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Masters Degree in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering

The Master in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering, MEMG, is the 2nd Cycle of a set of three Cycles of training in Mining Engineering at FEUP:

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering, 3 years, 180 ECTS
2. Master in Mining Engineering and Geo-Environmental Engineering, 2 years, 120 ECTS
3. PhD in Mining Engineering and Geo-Anvironmental Resources, 3 years, 180 ECTS

Type of Course
Masters Degree
Duration
4 Semesters / 120.0 ECTS
Vacancies
20
Language
Portuguese - Suitable for English - speaking students
Tuition Fee (Full Tuition Fee)
Nacional/EU: 697.00€

All the information presented relates to 2024/2025

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Objectives

Objectives

This 2nd Cycle degree in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering, is recognised by Accreditation Agencies (EURACE and A3ES) as providing a complete professional training.

Competences, capacities and skills, on completion of the MEMG:

  • Ability to know, understand, design and operate in all dimensions of mining knowledge and technologies – exploration/recognition, exploitation/extraction, treatment/processing, environmental integration – in a technically and scientifically sound way, in a holistic project perspective;
  • Personal, understanding and problem-solving skills in complex and multidisciplinary contexts, in particular of Mining Engineering;
  • Ability to issue well-founded and high-quality technical, social and ethical judgments/opinions;
  • Ability to develop autonomous work, as well as work in multidisciplinary teams;
  • Ability to keep up-to-date throughout their professional life;
  • Ability to understand, adapt and integrate into any sector of activity, at the level of production processes.

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Specialisations and Career Paths

Specialisations and Career Paths

Some of the main career opportunities pursued by graduates of the Master in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering at FEUP are found in:

  • Industrial plants for the exploitation and/or transformation of natural resources, such as mines that are metallic and non-metallic, open-pit and underground, and quarries for industrial and ornamental rocks.
  • Mineral-industrial, natural mineral and spring water exploitation.
  • Consultancy and research firms/offices in the areas of geology, geophysical prospecting, and rock recognition.
  • Underground and open-pit excavation projects associated with construction and public works, such as wells, tunnels, galleries, and other underground storage infrastructures.
  • State institutions for the management and supervision of public works, extraction activities and the transformation of resources.
  • Consulting companies in mining engineering, geo-environment, and geotechnics.
  • Research, supervision, and development in private or public laboratories, such as those for quality control to support the extraction and construction industry.
  • Municipal services in the areas of the environment, regional planning support and environmental rehabilitation and rehabilitation.
  • Companies providing services to the extraction industry and in environmental management.
  • Research, education, and vocational training.

Videos

Videos

The future is now?

Extractive industry

Mobility Agreements

Mobility Agreements

Partnerships for Erasmus mobility programmes or under bilateral agreements are undertaken with high quality institutions in various regions of the world.

See the top 5 universities where mining engineering students spend a period of outgoing mobility:

Netherlands
University of Twente 

University of Groningen

Belgium

Ghent University

Czech Republic

University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague

Italy

University of Padova

Partnerships with companies

Partnerships with companies

There are a high number of dissertations carried out in industrial environment, ending with an excellent evaluation of the impact on the organisation in terms of process improvement and development, associated with scientific contributions.

The companies in which students have conducted dissertations/ trainee programs in recent years include:

ANIET

SOMINCOR

SOLUSEL

ORICA

FAFSTONE

Epiroc

edm

Bondalti

Employability

Employability

FEUP 2020 Employability Survey
graduados do MEMG em 2018/2019
How long until students find the first job opportunity

76% before finishing

93% less than six month after finishing

Correlation between job position and study area

49% fully related

51% partially related

First Job in Portugal/Abroad

95% Portugal

5% Abroad

Contacts

Contacts

Secretariat:
Paula Lima
Tel.: 22 041 3163
E-mail: [email protected]

Registration and Accreditation

DGES

Registration n.ºR/A-Ef 2705/2011/AL02 in July 8, 2021

A3ES

Date of publication of the accreditation decision: May 19, 2021

Validity of accreditation: 6 years

Information from A3ES
Additional information