{"id":6047,"date":"2017-10-18T12:43:05","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T10:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/?p=6047"},"modified":"2017-10-18T12:43:05","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T10:43:05","slug":"flexible-international-new-masters-programme-mineral-resource-process-engineering-thga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/blog\/flexible-international-new-masters-programme-mineral-resource-process-engineering-thga\/","title":{"rendered":"Flexible and international: New Master\u2019s programme in \u201cMineral Resource and Process Engineering\u201d at THGA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mining mineral raw materials is the biggest \u201cmass movement\u201d in the world. Every year, more than 30 bn t of rock, earth, ore and energy feedstocks are extracted worldwide. They form the basis of modern life. The raw materials industry offers a wealth of career prospects as a result. Georg Agricola Technical University (THGA) in Bochum\/Germany offers the perfect stepping stone towards them thanks to its new Master\u2019s programme in \u201cMineral Resource and Process Engineering\u201d, the only one of its kind in Germany. The hands-on degree focussing on extracting and processing resources starts in the 2017\/18 winter semester and can be completed as a full-time programme or as a part-time degree alongside a job (Figure 1).<\/p>\n

What is special about the programme is its combination of subjects and unusual flexibility, according to course leader Prof. Ludger Rattmann: \u201cIt is a programme with unlimited possibilities. Students can freely choose to focus on either \u201cMineral Resource Engineering\u201d or \u201cProcess Engineering\u201d. There is a pool of courses from which they can independently make up their own personal programme of studies.\u201d In addition to classic lecture courses, it also includes many different practical elements, simulation exercises, e-learning and small independent projects. This prepares the prospective engineers for developing strategies and techniques on a large scale \u2013 \u201calways keeping in mind that natural resources must be handled sustainably,\u201d adds Prof. Rattmann.<\/p>\n

The Master\u2019s programme includes research-oriented practical training at a company or organisation in the raw materials sector \u2013 including preparation, recycling, energy efficiency, health and safety and environmental protection. Besides engineering content, the programme also teaches management skills, preparing candidates for leadership jobs. As there is huge demand both nationally and internationally, the tuition at THGA is in English and German. The \u201cMineral Resource Engineering\u201d branch of study can also be completed entirely in English.<\/p>\n

Overview of the Master\u2019s programme in \u201cMineral Resource and Process Engineering\u201d:<\/p>\n