Programme content
The Master's programme in Georesources Engineering (referred to as EMERALD) is coordinated by 4 European universities:
- the University of Liège (principal coordinator),
- the University of Lorraine - Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Géologie de Nancy (France),
- Luleå University of Technology (Sweden),
- the Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg (Germany).
The course was set up at a time when Europe was becoming aware of its dependence on the import of raw materials and of its weakening presence in the sector. It therefore meets the need of reinvesting in programmes focusing on raw materials in Europe.
The EMERALD Master's programme is taught entirely in English and in the original spirit of the programme in geological engineering offered by the University of Liège, building bridges between knowledge of resources and the mastery of processing techniques ( for minerals). Since the aim is to take and learn from the best that each partner has to offer, students spend one semester at each of the universities for a total of 120 ECTS credits.
- Semester 1 University of Liège - refresher courses (mineral resources, geostatistics, mineral processing, process mineralogy, recycling, etc.)
- Semester 2 University of Lorraine - more advanced courses (advanced characterisation of mineral surfaces, advanced mineral processing, geomodelling, etc.)
- Semester 3 Luleå University of Technology - more advanced courses (mineral processing 2, mining geology, geometallurgy, etc.)
- Semester 4 at the University of Liège, the University of Lorraine, the Luleå University of Technology or the Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg - internship and Master's thesis
EMERALD is also supported by a series of international academic partners such as the University of Cape Town and the University of Oulu. The other strength of the programme lies in its close collaboration with industry. During the two years of the Master's, students develop their network of international contacts thanks to the many professional seminars, site visits and the Master's thesis project. Many companies are now partners of the programme. Lhoist, LKAB, Umicore, Imerys and ZEISS, to mention but a few. At the end of the programme, students are awarded three degrees:
- Civil Engineer in Mining and Geology specialising in geometallurgy (University of Liège);
- Master in Geosciences; Planets, Resources and the Environment. (University of Lorraine - Ecole Nationale de Géologie de Nancy);
- Master's of Science: Major: Geosciences (Luleå University of Technology). More information about the EMERALD programme.
More information on the joint Erasmus Mundus Master's at ULiège.