- Degree
- Master of Science
- Course location
- Freiberg
- In cooperation with
- MU Leoben, Austria; IST Lisboa, Portugal; Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- Track one (in-house MSc) is fully taught in the English language. Track two (joint degree with Leoben University) has a few mandatory courses taught in the German language.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Mode of study
- Fully on-site with voluntary online elements
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- https://study-geomatics.eu/ (https://study-geomatics.eu/)
- Application deadline
- 1 January – 15 April
For applicants from India, China and Vietnam, please note: The APS certificate must be submitted with the application. The submission form alone will not be accepted.
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- Yes
- Description/content
- Geomatics is an interdisciplinary field of research that combines aspects of surveying and sensor technology with data processing, geoinformatics and geomodelling. The main focus of Geomatics for Mineral Resource Management lies on the regulation and control of the interplay between resource extraction and its environmental impact.
Having excellently trained experts in the field of Geomatics is more important now than ever. The reason for this is the continuously rising global demand for raw materials, which leads to the extraction of mineral resources in areas of the geosphere that are more difficult to access. Simultaneously, the highest standards of safety, as well as environmental and social regulations, need to be complied with, and the optimal use of natural resources by maximising recovery is desired. This requires engineers to be able to develop new, innovative solutions and to make the best use of the most modern technology to acquire, manage and analyse geodata.
The European course on Geomatics for Mineral Resource Management aims to develop future leaders and innovators in this field. The educational content focuses on these pillars:
• Geo-Data Acquisition
• Geo-Data Management and Visualisation
• Geo-Data Analysis and Modelling