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Education
Europe has been a mining area for centuries and has traditionally
high quality programmes for mining and mineral engineering
at many universities. Most are associated with the Society
of Mining Professors. Changing circumstances in Europe, since
the nineteen-seventies, led to new challenges in the organisation
of the education at the European universities in the field
of mining engineering and minerals engineering, the latter
including processing, metallurgy and recycling. The global
market for mining and mineral processing engineers also led
to a challenge: to provide an increasing number of exchange
programmes for students and staff between universities, and
to make the education more "European" if not even
international. This ensures that Europe maintains the skills
in this important economic area.
In order to optimise and enhance the quality of education a
number of universities decided to establish a joint curriculum
during the final year of their study "programmes".
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European Programs
Three options exist:
- The European Mining Course (EMC)
- The European Mineral Engineering Course (EMEC)
- The European Geotechnical and Environmental Course
(EGEC)
The industry (members of Euromines and the supply
industry) support these programs and are united in
the Federation of European Mineral Programs. The programmes
are growing and are currently being extended by additional
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