Waste Management and Mineral Processing

VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava - Faculty of Mining and Geology

Key information
Field of study:
Interdisciplinary programmes involving broad field 07 (1)
Study language::
EN
Study program code:
N0788A290002
ISCED code:
0788
Study form::
full-time
Study duration:
2 years

Raw material sources and wastes – the current and future global problems. How should human behaviour and technologies change in order to produce less waste and to reuse all waste as resources? Studying the programme Waste Management and Mineral Processing, you will deepen your knowledge from undergraduate studies and learn more about raw material processing and beneficiation methods. At the same time, you will learn about new global trends in waste management with the focus on Circular Economy. The programme will equip you with knowledge on modern technologies used in processing, recycling, and exploitation of natural resources and wastes. The study programme also deals with the questions of Information Science and visualisations related to process technologies, and helps you develop your soft skills. To expand your knowledge, and to practise your skills, you will have an opportunity to do a one-month internship in an industrial corporation. Having completed the programme, you will have the following options: • find a job as a technologist, waste manager, technician, head of laboratories, manager in an industrial enterprise/ factory (Veolia, NCH Corporation, Chem-Aqua, Inc.), • find a job as a technologist, waste manager, technician, head of laboratories, manager in a company (SUEZ, Marius Pedersen A/S, Teva Czech Industries) • work as a researcher (Research Institute) • work in state administration, e.g. environmental departments of city or regional authorities.

Application and admission procedure
Admission procedure form:
online
Application fee:
700.00 CZK

The manner and conditions of submitting the application for the follow-up Master study In order to apply for admission to a follow-up Master’s degree programme, the applicant must meet, by the prescribed deadline, the following requirements applicable to programmes taught in English:  Submit an electronic application form at <https://prihlaska.vsb.cz/uchazec/studium/6>.  Enter the arithmetic mean (rounded to 2 decimal places) of the results from the first to the last but one semester of the previous university (usually Bachelor) study, in the case of foreigners, including a possible conversion to the Czech grading If the candidate has already acquired a university degree and the diploma supplement, he/she attach both of these documents.  The condition for submitting an application for the follow-up Master study of the Mining of Mineral Resources is the previous study of subjects focused on: the problems of mining of mineral resources; geology; problems of rock or soil mechanics; problems of safety. Similarity of the degree programme of study will be assessed by the degree programme guarantor.  Pay an administrative fee of CZK 600 for the admission procedure. An applicant whose application has satisfied the requirements for submission must, by the specified deadline, also provide the following documents applicable to programmes taught in English:  diploma of higher education (usually Bachelor’s degree),  diploma supplement  document confirming the fact the candidate completed a higher education programme if s/he obtained the higher education degree abroad (this does not apply to equivalent documents, e.g. from Slovakia). The procedure to acknowledge completed education obtained abroad is described in the document “Assessment of Applicants’ Foreign Education within the Admission Procedure at VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava” <https://dokumenty.vsb.cz/docs/files/en/9f06014d-db84-46c0-a5a5-4432e0b442e6>. If the assessment of previous education will take place within the admission procedure, it is necessary to deliver the necessary documents (see <https://www.vsb.cz/en/university/university-services/recognition-of-foreign-education/>) in paper form (address: VŠB-TUO, study department FMG, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic);  language certificate. In cases worthy of special consideration, the Dean may waive this examination. The applicant must pass entrance exam. You will take the entrance examination electronically through the information system. You will receive detailed instructions for the entrance examination through the information system. Find further details about the Rules for the Admissions Procedure and the admission requirements for bachelor’s degree studies at the Faculty of Mining and Geology, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, at: https://www.hgf.vsb.cz/en/study/admission-procedure/

