Curriculum Development for Improving Mineral Exploration-Related Master Programs towards Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility
Nordic and West Balkan countries are major investment regions in Europe for greenfield and brownfield mineral exploration; however, the availability of qualified technical, scientific and managerial personnel involved in the whole mineral cycle is limited, especially in West Balkan countries. The pa...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2023-10-01
|
| Series: | Materials Proceedings |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4605/15/1/8 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849431528999747584 |
|---|---|
| author | Sibila Borojević Šoštarić Gabriela Paszkowska Nils Jansson Luis Lopes Alberto Sanchez Miravalles Ana Maričić Ferenc Mádai |
| author_facet | Sibila Borojević Šoštarić Gabriela Paszkowska Nils Jansson Luis Lopes Alberto Sanchez Miravalles Ana Maričić Ferenc Mádai |
| author_sort | Sibila Borojević Šoštarić |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Nordic and West Balkan countries are major investment regions in Europe for greenfield and brownfield mineral exploration; however, the availability of qualified technical, scientific and managerial personnel involved in the whole mineral cycle is limited, especially in West Balkan countries. The partners of the TIMREX EIT RawMaterials-labeled MSc program have developed a joint curriculum focused on innovative raw materials prospecting and exploration methods, with strong innovation and entrepreneurial components. The program incorporates new exploration techniques and methodologies, portable and more highly sensitive equipment, robotized exploration equipment and the processing and interpreting of large, multidimensional datasets. The TIMREX curriculum was built around the ideal mineral exploration program, as suggested by raw materials stakeholders and orientated to field geology, exploration techniques and data processing, and also includes elements of sustainability, transversal societal and regulatory aspects. The program also focuses on EIT Overarching Learning Outcomes (OLO-s), which are embedded as core elements of the curriculum (innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability, creativity, leadership and intercultural competencies). Significant contributions to the OLOs also arise from cross-organizational program elements, including the Exploration Entrepreneurship course, summer field camp, the Internship and the Social and Civic internship. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-113006d18b3045a19d44e559c8be64cb |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2673-4605 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2023-10-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Materials Proceedings |
| spelling | doaj-art-113006d18b3045a19d44e559c8be64cb2025-08-20T03:27:37ZengMDPI AGMaterials Proceedings2673-46052023-10-01151810.3390/materproc2023015008Curriculum Development for Improving Mineral Exploration-Related Master Programs towards Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Social ResponsibilitySibila Borojević Šoštarić0Gabriela Paszkowska1Nils Jansson2Luis Lopes3Alberto Sanchez Miravalles4Ana Maričić5Ferenc Mádai6Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-421 Wrocław, PolandDepartment of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, SwedenLa Palma Research Centre, 1040 Bruxelles, BelgiumEuropean Federation of Geologists, 1000 Bruxelles, BelgiumFaculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaInstitute of Mineralogy and Geology, University of Miskolc, 3515 Miskolc, HungaryNordic and West Balkan countries are major investment regions in Europe for greenfield and brownfield mineral exploration; however, the availability of qualified technical, scientific and managerial personnel involved in the whole mineral cycle is limited, especially in West Balkan countries. The partners of the TIMREX EIT RawMaterials-labeled MSc program have developed a joint curriculum focused on innovative raw materials prospecting and exploration methods, with strong innovation and entrepreneurial components. The program incorporates new exploration techniques and methodologies, portable and more highly sensitive equipment, robotized exploration equipment and the processing and interpreting of large, multidimensional datasets. The TIMREX curriculum was built around the ideal mineral exploration program, as suggested by raw materials stakeholders and orientated to field geology, exploration techniques and data processing, and also includes elements of sustainability, transversal societal and regulatory aspects. The program also focuses on EIT Overarching Learning Outcomes (OLO-s), which are embedded as core elements of the curriculum (innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability, creativity, leadership and intercultural competencies). Significant contributions to the OLOs also arise from cross-organizational program elements, including the Exploration Entrepreneurship course, summer field camp, the Internship and the Social and Civic internship.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4605/15/1/8curriculum developmentmineral explorationinnovationentrepreneurship |
| spellingShingle | Sibila Borojević Šoštarić Gabriela Paszkowska Nils Jansson Luis Lopes Alberto Sanchez Miravalles Ana Maričić Ferenc Mádai Curriculum Development for Improving Mineral Exploration-Related Master Programs towards Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility Materials Proceedings curriculum development mineral exploration innovation entrepreneurship |
| title | Curriculum Development for Improving Mineral Exploration-Related Master Programs towards Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility |
| title_full | Curriculum Development for Improving Mineral Exploration-Related Master Programs towards Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility |
| title_fullStr | Curriculum Development for Improving Mineral Exploration-Related Master Programs towards Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility |
| title_full_unstemmed | Curriculum Development for Improving Mineral Exploration-Related Master Programs towards Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility |
| title_short | Curriculum Development for Improving Mineral Exploration-Related Master Programs towards Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility |
| title_sort | curriculum development for improving mineral exploration related master programs towards innovation entrepreneurship and social responsibility |
| topic | curriculum development mineral exploration innovation entrepreneurship |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4605/15/1/8 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT sibilaborojevicsostaric curriculumdevelopmentforimprovingmineralexplorationrelatedmasterprogramstowardsinnovationentrepreneurshipandsocialresponsibility AT gabrielapaszkowska curriculumdevelopmentforimprovingmineralexplorationrelatedmasterprogramstowardsinnovationentrepreneurshipandsocialresponsibility AT nilsjansson curriculumdevelopmentforimprovingmineralexplorationrelatedmasterprogramstowardsinnovationentrepreneurshipandsocialresponsibility AT luislopes curriculumdevelopmentforimprovingmineralexplorationrelatedmasterprogramstowardsinnovationentrepreneurshipandsocialresponsibility AT albertosanchezmiravalles curriculumdevelopmentforimprovingmineralexplorationrelatedmasterprogramstowardsinnovationentrepreneurshipandsocialresponsibility AT anamaricic curriculumdevelopmentforimprovingmineralexplorationrelatedmasterprogramstowardsinnovationentrepreneurshipandsocialresponsibility AT ferencmadai curriculumdevelopmentforimprovingmineralexplorationrelatedmasterprogramstowardsinnovationentrepreneurshipandsocialresponsibility |