Breve Introdução

The activities of teaching and research and development (R&D) are carried out by the Department of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico – Lisbon University, in the scope of the Scientific Areas of:

 

- Geo-engineering (Geoeng);

- Natural Resources and Environment (RNA);

- Geosciences (Geoc);

- Minning and Earth Resources (MG). 

 

DER's mission is to contribute to society's development by promoting excellent higher education in Earth Resources. At present, Earth resources are a priority throughout its value chain, from prospecting to creating final products and recycling, as well as creating knowledge for this integrated management.

Historial

Faced with the current raw materials crisis resulting from the need for energy transition, and the resulting demand for mineral resources, the European Union has changed its strategy with regard to the management of its own mineral resources. Mineral resources became a priority throughout its value chain, from prospecting to the creation of final products and recycling, as well as the creation of know-how for this integrated management.

The Instituto Superior Técnico, through its Department of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineering, has the scientific and pedagogical skills to be able to respond to these new challenges, namely through the Doctoral Program in Earth Resources.

The recent war in Ukraine highlighted the geostrategic importance of raw materials and reinforced the need for Europe to have a common policy, centered on self-sufficiency, that minimizes its vulnerabilities due to external dependencies. In this new geostrategic framework, new opportunities for scientific and pedagogical development are presented in the fields of mineral raw materials.

At this crucial moment of Europe's strategic turn in relation to the management of its mineral resources, Portugal, through the Instituto Superior Técnico, and its Department of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineering, is in a privileged position to respond to the challenge of searching for mineral raw materials and skills creation throughout its value chain.  

Objectivos

The PhD Programme in Earth Resources at Instituto Superior Técnico – Lisbon University, emphasizes original research on the emerging technical and societal issues in Earth Resources assessment, development and recycling.  

Th students will acquire / develop skills and expertise related to mining exploration, exploitation, sustainability, recuperation, Earth observation and modelling, being able to integrate, synthesize, and apply scientific knowledge to societal problems, such as the sustainable use of mineral and water resources.

Through the interdisciplinary nature of this PhD Programme, students will be prepared to face any problem and to become leaders beyond the academic environment, promoting autonomous scientific abilities in the field of Earth Resources.

 

Destinatários

The PhD Programme in Earth Resources is designed for students, holding a Master’s degree or a 5-year undergraduate diploma in Geology, Geological and/or Mining Engineering, Environmental Sciences/Engineering or related fields, who intend to pursue a research and development career in fields related to the Earth Resources.

Saídas Profissionais

Graduates with a Ph.D. diploma in Earth Resources will be able to join Higher Education Institutions, Research Laboratories or R&D-oriented Enterprises.

 

Regime de Funcionamento

- The student must select the mandatory course “Methodologies of Research and Thesis Project in Earth Resources” (6 ECTS);

- The student must also select a 6 ECTS course from the set of specialized courses.

- In the curricular plan, the student must also choose between 6 and 18 ECTS of optative courses, among which they have a maximum of 12 free ECTS to be able to choose courses from other doctoral programs at Instituto Superior Técnico.

 

Mandatory courses (6 ECTS)

- Methodologies of Research and Thesis Project in Earth Resources (MG)

 

Specialized courses (6 ECTS)

- Advanced Geo-Engineering (Geoeng)

- Modelling of Underground Structures (Geoeng)

- New Methodologies of Mining Exploitation (Geoeng)

- Advanced Geostatistics (RNA)

- Regionalized Multivariate Data Análise (RNA)

- Analisys of Valorization Systems (RNA)

- Instrumental Methods for Geological Materials (Geoc)

- Geochemistry-Geo (Geoc)

- Planning and Management of Groundwater Resources (Geoc)

 

Optative courses (6-18 ECTS)

- Teaching and Scientific Dissemination-Earth Resources (MG)

- Seminars in Earth Resources (Dgeo) (MG)

- Advanced Geo-Engineering (Geoeng)

- Modelling of Underground Structures (Geoeng)

- New Methodologies of Mining Exploitation (Geoeng)

- Advanced Geostatistics

- Regionalized Multivariate Data Analyze (RNA)

- Analysis of Valorization Systems (RNA)

- Instrumental Methods for Geological Materials (Geoc)

- Geochemistry-Geo (Geoc)

- Planning and Management of Groundwater Resources (Geoc)

 

Number of credits required to obtain the degree

Course Units: 30 ECTS

Doctoral Thesis: 210 ECTS

Total: 240 ECTS

Publicações Oficiais

2023-09-08	Despacho n.º 9275/2023, DR n.º 175, II Série, de 08/09, Pág. 121 a 124
2022-10-10	[A3ES] Processo n.º ACEF/2122/0506907 | Decisão do CA (acreditado por 6 anos)
2021-12-28	[A3ES] Processo n.º ACEF/2122/0506907 | Guião para a auto-avaliação
2017-02-13	[A3ES] Processo n.º ACEF/1516/0506907 | Decisão do CA (acreditado por 6 anos)
2015-12-28	[A3ES] Processo n.º ACEF/1516/0506907 | Guião para a auto-avaliação
2011-12-12	[A3ES] Processo n.º CEF/0910/06907 | Decisão do CA (acreditado preliminarmente)
2011-03-18	[DGES] Registo inicial n.º R/A-Ef 2151/2011
2010-03-24	[A3ES] Processo n.º CEF/0910/06907 | Caracterização do ciclo de estudos
2009-09-22	Despacho n.º 21348/2009, DR n.º 184, II Série, de 22/09, Pág. 38605 a 38606
2007-10-03	Despacho n.º 23010-R/2007, DR n.º 191, II Série, de 03/10, Pág. 28876-(115) 28876-(116)
2007-03-13	[DGES] Registo de adequação n.º R/B — AD — 242/2007

Coordenadores

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