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Pär Weihed
Centre for Advanced Mining & Metallurgy
Luleå University of Technology
Exploratory workshop for a deepened RDI (Research & Development & Innovation)
Barents cooperation in the field of minerals and metals
Luleå, September 14-15, 2011
Exploratory workshop for a deepened RDI (Research & Development & Innovation)
Barents cooperation in the field of minerals and metals
Luleå, September 14-15, 2011
* Sustainable supply in the EU (Bullets 32-46)
* 37: …recalls Parliament's resolution of 20 January 2011 on a
sustainable EU policy for the High North and calls, in this
regard, on the Commission, in accordance with the
precautionary principle, to assess the possibilities of
environmentally sustainable exploitation of sensitive areas
that might be valuable suppliers of essential RM, such as the
Arctic, the Barents Region and Greenland and, if possible,
extend existing partnership agreements with the countries in
these regions Text adopted P7_TA(2011)0024.
* 39: …Notes that the northern European countries and the
Barents Region have substantial deposits of ores and
minerals, and forests; believes that the northern European
region can make a substantial contribution to the RM supply
needs of other European companies and thereby reduce
European import dependence; believes that there is a clear
need to increase awareness of the potential of northern
Europe in the ongoing discussion over RM.
Exploratory workshop for a deepened RDI (Research & Development & Innovation)
Barents cooperation in the field of minerals and metals
Luleå, September 14-15, 2011
* Raw materials industry one of the Barents region
major net export providers
* The Barents region a leading European metal and
minerals supplier
* The Barents region is the most expansive area in
Europe concerning investments in exploration and
mining
* The Barents region will in the longer perspective have
an increased geopolitical role for global trade EuropeAsia
* Raw materials currently have a strong focus within EU
(cf. RMI, critical metals report, EU2020-EIP etc.)
*
Exploratory workshop for a deepened RDI (Research & Development & Innovation)
Barents cooperation in the field of minerals and metals
Luleå, September 14-15, 2011
* The Barents region a leading European metal and minerals
supplier
* Raw materials currently have a strong focus within EU (cf.
RMI, critical metals report, EU2020-EIP etc.
* The Barents region provides the best geological potential in
Europe for new discoveries
* Mining industry is a driver for economic and regional growth
in the Barents region (SME-establishment in downstream
industry)
* Mining and exploration industry create employment
opportunities in regions where the resources exists (i.e.
“outsourcing” not possible)
* Finding skilled labour is a major challenge for mining and
exploration industry
*
Exploratory workshop for a deepened RDI (Research & Development & Innovation)
Barents cooperation in the field of minerals and metals
Luleå, September 14-15, 2011
* Finding skilled labour is a major challenge for mining
and exploration industry
* Nordic RDI within mining and minerals world leading
* Barents cluster could be strongest in Europe within the
sector
* Most universities in the Nordic countries (and western
Russia) with focus towards exploration and mining and
metals are based within or close to the Barents region
* A strong need for focussing and create critical mass in
RDI to maintain competitive education and research
* Established cooperation is already in place between
universities (cf. Nordic Mining School)
*
Exploratory workshop for a deepened RDI (Research & Development & Innovation)
Barents cooperation in the field of minerals and metals
Luleå, September 14-15, 2011
Sustainable development
Labour org.
EU
Indigenous groups org.
Communities
Regional administration
Environmental
protection agencies
Universities, R&D Institutes
NGO’s
Geological surveys
National governments, conflicting interests ???
Exploratory workshop for a deepened RDI (Research & Development & Innovation)
Barents cooperation in the field of minerals and metals
Luleå, September 14-15, 2011
Industry
Universities & Research institutes related to metals and minerals
Ongoing disc.;
NTNU. LTU,
Oulu Uni., Sintef,
Tromsö Uni.
Other RDI providers
in the region
Exploratory workshop for a deepened RDI (Research & Development & Innovation)
Barents cooperation in the field of minerals and metals
Luleå, September 14-15, 2011
National
Programs
Norwegian research council – MINFORSK
Vinnova – Mining research program
TEKES – Green mining
Nordic/Bar
ents
Programs
Nordic-Barents ?
BEAC, BRC, NCM
EU
Programs
ERANET
FP7-8
Exploratory workshop for a deepened RDI (Research & Development & Innovation)
Barents cooperation in the field of minerals and metals
Luleå, September 14-15, 2011
Exploratory workshop for a deepened RDI (Research & Development & Innovation)
Barents cooperation in the field of minerals and metals
Luleå, September 14-15, 2011
Nordic Mining School
for advanced extractive technology and natural resource management
A joint initiative between Luleå University of
Technology and Oulu University
Exploratory workshop for a deepened RDI (Research & Development & Innovation)
Barents cooperation in the field of minerals and metals
Luleå, September 14-15, 2011
Nordic Mining School
Funded for 2008–2012 by INTERREG IVA Nord
Aims:
To bring the students at masters level in both universities together –
critical mass
Build the best graduate school in mining related education in Europe
Strengthen the research cooperation in mining, exploration and
environmental engineering, mineral processing, metallurgy, process
engineering
Exploratory workshop for a deepened RDI (Research & Development & Innovation)
Barents cooperation in the field of minerals and metals
Luleå, September 14-15, 2011
Students enroll in a relevant masters program at either of the
universities and spend at least 6 months of their studies at the other
university and qualify for a double degree from the Nordic Mining
School
Opportunity for an internship where European mining is active and
write a masters thesis co-supervised by mining, mineral,
metallurgical or exploration industry
Exploratory workshop for a deepened RDI (Research & Development & Innovation)
Barents cooperation in the field of minerals and metals
Luleå, September 14-15, 2011
* Link between universities and research institutes along the
value chain can form the basis for a North European centre
of excellence in metals and minerals
* Utilize existing structures, national, Nordic, Barents
region(cf. Nordic Mining School, CAMM)
* Find Nordic/Barents funding structures for networking and
long term financing (i.e. NOT PROJECTIFIED)
* Investment in long term supply of skilled labour at all levels
needs long term commitment in a triple helix context
*
Exploratory workshop for a deepened RDI (Research & Development & Innovation)
Barents cooperation in the field of minerals and metals
Luleå, September 14-15, 2011
42. Stresses the importance of skills and training and the role played by
geologists, engineers, miners and other personnel; calls on the
Commission and the Member States to engage in a close dialogue with
the social partners, academia and industry in this context; calls on
the Commission to identify the need for, and availability of, trained
personnel in the field of RM R&D, extraction, refining, processing and
recycling by 2012 and to share the findings with the European
Parliament; calls on the Commission and Member States, in
collaboration with industry and academia, to support education on RM
via the establishment of special university programmes and
scholarships; further supports, in this context, exchange programmes
in this field such as the Erasmus Mundus Minerals and Environmental
Programme;
*
Exploratory workshop for a deepened RDI (Research & Development & Innovation)
Barents cooperation in the field of minerals and metals
Luleå, September 14-15, 2011