Dear raw materials professionals, academicians and students,

We are pleased to invite you to our second Online Workshop on “Practical usage of the NRE fleet for thin, inclined sub-horizontal ore bodies,” scheduled for December 3, 2025. This event will bring together industry professionals, experts, and academics to discuss the latest developments, applications, and future of the narrow reef mining.

The NRE (Narrow Reef Mining) fleet is a cutting-edge suite of mining machinery designed for efficient operation in thin, sub-horizontal ore bodies. Developed for versatility and precision, the NRE fleet includes electric, remote-controlled vehicles that can navigate challenging underground environments with minimal human intervention. Its key features include improved safety, enhanced productivity, and reduced operational costs, making it an ideal solution for mining deposits that are otherwise difficult to access or extract using traditional methods.

Workshop Details:

• Date: December 3, 2025
• Time: 10:00 AM – 1:15 PM (CET)
• Location: Online

Agenda is attached.

This workshop is organised in a framework of the EIT RawMaterials project NRE-ElectRA. Electric, Remote control, Automatic Narrow Reef mining Equipment which aims to will develop and commercialize innovative, remote-controlled, electric-powered equipment that has the main function of mechanized production of strategic metals from Ultra-Low mining profiles ranging from 0.9 to 1.7 meters.

We kindly request register till 1.12.2025. at link: https://forms.gle/2x2o2v8JAg5UEEjXA

We look forward to your participation in this insightful workshop!

NRE Electra team

ONLINE WORKSHOP

“Practical usage of the NRE fleet for thin, inclined, sub-horizontal ore bodies”

3. December 2025

10:00-10:15 NRE ElectRA project overview (Sibila Borojević Šoštarić, UNIZG-RGNF)

10:15-10:45 NRE fleet – introduction and basic properties (Luka Petro, DOK-ING Mining)

10:45-11:15 Geological features of NRE-suitable deposits (Ema Vokić, Sibila Borojević Šoštarić, UNIZG-RGNF)

11:15-11:45 Economical assessment of mining methods for NRE-suitable deposits (Vječislav Bohanek, UNIZG-RGNF)

11:45-12:15 Underground trial testing of NRE equipment (Paolo Pleše, DOK-ING Mining)

12:15-12:45 LCA analysis (Davor Kvočka, ZAG)

12:45- 13:15 NRE equipment complementary products: Groundhog, DAMAS & VR system (Karlo Kasunić, DOK-ING Mining)

12:15-12:45 Future development of NRE fleet (Luka Petro, DOK-ING Mining)

12:45 -13:15 Final discussion and closing (all lecturers; moderator: Sibila Borojević Šoštarić, UNIZG RGNF)

Following the success of the first edition, applications are now open for the 2nd PRO-SLO PhD School, funded by EIT RawMaterials.
The program is intended for PhD students from all academic disciplines and focuses on the concept of Social Licence to Operate (SLO).

About the Program

The school consists of both online and onsite components:

• Online module: 9–13 February 2026 – lectures on the fundamentals of SLO, including policy, social, ethical, and environmental perspectives.
• Project work: 23 February – 27 March 2026 – students work in groups on SLO projects with online mentorship.
• Onsite module: 19–24 April 2026, Kassandra Mines, Hellas Gold S.A., Greece – interaction with stakeholders and development of methodologies for achieving SLO.

Additional Information

• Entry level: No prior experience in the SLO field required.
• Participation: Free of charge.
• Application deadline: 15 December 2025.

More information and application

We are pleased to announce that the DIM ESEE Conference 2025 program is now published.

Join us in Dubrovnik (October 15–17) for expert talks, panel discussions, poster sessions, and networking opportunities across the raw materials sector.

• Inter University Center, Dubrovnik
• October 15–17, 2025
• Full program & registration: https://lnkd.in/gg3W8j9

DIM-ESEE 2025 conference Agenda.

Since 2016, the DIM ESEE workshops in Dubrovnik have grown into a well-recognized educational platform in the raw materials sector, bringing together over 500 participants from 20 European countries, during past 9 editions. Initially launched as a lifelong learning project, DIM ESEE aimed to transfer international knowledge and strengthen innovation capacities in in mineral exploration, extraction, processing, recycling, and waste management. By 2020, the project had become an EIT RawMaterials success story in the ESEE region.

From 2016 to 2024, nine editions of the Dubrovnik International ESEE Mining School were held:

• 2016. – Innovative approaches to blasting
• 2017. – Zero waste management
• 2018. – Deep intelligent mining
• 2019. – Small mining sites: Innovation in mining
• 2020. – Small mining sites: Innovation in exploitation and processing
• 2021. – Innovation in exploration 
• 2022. – Innovation in process oriented orebody characterization
• 2023. – Innovation in extraction
• 2024. – Innovation in ore processing

Over 50 companies participated at academia-industry innovative workshops,  strengthening industry collaboration and public understanding of sustainability and circular economy in mining.

Now, starting in 2025, DIM ESEE evolves into a conference format, aiming for greater visibility, cost-efficiency, and international reach. The conference will feature high-level lectures, panel discussions, networking opportunities, and a sustainable financial model to ensure long-term success and impact in the raw materials community.

Registration and abstract submission are open at https://dim-esee.eu/registration-and-fees/ for the 1st edition of the DIM ESEE Conference titled "Development & Innovations in Mineral Resourcing", to be held from 15 to 17 October 2025 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The conference topics align with the competencies developed in previous editions of DIM ESEE and cover the entire raw materials value chain:Raw materials prospection and discoveries / Mining methods / Geometallurgy and sustainable extraction / Recycling and waste management.

