Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource Management TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Overview

During the Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource Management programme of TU Bergakademie Freiberg students are trained in sustainability assessment. During the semester in Uppsala all students also receive training in entrepreneurship and innovation management.

All students move as a cohort between all three partner universities in the first year which has significant networking and social cohesion advantages.

Students graduating from the programme are also awarded the EIT Label Certificate, demonstrating their achieved innovation capacity and entrepreneurship skills.

Students can choose between four majors in their second year:

Georesource Exploration at Uppsala University (Sweden): in this major, the students increase their skills and knowledge in novel georesource exploration technologies.

Sustainable Processes at TU Bergakademie Freiberg (Germany): in this major, the students learn to apply and develop novel, more sustainable chemical and biotechnological processes for extraction of valuable resources from (low-grade) ores and wastes.

Resource Recovery and Sustainable Materials at Ghent University (Belgium): this major focuses on the application and development of recycling technologies and the development of more sustainable materials, e.g., by using waste as a resource or by substituting less sustainable materials components, so that natural resources are not depleted or permanently damaged.

Sustainable Societies at Ghent University (Belgium): this major focuses on re-engineering the value chain, designing sustainable processes, systems and new business models for evolving towards a circular society. Therefore, data on e.g. flows of materials within the society are collected, analysed, and processed, and the sustainability of these novel processes and systems is assessed. Prevention of waste generation is targeted, and generated wastes are explored as potential new resources.

Job Opportunities

As a resource engineer, you can pursue an academic career (university or research institute), work as a consultant or set up your own company in the extractive industry.

You could work for the following companies:

• Chemical, exploration and green energy companies;
• Machinery and plant engineering companies;
• Metal processing and ceramics industries;
• Environmental and circular economy sectors, etc.