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The newly conceived study programme builds on the traditional study of the scientific discipline of mineral processing, which has been taught at the faculty since its establishment. It is a unique field enabling the acquisition of professional competence for managerial positions in operations engaged in the processing of mineral and secondary raw materials; furthermore, a graduate of the study programme may apply for recognition of education pursuant to Decree No. 480/2025 Coll., on the equivalence of education of officials of territorial self-governing units, for administrative activity in waste management. In the Czech Republic, a field structured in this manner can be studied only at the Faculty of Mining and Geology of VSB – Technical University of Ostrava. Owing to high-quality theoretical education and the universal foundation of application-oriented specialised study, the graduate is ensured a high degree of adaptability to all specific requirements of their future professional practice, both operational-engineering and scientific-research. Graduates will find employment as managers and technologists in companies engaged in the extraction, processing, beneficiation and utilisation of mineral raw materials. They are further employed in organisations devoted to the collection, gathering and processing of waste, in research and design institutes, and also in state and public administration bodies, including ministries, regional and municipal authorities, units of the rescue system and customs authorities. The qualification obtained enables graduates to conduct independent business activities in the field of extraction and processing of raw materials and waste. A graduate profiled in such a comprehensive manner corresponds to the needs of practice. The graduate will be prepared for the needs of practice through the solving of case studies and through an extended qualification comprising “commercial professional courses”. Graduates are also prepared to continue further in doctoral study programmes, in particular in the doctoral study programme Mineral Processing, or, as applicable, Environmental Protection in Industry at the Department of Environmental Engineering. Our graduates are in demand in industrial practice, where our principal partners in this field are: DIAMO, sp., Sev.en Česká energie a.s., TROJEK a. s., Recovera Využití zdrojů, a.s., INGEA realizace s.r.o., UVR Mníšek pod Brdy a.s., Sokolovská uhelná, právní nástupce, a.s., Kovohutě Příbram a.s., Fluorit Teplice s.r.o., OZO Ostrava s. r. o., Celio a.s., Marius Pedersen a. s., GUTRA s.r.o. and others.

University

School detail

Institution type:
public
Founded:
1849
Abbreviation:
VSB
Number of students:
13687
Number of international students in degree programs:
1760
Number of international exchange students:
618
Number of international alumni
261

Choose VSB – Technical University of Ostrava and study at a university that has brought together engineering, economics, natural sciences and the arts for more than 175 years. Its modern study programmes respond to real-world challenges and build on top-level fundamental and applied research. Thanks to its tradition, close cooperation with industry and partnerships with many Czech and international universities, you will join an environment that creates innovative solutions across a wide range of fields and gives graduates strong career prospects.

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Field of study:
Interdisciplinary programmes involving broad field 07 (1)
Study language::
EN
Study program code:
N0788A290002
ISCED code:
0788
Study form::
full-time
Study duration:
2 years

Raw material sources and wastes – the current and future global problems. How should human behaviour and technologies change in order to produce less waste and to reuse all waste as resources? Studying the programme Waste Management and Mineral Processing, you will deepen your knowledge from undergraduate studies and learn more about raw material processing and beneficiation methods. At the same time, you will learn about new global trends in waste management with the focus on Circular Economy. The programme will equip you with knowledge on modern technologies used in processing, recycling, and exploitation of natural resources and wastes. The study programme also deals with the questions of Information Science and visualisations related to process technologies, and helps you develop your soft skills. To expand your knowledge, and to practise your skills, you will have an opportunity to do a one-month internship in an industrial corporation. Having completed the programme, you will have the following options: • find a job as a technologist, waste manager, technician, head of laboratories, manager in an industrial enterprise/ factory (Veolia, NCH Corporation, Chem-Aqua, Inc.), • find a job as a technologist, waste manager, technician, head of laboratories, manager in a company (SUEZ, Marius Pedersen A/S, Teva Czech Industries) • work as a researcher (Research Institute) • work in state administration, e.g. environmental departments of city or regional authorities.

