Online Lecture Series 2026
Sustainable Resources: from mine planning to post-mining futures
Online lectures | October 2026 – January 2027
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EURECA-PRO is launching its sixth free online lecture series, consisting of 19 lectures presented by leading professors and researchers from the EURECA-PRO alliance. The lecture series explores sustainable resource management across the entire mining lifecycle: from responsible mine planning and extraction to circular economy approaches, environmental restoration, and post-mining futures.
OBJECTIVES
The lecture series provides an interdisciplinary overview of sustainable resource management and responsible mining. Participants will explore environmental, technological, economic and social aspects of the mining lifecycle, gaining insight into current research and innovative practices supporting the transition towards a more sustainable and circular use of natural resources.
Key details
Thematic Areas:
- Foundations & frameworks
- Sustainable exploration & extraction
- Circular economy & resource efficiency
- Digitalisation & innovation
- Environmental management & mine closure
- Social responsibility & governance
- Future perspectives
Students from EURECA-PRO partner universities can receive 3 ECTS, if they attend at least 60% of the lectures (10 of 19) and pass the module exam.
The course will also be offered in an asynchronous format, allowing participants to complete it at their own pace and get the certificate of attendance.
Registration for the asynchronous mode remains open until the end of the course.
Lecture Schedule
Advanced waste dump modelling as prerequisite for geomechanical assessment and future utilization concepts
12 October 2026 | 09:00 – 10:30
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin Kreßner,
TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
Planning for Closure – Sustainable Mine Design for Environmental Recovery
21 October 2026 | 14:00 – 15:30
Dr. Grzegorz Strozik,
Silesian University of Technology, Poland
Modern Methods and Challenges in Geostatistics for Environmental Mining and Sustainable Development
26 October 2026 | 09:00 – 10:30
Prof. Emmanouil Varouchakis,
Technical University of Crete, Greece
Resource-Effective Post-Mining Transitions
28 October 2026 | 14:00 – 15:30
Dr. Alexey Alekseenko,
UNU Resource Nexus – United Nations University, Dresden, Germany
Location recognition using geomagnetic field signatures in underground environments
4 November 2026 | 14:00 – 15:30
Dr. Michel Varelija,
Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
Digitalisation & Smart Mining
9 November 2026 | 09:00 – 10:30
Dr. Vasileios Androulakis,
Technical University of Crete, Greece
Monitoring Techniques, Data Handling and Analysis in Mining
16 November 2026 | 09:00 – 10:30
Dr. Philipp Hartlieb,
Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
Eco-efficient Technologies for Recovering Substances from Waste
2 December 2026 | 14:00 – 15:30
Prof. Tomasz Suponik,
Silesian University of Technology, Poland
Agromining: Farming Metals for the Future
7 December 2026 | 09:00 – 10:30
Dr. Catherine Sirguey,
Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France
Risk Management in Mines
14 December 2026 | 09:00 – 10:30
Prof. Michael Tost,
Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
Life After Life of Underground Mines
21 December 2026 | 09:00 – 10:30
Prof. Marcin Lutynski,
Silesian University of Technology, Poland
Participatory Design of Sustainable (Post-)Mining Environments
4 January 2027 | 09:00 – 10:30
Prof. Dr. Liesbeth Huybrechts,
Hasselt University, Belgium
Questioning the Mining Renewal in Light of the Past: The Torments of the Unsustainable Development of the Bassin Minier du Nord–Pas-de-Calais (France)
6 January 2027 | 14:00 – 15:30
Dorian Maillard,
Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France
Space Mining
11 January 2027 | 09:00 – 10:30
Prof. Carsten Drebenstedt,
TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
Sustainable Mining in the Quarry – Case Study
13 January 2027 | 14:00 – 15:30
Ph.D. Roxana Herbei,
University of Petroșani, Romania
The Importance of Life Cycle Assessment towards Net Zero in the Mining and Metallurgical Industry
18 January 2027 | 09:00 – 10:30
Prof. Konstantinos Komnitsas,
Technical University of Crete, Greece
Sustainable Development: History of Thought, Basic Concepts and Current Applications
TBC
Dr. Marinella Passarella,
Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
Battery Recycling: Creating Secondary Mines
TBC
Dr. Anna Vanderbruggen,
Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France
Lecture Schedule and Topics
Advanced waste dump modelling as prerequisite for geomechanical assessment and future utilization concepts
12 October 2026 |
09:00 – 10:30
Dr. Alexandre Nominé,
Université de Lorraine; France
Topic
Sustainability of rechargeable batteries for energy storage
Prof. Dr. An Hardy,
Hasselt University; Belgium
Topic
Green Bonds and the Energy Transition: Efficiency and Social Inequalities
Dr. Verónica Acurio Vásconez,
Université de Lorraine; France
2026 Edition
The Online Lecture Series on Sustainable Resources: from mine planning to post-mining futures features 19 lectures presented by leading professors and researchers and explores sustainable resource management across the entire mining lifecycle.
