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THGA launches partnership with Moroccan preparatory college
A new partnership is providing targeted preparation for prospective students wishing to undertake a Bachelor’s degree in Bochum: THGA is launching a collaboration with the Moroccan organisation Study in Germany (SIG) to help prospective students prepare for their studies. The Georg Agricola University of Applied Sciences (THGA) in Bochum/Germany is…
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Price sensitivity shapes energy consumption
According to preliminary calculations by the Working Group on Energy Balances (AG Energiebilanzen), domestic primary energy consumption in the first half of 2026 reached 5,341 PJ, or 182.2 Mtce. This was 1.9 % lower than in the same period of the previous year. According to AG Energiebilanzen, this means that…
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Historic lump of coal reaches its final destination
On 9 July, German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier handed over this significant symbol of German industrial and social history to the Haus der Geschichte in Bonn, Germany. There, it is to serve as a central exhibit commemorating the defining era of German hard coal mining. The ceremony in the former…
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German Raw Materials Fund: DMT GROUP Conducts Technical Due Diligence on Raw Materials Projects
DMT, Essen/Germany, a company of the TÜV NORD GROUP, is undertaking technical due diligence on selected raw materials projects involving the extraction and processing of critical raw materials as part of the German Raw Materials Fund. The technical assessment focuses on feasibility, readiness for implementation, key project risks and appropriate…
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Coloring book for future motor engineers
Menzel Elektromotoren has published the world’s first coloring book about industrial motor manufacturing. Illustrations based on photographs from the shopfloor invite children to discover how large electric motors are made and develop an early interest in engineering and technology. Menzel Elektromotoren makes its case for a career in electric motor…
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VBGU and GDMB enter into a forward-looking partnership at MiningForum 2026
At the MiningForum 2026 in Berlin, Germany, the Association for Mining, Geology and the Environment (VBGU) and the Society of Metallurgists and Miners (GDMB) signed a cooperation agreement. With this step, both organisations are deepening their collaboration and sending a strong signal in favour of innovation, knowledge transfer and the…
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Second Research Symposium of Bochum’s Universities of Applied Sciences boosts interdisciplinary exchange at the THGA
Following its successful debut in 2024, the research symposium organised by Bochum’s Universities of Applied Sciences (HAW) is now in its second year. This year, the Georg Agricola University of Applied Sciences (THGA) hosted the event under the motto ‘Research connects – Shaping the future with knowledge’, with the aim…
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New operations building in Herne strengthens safe mine water management in the Ruhr region
With a new operations building at the RAG site in Herne/Germany, RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany, is strengthening its infrastructure for one of the key long-term tasks of post-mining: safe mine water management in the Ruhr region. Together with the central control room, the sustainable operations building will in future form a…
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Job offer: University Professor (W3) “Underground Mining and Depository” (m/f/d)
Clausthal University of Technology is a modern profile university focused on the Circular Economy. The guiding theme with its characteristics of resource-efficient circular economy, sustainable materials, renewable energies and digital control of the overall system is a recurrent theme throughout the university. At Clausthal University of Technology, we research, teach…
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EUR 2 billion EUR for perpetual obligations
The Board of Executives of RAG-Stiftung, Essen/Germany, presented the figures for the past financial year today at its annual press conference at the Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site in Essen and reported on the start that the foundation has gotten off to in 2026. The foundation’s annual performance remained stable…
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