[en] EIT Raw Materials is a major European initiative supported by more than 120 core and associate partners from industry, research and academia. Among the core missions of this network is the establishment of a Raw Materials RM Academy to educate T-shaped professionals that will contribute to the development of a sustainable and resource efficient Europe.
Every T-shaped professional should combine an in depth knowledge of his own discipline with a sound understanding of the challenges of the full raw materials value chain and with a mindset for innovation and entrepreneurship. The main objective of the RM Academy is to connect all T-shaped professionals to help create the circular economy steering wheel. Therefore, the RM Academy has the following missions:
- Label and support educational programs.
- Promote a permanent offer of cross-disciplinary programmes, workshops and courses.
- Train T-shaped professionals into T-shaped entrepreneurs.
- Promote lifelong learning initiatives.
- Stimulate wider society learning initiatives aiming at raising social and political awareness.
- Closely collaborate with industry
- Enable a high degree of mobility of students and professionals
Disciplines :
Geological, petroleum & mining engineering
Author, co-author :
Pirard, Eric ; Université de Liège > Département ArGEnCo > Géoressources minérales & Imagerie géologique
Greberg, Jenny
Language :
English
Title :
The materials lifecycle : A steering wheel for Europe's Raw Materials Academy.
