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2022/06/15
Mining Engineering CIM student poster winners
Congratulations to our Mining Engineering CIM student poster winners. Mahdi Rabiei (far left), recipient of The Canadian Rock Mechanics Association Award for Innovative Rock Mechanics…
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2022/05/13
Graduating class of 1985 meet at the May 2022 CIMI-AGM in Vancouver
The graduating class of 1985 met during the recent CIM-AGM in Vancouver (May 2022). Names left to right are Brian Cornish, Ross Pritchard, Matt McGarry,…
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2022/04/28
Apply to be an Orientation Leader for Imagine Day!
Imagine UBC is the university’s biggest back-to-school event, welcoming thousands of students to the University. Orientation Leaders guide a small group of new students through…
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2022/04/20
Opportunities and Challenges for Integrating Sustainability into Practice – Panel Discussion on May 25, 2022
Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s Sustainability Advisory Group in partnership with the Vancouver and Peace River Branches present: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY INTO PRACTICE…
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2022/04/15
The evolution of metal demand
Source: https://www.minefacts.eu/do-we-need-metals
What if …
Imagining and building mining and metal supply scenarios by asking “what if” can lead to some interesting observations. This BBC Future Planet article describes what…
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2022/03/22
Annual Mining Alumni Dinner
Thank you to everyone who came to our annual mining alumni dinner this year. We hope to see you again soon!
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2022/02/22
Assistant Professor Dr. Maria Holuszko featured in article – Could rare earth minerals give coal country a second life?
Dr. Maria Holuszko, Assistant Professor and co-founder of the Urban Mining Innovation Centre at UBC is featured in an article titled Could rare earth minerals…
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2022/01/20
Head, Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus
Head, Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus The Vancouver Campus of The University…
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2021/12/20
Holiday Closure December 2021
Please note that our offices and labs will be closed from December 24, 2021 to Tuesday January 4, 2022
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Our Graduates Excel Our first cohort completed the program in November 2021. Read about their success and the value that a 12 credit Graduate Certificate…
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2021/10/28
Dr Maria Holuszko elected a fellow of Engineers Canada
Dr. Maria Holuszko has been awarded a Fellowship with Engineers Canada. These fellowships honour individuals who have given noteworthy service to the profession through their…
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Tuition is charged at: $1737.46 per credit for domestic students and $1806.27 per credit for international students, with each course in the program equivalent to…
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Official transcripts are required from all non-UBC post-secondary studies you have completed (even if a degree was not conferred). To be deemed official, transcripts must…
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A minimum of three references are required for application to graduate programs at UBC. References should be requested from individuals who are prepared to provide…
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If your undergraduate degree is from a university where the official language of instruction was not English, you must take and pass one of the…
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Ready to deepen your expertise in mining waste management and learn from leaders in the field? The next cohort will be starting in September 2022….
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This certificate program is designed for mining industry professionals who want to deepen their knowledge of best practices in the field without interrupting their career….
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The following courses are available as part of the certificate: MINE 586 (ADVANCED MINE WASTE MANAGEMENT) Develop material characterization programs for mine waste materials; Design…
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The 12-credit certificate program provides in-depth knowledge of best practices in mine waste management. Courses in the first year of study focus on advanced mine…
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2021/10/20
UBC Engineering Open House on November 6, 2021 (virtual) and November 20, 2021 (on-campus)
We invite you to join us for the UBC Engineering Open House on Saturday, November 6, 2021 (virtual) and Saturday, November 20, 2021 (on-campus). Sign…
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The Graduate Certificate in Global Mine Waste Management is a unique program for mining industry professionals who want to stay up to date with the…
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2021/09/14
A new Assistant Professor of Teaching
We are pleased to announce that a new faculty member will be joining the NBK Institute of Mining Engineering as Assistant Professor of Teaching. Ms…
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2021/08/04
Dr. Bern Klein and Rockburst Technologies win a $300,000 Innovate BC award to develop a novel method to break rock!
This project will develop a rock comminution processing system that employs a novel approach to comminution (breaking rock) called transcritical CO2 rock pulverization. Carbon dioxide…