MEITIM – MSc in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology Integration in Mining

The raw materials sector is entering a new era that requires companies to transform their operations, create new business models, and foster a digital culture. In this context, the minerals industry is facing a changing talent landscape, necessitating of new skill sets in their workforce. Companies need to ensure that their staff is properly constituted to support this transformation process.

In the raw materials sector, technology is not an end in itself. The greatest impact will come from embedding different new technologies as an integrated whole and all across the mining value chain. Each opportunity is significant in itself, but achieving the full potential of all opportunities is possible only if they are pursued in an integrated way. The key to doing this is to have cross-functional teams that understand both mining operations and the technologies and are able to integrate new technologies into operations. Companies must be able to get the right people with the necessary skill set to maximize value creation. Miners must prepare their workforce today to meet the demands of tomorrow’s digital age or risk future growth and innovation.

Over time, mining work will evolve toward knowledge-based jobs that solve the same challenges as today but do so through different means, and at the same time, face new challenges. The mining companies that recognize this shift today and best navigate the changes ahead will be the winners of tomorrow.

Double Diploma: Graduates of the MEITIM program will be awarded a double Master of Science degree, depending upon their chosen pathway. Graduates will also be awarded the EIT Label Certificate.

Participating Universities

• Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Technical University of Madrid Spain
• Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology Finland
• Wrocław University of Science and Technology Poland

Our modern lifestyle relies on raw materials. From the iron and steel of our railway infrastructure to the gold and silver in the circuitry of smartphones: raw materials are everywhere. Even the transition to a climate-neutral future requires cobalt for electric vehicles, lithium for rechargeable batteries, silicon for photovoltaics and solar panels, and rare earth elements for wind turbines that generate renewable energy

As the world grows smaller and more hyper-connected, the impact of society on the Earth has never been more visible. It is now clear that we need to shift to a circular economy in order to responsibly use the Earth’s finite resources. But what can just one individual do to help? More than you think! Real change requires courage, innovative thinking, and collective action – the same skill set that EIT RawMaterials Academy - MEITIM looks for in prospective students. Are you ready to mine your raw talent, help shape a more circular, green economy, and create sustainable solutions for tomorrow?

What do we offer students?

EIT RawMaterials Academy - MEITIM offers students a unique opportunity to learn in a dynamic environment, focusing on real-life challenges. Awarded by the EIT (European Institute of Innovation and Technology), a body of the European Union, the EIT Label is a certificate of quality that is granted only to excellent educational programs at the master and doctoral level.

As a student of an EIT-Labelled program from EIT RawMaterials Academy - MEITIM, you’ll be part of the largest European raw materials network with more than 120 core and associate partners and 180 project partners, including higher education professionals, researchers, and industry experts from over 20 European countries. As an EIT Label student, you will be welcomed into this network and will champion and contribute to the EIT RawMaterials goals of finding new, innovative solutions to secure the sustainable supply of raw materials across the value chain: from exploration, mining, and extraction, to mineral processing, recycling and the movement towards a circular economy. EIT RawMaterials aims to equip a new generation of innovators in Europe with the necessary entrepreneurial mindset for designing and delivering materials solutions. You’ll also get the chance to collaborate internationally and develop sustainable solutions to pressing economic, environmental, and societal challenges. And long after you graduate, you can stay connected via EIT RawMaterials Alumni.

What to expect?

• Thesis internship placements at leading European companies
• Membership of the EIT RawMaterials Alumni community
• ‘Learning by doing’ with challenge-based courses that focus on real-life problems
• Study tours and visits to innovative companies and industrial sites
• Exciting new ways of learning: online courses, virtual and augmented reality, and MOOCs
• Courses designed to nurture start-up ideas with accelerators and incubators
• Course modules dedicated to entrepreneurship and innovation skills
• EIT RawMaterials Innovation support: business plan competitions, innovation boot camps, seed funding
• Expertise in a raw materials discipline – a comprehensive understanding of the entire raw materials value chain
• EIT RawMaterials summer schools and interdisciplinary courses
• European mobility – a study in at least two European countries

Exclusive activities and support for EIT-Labelled students

Students on EIT-Labelled master’s programs within the EIT RawMaterials Academy - MEITIM receive a range of additional opportunities to boost their innovation and entrepreneurship skills, grow their network in the raw materials sector, and gain the experience they need to thrive.

These exclusive events bring together EIT-Labelled students from across the Master School and form the basis of your shared learning experiences, making you a full member of the EIT RawMaterials community.

Participating Universities

• Universidad Politecnica de Madrid , UPM (Technical University of Madrid), Spain (Lead Partner)
• Suomen Malmijalostus Oy (formerly Terrafame Group Oy) , Finland
• Politechnika Wroclawska (Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, WUST) , Poland
• Outotec (Finland) Oy , Finland
• Metso Minerals Oy , Finland
• Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology , Finland
• Geologian tutkimuskeskus, GTK (Geological Survey of Finland), Finland
• Atlantic Copper S.L.U. , Spain
• Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas M.P., CSIC (Spanish National Research Council), Spain