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RaMES – Master in Raw Materials Exploration and Sustainability

EIT RawMaterials Academy - RaMES


Location

Italy, Norway, Finland

Study Format

On Campus

Course language

English

Study Fields

Geology, Environmental Science, Renewable Energy, Sustainability

Duration

2 Years

Academic pace

Full Time

Degree

Master's Degree

Tuition Fee

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Program Description

The Challenge

Effective exploration and discovery of new primary Raw Materials are of great importance for securing future supplies in the global economy. Within this context, one of the global challenges is the creation of the next generation of resource specialists within the raw materials world. These specialists must have extensive knowledge of primary raw materials, broad competences, and skills in identifying and characterizing raw materials in the anthroposphere (e.g., tailings, landfills, or in-use stocks), and sensitivity to pressing managerial and business challenges that the effective exploration of raw materials poses. Understanding the large-scale, socio-economic metabolism underlying the complex raw materials value chain is of vital importance for geologists and all other professionals working with raw materials. Consequently, there is an increasing need to broaden research and educational perspectives to secure future supplies.

Following this approach, RaMES is an MSc degree that blends a Resource Geology curriculum with subjects devoted to the exploration and the deployment of raw materials as a sustainable process.

Diploma: The master‘s program delivers a Diploma Supplement from The University of Bologna. The program will award graduates an EIT Label Certificate in addition to the Master’s Degree.

Participating Universities

  • The University of Bologna
    • Italy
  • The Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    • Norway

About the School

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 - RaMES 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 - RaMES 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 - RaMES, 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 - RaMES 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

  • Universita di Bologna , Italy (Lead Partner)
  • Bio-On , Italy - bologna
  • Geologian tutkimuskeskus, GTK (Geological Survey of Finland) , Finland - Espoo
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) , Norway - Trondheim
  • Regione Emilia Romagna , Italy - Bologna
  • SpacEarth Technology , Italy - Rome
  • TCA-SpA , Italy - Capolona AR
  • Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, UPM (Technical University of Madrid) , Spain - Madrid, Spain

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