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ENAG
Founded by BRGM on the model of the Higher National School of Oil and Engines
(ENSPM) for the oil industry, the National Applied School of Geosciences (ENAG)
aims to meet the training needs of the main public and private players in the sectors
of mineral raw materials, geothermal energy and CO 2 storage. It offers a 1-year
post-Masters course in Orléans at BRGM and aims to qualify specialists (university
diploma), to the highest levels of strategic and operational responsibilities, in order
to join companies and public services of the States and organisations concerned.
International University Courses
ISTO-UQAM
An international Masters in exploration and management of mineral resources
(EGERM), jointly awarded by the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) and
the University of Orléans, offers teaching in the fields of metallogeny, exploration and sustainable resource management as well as in the geodynamics of the
lithosphere (Géologues 2007). Third semester classes take place partly at UQAM in
Montreal (4 months) and partly in the field, with excursions in this area of the world
that is very active in terms of mineral resources (13 % of GDP in Quebec).
Abitibi Field School, Quebec
An international school in the geology of mineral resources, referred to as field
geology in the North American context, was founded in 2008 in the province of
Abitibi in Quebec. This course is developed in partnership with Quebec’s Ministry
of Natural Resources and Wildlife (MRNF), the University of Quebec in AbitibiTémiscamingue (UQAT) and the Higher National School of Geology in Nancy
(ENSG). Accepted candidates are Masters level university students (Toulouse,
Rennes, Lille, Poitiers, Orléans, Grenoble and Nancy) and the course is coordinated
by ENSG Nancy.
This initiative aims to reinforce training in the field and in mining companies interested in exploration for mineral raw materials. It has met with great success since
its launch (2008), both from a point of view of students and partner businesses, with
many students being recruited in Canada, France and Western Africa. It responds
well to the training needs at this time of increasing demand for human resources
alongside the rise in raw material prices.
Finally, it is complementary to the courses offered by French universities, thanks
to a practical course in the North-American geological and metallogenic context,
in particular that of volcanogenic massive sulphides, including at sea. The features
7 Training Organisations and Establishments in France and Europe
ENAG
Founded by BRGM on the model of the Higher National School of Oil and Engines
(ENSPM) for the oil industry, the National Applied School of Geosciences (ENAG)
aims to meet the training needs of the main public and private players in the sectors
of mineral raw materials, geothermal energy and CO 2 storage. It offers a 1-year
post-Masters course in Orléans at BRGM and aims to qualify specialists (university
diploma), to the highest levels of strategic and operational responsibilities, in order
to join companies and public services of the States and organisations concerned.
International University Courses
ISTO-UQAM
An international Masters in exploration and management of mineral resources
(EGERM), jointly awarded by the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) and
the University of Orléans, offers teaching in the fields of metallogeny, exploration and sustainable resource management as well as in the geodynamics of the
lithosphere (Géologues 2007). Third semester classes take place partly at UQAM in
Montreal (4 months) and partly in the field, with excursions in this area of the world
that is very active in terms of mineral resources (13 % of GDP in Quebec).
Abitibi Field School, Quebec
An international school in the geology of mineral resources, referred to as field
geology in the North American context, was founded in 2008 in the province of
Abitibi in Quebec. This course is developed in partnership with Quebec’s Ministry
of Natural Resources and Wildlife (MRNF), the University of Quebec in AbitibiTémiscamingue (UQAT) and the Higher National School of Geology in Nancy
(ENSG). Accepted candidates are Masters level university students (Toulouse,
Rennes, Lille, Poitiers, Orléans, Grenoble and Nancy) and the course is coordinated
by ENSG Nancy.
This initiative aims to reinforce training in the field and in mining companies interested in exploration for mineral raw materials. It has met with great success since
its launch (2008), both from a point of view of students and partner businesses, with
many students being recruited in Canada, France and Western Africa. It responds
well to the training needs at this time of increasing demand for human resources
alongside the rise in raw material prices.
Finally, it is complementary to the courses offered by French universities, thanks
to a practical course in the North-American geological and metallogenic context,
in particular that of volcanogenic massive sulphides, including at sea. The features
7 Training Organisations and Establishments in France and Europe