Aim of the course:

The aim is to emphasise the environmental, economic, social, and political aspects of mining activities worldwide to enhance knowledge of the global mining industry. It provides insights into mining governance and regulatory frameworks, financing, the role of mining companies as agents of change, cross-cultural management, gender issues, small-scale mining, Indigenous communities, community engagement, the resource curse, and the impacts of climate change on mining. It gives an overview and understanding of novel technologies in mineral exploration. An understanding of circular economy on raw materials and resource efficiency and to develop the skills to implement sustainable processes in the mining and mineral raw material value chains.

Target group:

The target group is professionals in the industry and master-level students across the EU and beyond.

Prerequisites:

BSc / Motivation letter by e-mail to Karin Robam, karin.robam@taltech.ee (By August 20th 2024)

Topics:

NGG0331 Mining in a Global Environment / 6 ECTS / Tony Hand
NGG0401 Circular Economy for Materials Processing / 6ECTS / Karin Robam

Study results:

After completing this micro-degree program, the participant:
- has an understanding of the global mining industry, emphasising the environmental, economic, social, and political aspects of mining activities worldwide, with a focus on sustainable practices and technological advancements;
- knows and can explain the role and importance of novel exploration technologies;
- knows and can explain the state-of-the-art circular economy and resource efficiency practices and defines basic concepts of circular economy;
- describes materials flow: from mining, processing, and manufacturing until end-of-life recycling and re-usage;
- gets an idea of how to create new business opportunities to re-enter materials into the circular economy.

Language:

English

Graduation document:

TalTech certificate

Lector:

Registration deadline:

23.08.2024 23:59