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A ROADMAP FOR MINERALS PROCESSING EDUCATION
specializing in Sustainable Mineral Resource Development, was developed
by a team of academics from both the Minerals to Metals (MtM) Initiative
at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the School of Mines at the
University of Zambia (UNZA). Inaugurated in 2014, this programme was
conceptualised as one of the offerings of the Education for Sustainable
Development in Africa (ESDA) consortium of eight African universities and
the United Nations University for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP) in
Tokyo. This research-based programme is delivered on a decentralized
basis by two African universities, viz. the University of Cape Town (Cape
Town, South Africa) and the University of Zambia (Lusaka, Zambia), and is
currently attracting students from around the world.
Programme Objectives
The MPhil programme is designed to produce meaningful targeted
research outcomes, while generating highly skilled “T-shaped”
professionals (Brown, 2015), who have the necessary depth and breadth of
knowledge to lead the minerals sector in a more sustainable future world.
Through this programme, these individuals will be able to combine a good
integrated understanding of the critical issues involved in developing
mineral resources sustainably, with a sensitivity on how to project such
in the context of different stakeholders. More specifically, the programme
aims to:
Impart a high-level understanding of, and a sensitivity and progressive
approach to, the critical factors of sustainable development in the
context of mining and metals in Africa.
Develop an appreciation of the inter-relationships between safety,
health, the environment, economic development and proactive
stakeholder management, and the concomitant integration of technical
skills, ethics and global citizenship.
Promote experimentation with inter-disciplinary and systemic
approaches to environmental protection and socio-economic
development in the context of geo-extractive industries in Africa.
A Masters-Level Degree Programme to Support the Development of 199
a Sustainable and Socially Responsible Minerals Industry in Africa
