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering (UNIZG-RGNF), Croatia
- UNEXMIN GeoRobotics, Hungary
- Politechnika Wroclawska (Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, WUST), Poland
- Luleå University of Technology (LTU), Finland
- La Palma Research Centre, Spain
- KGHM Cuprum sp. z o.o. Centrum Badawczo-Rozwojowe (KGHM Cuprum Ltd. Research & Development Centre), Poland
- INESC TEC Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência (Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science), Portugal
- Geological Survey of Slovenia, GeoZS, Slovenia
- GeoGold Kárpátia Kft., Hungary
- European Federation of Geologists (EFG), Belgium
- Boliden Mineral AB, Sweden
Find out more on the official project website.