FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN MINERAL PROGRAMS

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FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN MINERAL PROGRAMS
Hans de Ruiter
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1980
- Petroleum - Mining - Minerals processing
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2005
- Petroleum - Mining - Minerals processing
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2005
2004
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2030
Mining / Petroleum / Metallurgical
EngoMammal..E
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TU Delft
Minimum requirement
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SINCE 2003

• Australia
• Mineral Tertiary Education Council (MCA)
• 1998 study Back from the Brink
• 2003 interim report
• USA
• Minerals Education Sustainability Taskforce (SME)
• 2004 study of the Supply / Demand balance of
  geo-professionals
• Europe
• Working group (members from Rio Tinto, Anglo
  American, BHP Billiton and Xstrata)
• Study amongst universities in Australia, Canada,
  Chile, Europe, South Africa, UK and US

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MINING ENGINEERS WORLDWIDE
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WORLDWIDE CONCERN

• University courses are shrinking or closing
  around the world.
• Over the past 20 years, at least 20 programmes
  have closed.
• This represents 30 of the total courses
  available in the countries from which the major
  industry typically recruits.
• Mineral processing / metallurgy courses did
  follow a similar trend.
• Geology courses have been less affected.
• SHORTAGE HUNDREDS OF ENGINEERS/YEAR FOR NEXT 10
  YEARS

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COOPERATION !!!!
Delft, Freiberg 5 students 2 nationalities 0
Companies
2006
1900
Delft, Aachen, Exeter, Helsinki, Miskolc,
Wroclaw 50 students, 12 nationalities 30
Companies
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INITIATIVES FOR CO-OPERATION

• Late 80s Delft combined mining, processing,
  metallurgy and recycling
• Low number of mining students Delft
  RSM
• 1995 / 1996 Delft investigates possible joint
  curriculum, with London, Helsinki and Aachen
• September 1996 European Mining Course (EMC)
• September 1998 European Mineral Engineering
  Course (EMEC)
• September 2003 European Geotechnical and
  Environmental Course (EGEC)
• 2005 merged European Mining, Minerals and
  Environmental Program (EMMEP)

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EUROPEAN MINING, MINERAL AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM
(EMMEP)
1996
1998
2003
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M.Sc
B.Sc
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COURSES
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COMPANY VISITS
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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
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BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAMS

• Multinational group
• Intensive program
• English language
• Networking
• Industry contacts (jobs)
• Social skills
• Flexibility

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FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN MINERAL PROGRAMS
16 December 1999
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STRUCTURE FEMP
Industry AKZO Anglo American Plc. Atlas
Copco Barrick Gold Corporation Boart
Longyear BHP-Billiton Caterpillar Corus
DSM-Energy Downing Teal Euromines Heidelberg
Cement IHC K S KGHM Larox Metso Outokumpu
Phelps Dodge RAG Resource Capital Funds RWE
Power Shell Rio Tinto Slovenske Magnezitove
Zavody Surpac Minex Tamrock Walter Beckers
Wirtschafstvereinigung Bergbau Xstrata Zinifex
Associated universities Canada Queens
McGill USA Colorado School of Mines,
Virginia Tech AustraliaQueensland Chi
le Concepcion, Catholica ArgentinaSan
Juan Europe France, Belgium, Sweden,
Austria, Poland, etc.

• European Universities
• EMMEP
• EMC
• EMEC
• EGEC

FEMP
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CURRENT INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS
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INTERESTED INDUSTRY

• Newmont Mining
• Codelco
• Washington Group
• Alcan
• Inmet
• Boliden
• Thyssen Krupp

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BOARDS

• FEMP Board
• EMC
• EMEC
• EGEC
• Industry (Chris Cross)
• Chairman (Wijnand Dalmijn)
• Industrial Advisory Board
• Euromines
• Companies
• Mining
• Metallurgical
• Supply
• Financial

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WORLD WIDE NETWORK
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Expansion

• Establish new clusters
• Lulea, Oulo, Trondheim
• Freiberg, Krakow, St. Petersburg
• Sardinia, Turkey, Greece, Spain (industrial
  minerals)
• Additional industry
• Sweden
• Eastern Europe
• South America

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E - ASPECTS

• Information
• Registration of the students
• Organization of the 45 courses
• Communication
• Course evaluation
• Administer exam results
• Alumni

