An exciting opportunity to study Mineral Resources and Sustainable Mining as a two-year master’s programme, either in geosciences or mining engineering, in an excellent infrastructure and close connection to the mining industry.

Programmes are among the few programmes in the world to cover the whole mining value chain from exploration to mining, concentration, refining and closure.

Five specialisation options to choose from:

• Two in Geosciences:
  • Economic Geology focuses on characterisation of mineral deposits and geological processes behind their genesis, forming a basis for mineral exploration.
  • Quaternary Geology covers a wide range of sub-disciplines including glacial geology, sedimentology, ore prospecting techniques, and hydrogeology.
• Three in Mining Engineering and Mineral Processing:
  • Mining Engineering covers a wide range of topics, including geotechnique, mining technologies, analysis of production capacity, and financing.
  • Mineral Processing deals with the processes to economically separate valuable minerals from the ores.
  • Applied Geophysics concentrates on the basic phenomena in geophysics and how to apply the knowledge, for example in mineral exploration, mapping and management of natural resources, and in environmental and engineering studies.

Top reasons to study Mineral Resources and Sustainable Mining:

• A rare opportunity to study high level education covering the whole mining value chain.
• University of Oulu is ranked within the top 51-75 universities in Mining & Mineral Engineering in Shanghai Ranking´s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022.
• Excellent, cutting-edge infrastructure available for research and education - the latest software and machinery.
• Shared courses in geosciences and engineering, including both theory and practice.
• Work-life related studies in close cooperation with the mining industry. Internship and thesis opportunities offered to students.

Career opportunities:

The faculty has close collaboration with the industry and teaching is provided by highly experienced and internationally well-regarded teachers. The Oulu Mining School is involved with many high-level EU projects which focus on innovation, developing new methods and refining existing processes.

Job  opportunities exist in all fields related to the mining cycle including: Mineral Exploration, Mining, Mineral Processing,Rock Engineering in both industry and research.