Uptake of Australian Student Mineral Venture Students into Mining Related University Courses

Author

Stewart Gillies, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

An increasing number of students are getting enrolled in the AusIMM Education Endowment Fund Australian Student Mineral Venture (ASMV) scheme. The ASMV has organized around 10-12 day summer schools for high school students between ages 10, 11, and 12. Student Destination Survey questionnaires have been sent to students, who had attended Regional Ventures and are expected to be completing a first undergraduate degree. A number of students have also enrolled in non-mining courses. Some of the issues that are influencing students enrolling in other courses, include the closure of a number of mining or metallurgy university departments and the relaxation in the statutory link between the mining engineering courses and the mine managers certificates.

Recommended Citation

S. Gillies, "Uptake of Australian Student Mineral Venture Students into Mining Related University Courses," AusIMM Bulletin, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), Jan 2007.

Department(s)

Mining Engineering

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1034-6775

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2007 Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2007