• Abstract submission: July 1, 2025
• Full paper submission: September 1, 2025

Conference fees:

• Late bird (until August 1): €450 + VAT
• Regular (after September 1): €500 + VAT
• Students: €150 + VAT
• Field trip: €250 + VAT

We look forward to welcoming you in Dubrovnik. Join a strong professional network dedicated to advancing innovation and sustainability in the raw materials sector.

We invite companies to explore sponsorship options https://dim-esee.eu/become-a-sponsor/

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University of Zagreb
Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering

Applications invited for

admission of students to

Doctoral Programme Applied Geosciences, Mining and Petroleum Engineering

in the academic year 2025/26

The duration of the doctoral study programme is 6 semesters (180 ECTS credits), and upon the conclusion of the programme the candidate is awarded a doctoral degree in technical or natural sciences in the corresponding field and branch. The study consists of lectures during the first semester (30 ECTS credits), and scientific research (150 ECTS credits) during the following semesters.

Admissions criteria and requirements:

• Completion of the appropriate graduate study;
• Average grade not lower than 3.50 or at least one scientific paper published in an international peer-reviewed journal covered in Web of Science, or two scientific papers in an international peer-reviewed scientific journal not covered in Web of Science;
• Knowledge of English.

Application must contain:

• Application for the enrolment into the programme;
• Enrolment form for the first semester;
• Research plan for a doctoral thesis;
• Letters of recommendation by a teacher and a potential mentor;
• Curriculum Vitae;
• List of published papers.

Supporting documentation:

• Graduate study diploma;
• Transcript of graduate and undergraduate study records;
• Proof of knowledge of English (B2 or the equivalent);
• Copy of an ID or a passport;
• A document showing who will finance the cost of study;
• A statement that the available time is sufficient to meet obligations according to the plan of study.

Originals or notarized photocopies of all necessary documents must be enclosed (copies of the documents issued by the University of Zagreb - Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering need not be notarized).

Interview with the applicant is an obligatory part of the enrolment procedure.

The names of the accepted applicants are published on the study programme website.

Tuition fee:

A total of 7.950 EUR is paid in 1.325,00 EUR instalments per semester.

Classes begin in the winter semester of the academic year 2025/26.

Application should be submitted personally or by mail to the following address:

Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering

Office for Doctoral Study, International Relations and Projects

Pierottijeva 6, 10 000 Zagreb

no later than July 11, 2025.

For further information please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Scholarships

The Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering provides two scholarships for covering tuition costs in the amount of 7.950,00 EUR.

The candidates must fulfil the terms of enrolment and criteria of excellence which will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

• Average grade of undergraduate and graduate study
• Scientific paper published in an international peer-reviewed journal covered in Web of Science
• Scientific paper published in an international peer-reviewed journal covered in SCOPUS
• Proposal of scientific research
• Interview/Conversation with the candidate

The selected candidates will be required to complete the doctoral programme by submitting a dissertation in a form of a Scandinavian model (Regulations on Doctoral studies at the University of Zagreb, Article 14, Paragraph 2).

Applications should be submitted to the aforementioned address, with the indication “For Scholarship”.

Dear master students,

Master students, interested in conducting an internship? A warm invitation to the 2nd ADRIA matchmaking event of RIS-Internship on the 9th of May 14.00-16.00 on the online platform.

do not hesitate and register now  for the opportunity to:

• Connect with potential mentors and host organisations
• Acquire information on the internship positions available at each host organization
• Get inspired by the success stories of participants from previous years
• Get acquainted with the RIS-Internship program and the application process

REGISTER HERE

Agenda 

Are you a Raw Materials professional working in one of the following fields: Ore processing, Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering, or similar?
Do you want to learn about technological innovations in the processing of primary and secondary raw materials and their environmental and economic aspects? Or receive hands-on experience by working in teams to address the challenges faced by the RM sector and set by academic staff and industry experts? ???? ????

Then this is an excellent opportunity for you to join the DIM ESEE-2 innovative workshop in Dubrovnik, which will also be the last edition of our 8th-year-long tradition of lifelong learning courses. Don`t miss this chance to meet expert lecturers and 40+ other professionals from all over Europe in one of the most famous and beautiful Croatian cities on the Adriatic coast. ????

City tour and other social events included. ????

Registrations will open from the 1st of June, to learn more follow our main webpage: https://dim-esee.eu/

TIMREX Zagreb Cohort 2 visited outcrop of the bended iron formation in the Medvednica Mts., in vicinity of Zagreb. The filed work was a part of the course Analytical methods in ore deposits at 1^st year of graduate study programme.

Dear master students,

we are inviting you to the dedicated Matchmaking event focusing on host organisations from Italy, Spain, and Portugal, happening on the 18th of March from 10 to 12 (CET).

Master students, interested in conducting an internship in one of those countries, do not hesitate and register now Register now for the opportunity to:

• Connect with potential mentors and host organisations,
• Acquire information on the internship positions available at each host organization,
• Get inspired by the success stories of participants from previous years,
• Get acquainted with RIS-Internship program and the application process.

For all additional information contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Agenda

Dear master students,

we are inviting you to the dedicated Matchmaking event focusing on host organisations from Italy, Spain, and Portugal, happening on the 18th of March from 10 to 12 (CET).

Master students, interested in conducting an internship in one of those countries, do not hesitate and register now Register now for the opportunity to:

• Connect with potential mentors and host organisations,
• Acquire information on the internship positions available at each host organization,
• Get inspired by the success stories of participants from previous years,
• Get acquainted with RIS-Internship program and the application process.

For all additional information contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 Matchmaking event