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International Mining Engineer (University Course)

Course aim and target audience

The university course "International Mining Engineer" provides a science-based and practical extension as well as an educational intensification for participants in the field of raw materials extraction and its related disciplines. This post-graduate education conforms to international standards and customs and ensures this by means of cooperations with six other international universities.

Course contents and focus

 

The education focuses on the field of raw materials extraction as well as related scientific disciplines.

The various aspects and challenges relating to mining technology as well as, in particular, hazards and mining safety are mandatory courses.

The elective modules focus on areas such as

 

  • Mass mining
  • Underground coal mining
  • Coal mine hazards and coal mine safety
  • Underground hard rock mining and rock reinforcement
  • Mine automation and mining equipment
  • Mine transport systems
  • Project management, finance and appraisal
  • Mechanical excavation engineering
  • Open pit mining
  • Construction

Skills and expertise

The education is an additional qualification on the subject of the extraction of mineral raw materials while considering the national and international customs practiced by the raw materials extraction industry. It provides information regarding the economic and social environment of this industry.

Entry requirements

Bachelor-, Master- or any other Diploma degree of a technical study program from a recognized university or advanced technical college.

Assessment test as a prerequisite to prove sufficient knowledge of basic technical skills

Degree and title

„Graduate International Mining Engineer”

Duration and location(s)
4 semesters (5 modules, each two weeks)
Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Austria
University of New South Wales, Australia
Colorado School of Mines, USA
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
University of Exeter, Camborne School of Mines, England
Start
The next programme starts at October 2013
Languages
English
Course fees

€ 20,500 (travel and accommodation expenses not included)

  • 15 % of the tuition fees have to be paid after the completion of each module (module one to five)
  • 25% of the tuition fees have to be paid within four weeks after the completion of the course
Contact
Organizer: Chair of Mining Engineering and Mineral Economics
Head of the course: Univ. Prof. Dr. Peter Moser
Information: Mag.Mag(FH) Birgit Knoll Tel.: +43/(0)3842-402-6604
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