Master's Programme in Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource Management – SINReM

Year 1

Year one provides a comprehensive perspective and holistic view of the natural resources value and process chain. The autumn semester is given at Ghent University, a residential school at TU Bergakademie Freiberg. The spring semester at Uppsala University, and a summer school at TU Bergakademie Freiberg.

Year 2

In year two you choose to specialise and gain a deeper understanding of one of the following specialisations:

• Georesource exploration and assessment at Uppsala University,
• Sustainable processes at TU Bergakademie Freiberg,
• Sustainable resource recovery and recycling, or Sustainable materials at Ghent University.

Entrepreneurial skills are fostered in different ways. There are a kick-off week and events such as "Meet the Founders" during the residential and summer schools. Also, core modules on topics such as Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship, as well as Project Management and Business Plan Development are included. An internship and your thesis expose you intimately to the natural resources industry.

In the second year, you will produce a business plan for a raw materials problem with a small group of your peers.

Courses within the programme

See the programme outline for courses within the programme.

See course details from the partner universities on the programme's international website

The teachers in the Master's Programme in Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource Management at Uppsala University are experts in their respective fields, giving you up-to-date contact with front-line research in an open and creative educational atmosphere. The teaching consists of a balanced mix of theoretical and practical work providing experience in both research and industry-oriented applications. Excursions, fieldwork and study visits are included in some courses.

Instruction in the Master's programme builds on your experience and knowledge from your previous education. You are expected to actively participate and contribute to the learning environment and take responsibility for your own and others' learning. The teachers are responsible for creating opportunities for active learning at the individual and group level. Purposeful and respectful dialogue between teachers and students contributes to the constant improvement and development of courses.

Examination generally includes written exams, complemented by seminar presentations/discussions, project work, laboratory work and field reports.

The SINReM programme prepares you to start your own business. From the beginning of the programme, you will meet company founders from the raw material sector and have the chance to interview them and learn from their experiences. In the second semester, you will get the necessary knowledge and skills for innovation management and IPR as well as some tools for entrepreneurship.

You have the chance to go to an industrial partner for hands-on training and gain practical experience and/or develop your Master's thesis. For creating your own business, one of the research transfer/business development departments of the three partner universities and the business developers of EIT RawMaterials will be supporting you.

Of course, the programme also prepares you to become a resource engineer in research departments or technological departments of small, medium and large companies worldwide. The broad experience background gives you a wide range of opportunities to find the right job for your special talents.

If you like the research process of the Master's thesis and one of the professors likes your work, you can get the chance to continue with your research by becoming a PhD student. The three university partners and the whole EIT RawMaterials community have a lot of positions in the field for doctoral students.

Career support

During your time as a student, UU Careers offers support and guidance. You have the opportunity to take part in a variety of activities and events that will prepare you for your future career.