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COURSE EVALUATION
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DATABASE
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STUDENT ENROLLMENT
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EMPLOYMENT
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COUNTRIES OF EMPLOYMENT
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FINANCES

• Additional cost to students 3,500 - 4,000
• Socrates
• no tuition fee
• mobility grant 1,000
• Industry for accommodation 3,000 3,500

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FINANCES FOR 60 STUDENTS

• Tuition Fee at home university (Socrates or
  exchange)
• COST PAID BY
• Cost of teaching 1 M Universities
• Travel 50,000 Socrates
• Accommodation 150,000 FEMP (industry)
• Reunion 10,000 FEMP (industry)
• Misc. costs 10,000 FEMP
  (industry)
• Organization (TUD) 50,000 4 Mining
  Houses

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ALUMNI CONTACTS

• 407 alumni and students per 2007
• Co-ordination by Aachen Delft
• Maintain database (web-based)
• Seventh reunion 23-24 November 2006 at RWE
• 50 students
• 40 alumni
• 50 industry universities guests

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Reunion 200623-26 November
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Reunion 200730 November 1 December
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Program reunion 2007

• Thursday
• Evening welcome at castle de Breckt (Venlo)
• Friday
• Morning Visit to Boart Longyear
• Afternoon
• Introduction industry
• Workshop
• Evening Buffet and drinks
• Saturday
• Afternoon
• Outdoor activities
• BBQ and drinks

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INTERNSHIPS
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ERASMUS MUNDUS

• 250 Master courses with EU seal
• Scholarships (21,000 Euro/year) for non EU
  students
• Oct 2004 Three programs within EMMEP
• EMMEP in top 25, but structure was confusing
• May 2005 Re-issue as EMMEP (one program, 3
  specializations)
• Finished on reserve list
• May 2006 Re-issue as EMMEP (one program, 3
  specializations)
• Dropped down in rating, comment was lack of
  integration
• May 2007 Re-issued restructured to 6 partners and
  integration

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EMMEP RESEARCH

• 60-70 M.Sc. thesis projects per year
• 5 to 8 projects at each university
• 6 to 9 months projects
• M.Sc. students to support Ph.D. students
• Structured research desirable
• Centres of excellence
• Individual universities
• Combinations

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Australian CRC Mining

• Incorporated Joint Venture between
• Industry
• Anglo Coal
• Anglo Ashanti Gold
• BHP Billiton
• Rio Tinto Technical Services
• Hamersley Iron
• WMC
• Phelps Dodge
• Peabody Energy
• Suppliers
• PH MinePro
• Komatsu
• Caterpillar
• Lucas Group
• Universities
• Queensland
• Sydney
• Newcastle

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Education and Research
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Pilot project

• Industry
• Anglo American
• Rio Tinto
• Suppliers
• CommoDas - Equipment
• Universities
• TU Delft - M.Sc. Projects
• RWTH Aachen - M.Sc. Projects
• Exeter - Research Project

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EUROPEAN RESEARCH

• Evaluate CRC type structure
• Adapt to European situation
• Start small with pilot project
• Combine with supply industry (Cat, Surpac,
  Tamrock, etc.)
• Investigate link with Australia
• Working Group Society of Mining Professors
• 3 University members
• 3 Industry members
• Find out how to give the Industry a more
  prominent role in the development of education
  and research

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RECOGNITION
RWTH Best Teaching Award 2003
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BENEFITS FOR FEMP MEMBERS

• FEMP worldwide platform of industry and
  universities
• Network of gt 350 FEMP alumni those of 20
  universities in Europe, N S America and
  Australia
• Connection with Society of Mining Professors
• Students alumni are potential future employees
• Access to universities (internships, thesis
  projects, etc.)
• Annual meeting with industry, academia, students
  and alumni
• Possibility to get exposure to students by short
  courses, visits

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CONCLUSIONS

• If nothing is done, EXTINCTION
• Things dont happen automatically
• Initiative has to come from universities
• Co-operation of universities is essential !!
• Many benefits for students
• Industry is willing but wants to see initiatives
  first
• IF WE DONT DO THIS THEN..

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21 st CENTURY ENDANGERED SPECIES
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EGEC 2007

• BlackBoard
• Evaluation
• Personal impression
• Deposit
• Reunion
• Re-exams

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