Save the date: Oulu Mining School Gala Week and Oulu Mining Summit 2024

Register to the Oulu Mining Summit here

Oulu Mining School (OMS), a research unit operating at the Faculty of Technology, integrates scientific disciplines along the value chain from exploration to mining and mineral processing.

Significance of research and education in mining and exploration has emphasized during recent years due to the openings of new mines and increased production of minerals and metals. OMS gathers core disciplines of mining value chain at the geosciences, geophysics, mining engineering and mineral processing sectors. The unit provides the only mining engineering program in Finland, and has an unique mini-scale mineral processing factory in their premises.

For the celebration of 10 years of successful mining field research and education given, we arrange an Oulu Mining School Gala Week!

Oulu Mining Summit conference, 19.-20.9.2024

The central part of the of the Gala Week is an international Oulu Mining Summit conference, organized ninth time. The aim of the summit is to build a joint platform for mining companies, universities, research institutes, consulting companies and other mining-related enterprises

The theme of the event is Impact, networking and training – Increasing cooperation in the extractive sector in Eastern and Northern Finland. Particular focus is on national minerals strategy work and RDI activities.

Subthemes

• Session 1. National Mineral Strategy
• Session 2. Collaboration opportunities and pitching
• Session 3. RDI
• Session 4. Education

More detailed program of the Oulu Mining Summit will be published here.

Register to the Oulu Mining Summit here.

The program of the Oulu Mining School Gala Week, 16.-20.9.2024

Mon 16.9 at 15.00-17.00
Studia Generalia Seminar: Critical Raw Materials (no registration)
via Zoom, link will be published here

Tue 17.9 at 15.00-17.00
Studia Generalia Seminar: Social Licence to Operate (no registration)
via Zoom, link will be published here

Wed 18.9 at 14.00-17.00
Open Doors and Tour at Oulu Mining School (no registration)
Erkki Koiso-Kanttilan katu 1, Linnanmaa campus, University of Oulu, V-door

Thu 19.9 at 9.00-16.00
Oulu Mining Summit conference 2024, Saalasti Hall (registration link above)
Pentti Kaiterankatu 1, Linnanmaa campus, University of Oulu

Thu 19.9 at 18.00-19.00
Coctail event, Saalasti Hall (registration link above)
Pentti Kaiterankatu 1, Linnanmaa campus, University of Oulu

Thu 19.9 at 19.00-22.00
Gala Week Dinner, Saalasti Hall (registration link above)
Pentti Kaiterankatu 1, Linnanmaa campus, University of Oulu

Fri 20.9 at 9.00-14.00
Oulu Mining Summit conference 2024, Saalasti Hall (registration link above)
Pentti Kaiterankatu 1, Linnanmaa campus, University of Oulu

Welcome!


Additional info

Prof. Saija Luukkanen
Head of Oulu Mining School
saija.luukkanen@oulu.fi

Prof. Pertti Sarala
Oulu Mining School
pertti.sarala@oulu.fi

Researcher Jari Joutsenvaara
Oulu Mining School
jari.joutsenvaara@oulu.fi

Dr. Anu Sirviö
Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu
anu.sirvio@oulu.fi