The Resources Innovation Center Leoben at Montanuniversität Leoben is home to the university’s international partnerships in the areas of sustainable science, education and industrialization. Our vision is to make a climate friendly, sustainable future in the raw materials sector.
After much fine-tuning, the first edition of MiReBooks in printed form has been printed and is now available. These books will take mining education to a higher level by incorporating VR and AR elements into teaching!
Europe needs more experts to master the complex issues of a Social License to Operate (#SLO) as currently many raw materials projects are severely delayed due to severe opposition from communities.
Coordinated by the RIC Leoben Education team, an alliance of experts on the topic of SLO from research, universities and industry will design and deliver a tailored PhD school, based around challenges provided by the industry, facilitated by innovative teaching/learning methods.
The second edition of the PhD school is underway, split into three phases:
1. Online Phase (Virtual Week: 9 to 13 February 2026)
2. Case Study Phase (23 February to 27 March 2026)
3. Onsite School at Hellas Gold S.A. (19 to 24 June 2026, Chalkidiki, Greece)
Further details under: https://www.proslo.eu/
Anna Meyer, BA BA MA, is a Research and Project Manager at the RIC Leoben. Her activities include networking, project applications and developments within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals. Anna also serves as sustainability coordinator of Montanuniversität Leoben and represents the Montanuniversität Leoben in the Alliance of Sustainable Universities in Austria and the Climate Change Center Austria.
The EMJM PROMISE aims to produce world-class mineral processing engineer postgraduates and future leaders to support the sector into a sustainable future. PROMISE is a two-year and 120 ECTS Master’s Programme.
Project Partners:
Students will have broad competence with specialisation in the main areas of mineral beneficiation emphasised in better mineral recovery from primary and secondary sources, metal recycling (urban mining), by-product recovery meeting the demands of today’s industry and environmental protection as an integral part of the circular economy.
Duration: 2022 – 2028
More information on https://www.master-promise.eu/
Apply here: https://www.master-promise.eu/how-to-apply/
Hydrogen is inevitably linked to carbon as a valuable material in to the research activities in the field of methane pyrolysis. About 120 scientists from 23 different organizational units of the Montanuniversität Leoben are currently working on topics within the Strategic Core Research Area (SCoRe A+ Hydrogen and Carbon). Networking of individual scientists from different disciplines creates fruitful collaborations. The recent H2C – Symposium gathered a wide audience to learn from 20 PhD candidates working on sustainable energy projects.
More info here.