Admission procedure form:
online
Application fee:
700.00 CZK

The manner and conditions of submitting the application for the follow-up Master study In order to apply for admission to a follow-up Master’s degree programme, the applicant must meet, by the prescribed deadline, the following requirements applicable to programmes taught in English:  Submit an electronic application form at <https://prihlaska.vsb.cz/uchazec/studium/6>.  Enter the arithmetic mean (rounded to 2 decimal places) of the results from the first to the last but one semester of the previous university (usually Bachelor) study, in the case of foreigners, including a possible conversion to the Czech grading If the candidate has already acquired a university degree and the diploma supplement, he/she attach both of these documents.  The condition for submitting an application for the follow-up Master study of the Mining of Mineral Resources is the previous study of subjects focused on: the problems of mining of mineral resources; geology; problems of rock or soil mechanics; problems of safety. Similarity of the degree programme of study will be assessed by the degree programme guarantor.  Pay an administrative fee of CZK 600 for the admission procedure. An applicant whose application has satisfied the requirements for submission must, by the specified deadline, also provide the following documents applicable to programmes taught in English:  diploma of higher education (usually Bachelor’s degree),  diploma supplement  document confirming the fact the candidate completed a higher education programme if s/he obtained the higher education degree abroad (this does not apply to equivalent documents, e.g. from Slovakia). The procedure to acknowledge completed education obtained abroad is described in the document “Assessment of Applicants’ Foreign Education within the Admission Procedure at VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava” <https://dokumenty.vsb.cz/docs/files/en/9f06014d-db84-46c0-a5a5-4432e0b442e6>. If the assessment of previous education will take place within the admission procedure, it is necessary to deliver the necessary documents (see <https://www.vsb.cz/en/university/university-services/recognition-of-foreign-education/>) in paper form (address: VŠB-TUO, study department FMG, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic);  language certificate. In cases worthy of special consideration, the Dean may waive this examination. The applicant must pass entrance exam. You will take the entrance examination electronically through the information system. You will receive detailed instructions for the entrance examination through the information system. Find further details about the Rules for the Admissions Procedure and the admission requirements for bachelor’s degree studies at the Faculty of Mining and Geology, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, at: https://www.hgf.vsb.cz/en/study/admission-procedure/

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The newly conceived study programme builds on the traditional study of the scientific discipline of mineral processing, which has been taught at the faculty since its establishment. It is a unique field enabling the acquisition of professional competence for managerial positions in operations engaged in the processing of mineral and secondary raw materials; furthermore, a graduate of the study programme may apply for recognition of education pursuant to Decree No. 480/2025 Coll., on the equivalence of education of officials of territorial self-governing units, for administrative activity in waste management. In the Czech Republic, a field structured in this manner can be studied only at the Faculty of Mining and Geology of VSB – Technical University of Ostrava. Owing to high-quality theoretical education and the universal foundation of application-oriented specialised study, the graduate is ensured a high degree of adaptability to all specific requirements of their future professional practice, both operational-engineering and scientific-research. Graduates will find employment as managers and technologists in companies engaged in the extraction, processing, beneficiation and utilisation of mineral raw materials. They are further employed in organisations devoted to the collection, gathering and processing of waste, in research and design institutes, and also in state and public administration bodies, including ministries, regional and municipal authorities, units of the rescue system and customs authorities. The qualification obtained enables graduates to conduct independent business activities in the field of extraction and processing of raw materials and waste. A graduate profiled in such a comprehensive manner corresponds to the needs of practice. The graduate will be prepared for the needs of practice through the solving of case studies and through an extended qualification comprising “commercial professional courses”. Graduates are also prepared to continue further in doctoral study programmes, in particular in the doctoral study programme Mineral Processing, or, as applicable, Environmental Protection in Industry at the Department of Environmental Engineering. Our graduates are in demand in industrial practice, where our principal partners in this field are: DIAMO, sp., Sev.en Česká energie a.s., TROJEK a. s., Recovera Využití zdrojů, a.s., INGEA realizace s.r.o., UVR Mníšek pod Brdy a.s., Sokolovská uhelná, právní nástupce, a.s., Kovohutě Příbram a.s., Fluorit Teplice s.r.o., OZO Ostrava s. r. o., Celio a.s., Marius Pedersen a. s., GUTRA s.r.o. and others.

University

School detail
Institution type:
public
Founded:
1849
Abbreviation:
VSB
Number of students:
13687
Number of international students in degree programs:
1760
Number of international exchange students:
618
Number of international alumni
261

Choose VSB – Technical University of Ostrava and study at a university that has brought together engineering, economics, natural sciences and the arts for more than 175 years. Its modern study programmes respond to real-world challenges and build on top-level fundamental and applied research. Thanks to its tradition, close cooperation with industry and partnerships with many Czech and international universities, you will join an environment that creates innovative solutions across a wide range of fields and gives graduates strong career prospects.

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