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Euro-AgesHydrogeology or Geoinformatics as majorsubjects. The number of students varywidely, from 1-3 graduates to 6-10 graduatesannually in each major line.The B.Sc. training includes compulsory6 weeks practical work in industry andinstitutes; generally this work is the introductionto the problems of the thesis workby the student (Figs 1&2).Legal framework and incentivesLaw supporting professional trainingGovernments have uniformly recognizedthe utmost importance of practical professionaltraining at medium and higher levelsof education, and the industrial involvementin the practical training has beensupported by different legal measures.Of these the most important is the Law86/2003 which has obliged every industrialstakeholder to contribute to the ProfessionalTraining Fund by 1.5% of its wageand salary expenditures. Of this amount,70% is collected centrally, and 30% can beoffered directly to schools and universitiesfor medium and higher level professionaleducation.Tax allowancesThe accumulated sums in the 30% portionof the Professional Training Fund can beused in several ways:- internal training schemes in companiesgiven by accredited institutions- purchase of high value equipment andinstruments related directly to the practicalcourses- offering internship programmes andpractical training to medium and higherlevel education students.Since these forms of utilization are taxdeductible, i.e. organized practical trainingprogrammes reduce the amount of payablecorporate tax, the costs for the participatingcompanies are borne by the Fund.Only those high schools and universitieswhich provide at least six weeks practicaltraining outside the university at industrialpartners or in the tertiary or agriculturalsector are entitled to obtain funds.This form of support provides a constantand significant financial source forthe University to keep its instrumentationand practical training facilities up-to-date(Fig. 3).Forms of industry involvementCorporate involvement in EuropeancoursesStrong international industrial supportFrom top:Figure 1. Students working on ore explorationmapping, RudabanyaFigure 2. Students on industry site visit atthe Boda exploration site (Radioactive wastedisposal storage development)Figure 3. JEOL 8600 EDX-WDX Microprobein the Institute of Mineralogy and Geology.The instrument has been purchased throughthe Professional Training Fund24 European Geologist 30
acks up the Federation of EuropeanMining Programmes (FEMP), in whichMiskolc is a participating partner. Thetravel costs and accommodation costs ofstudents are sponsored by the supportingcompanies. Among the industrial partners,such global mining companies as RioTinto, BHP Billiton, Barrick Gold, AngloAmerican, RWE, Outukumpu and Bolidenare encountered. The companies open jobopportunities for the students graduatingin these courses.Industry representatives on the FacultyBoardThe Faculty Board has 5 members (out of27) representing the industry, industrialassociations and professional authorities.The Board meets 10 times a year. Thesemeetings are excellent opportunities toexpress opinions about the academic trainingas well as to request assistance from theindustry players when needed.Road-showsThe most frequent contact between studentsand industry is provided by theperiodical road-show events organizedby the companies which are interested inrecruiting students from our faculty. Suchmeetings were organized in 2009 by bothpetroleum companies and service companies(Exxon-Mobile, RWE DEA, MOL,Schlumberger, etc) and mineral miningcompanies (Rio Tinto, RWE).MOL departmentThe first Department devoted to industry-orientedtraining was organized by theMOL in 2009. Its objective is better organizingand focusing MOL activities amongstthe students as well as providing speciallyfocused industry-oriented training coursesin-house and in the field. The departmentis actively involved in the starting M.Sc.programme in Petroleum Engineering.Further modules in Petroleum Geologyand Geophysics are planned.Summer internshipsOne of the key factors of high quality professionaltraining is the direct and real-lifeinvolvement of students in company practices.The summer internship programmesoffer very good opportunities for the studentsto get acquainted with possible futureemployers, industry practices and disciplines.Several companies offer internshipprogrammes, which are used to fulfil the6-weeks practical training requirement atB.Sc. level.Scholarships for studentsSeveral national and international companiesoffer scholarships for the students,such as Nabors Industries Ltd (scholarshipsfor B.Sc. and M.Sc. students specializingin oil engineering); RWE (joint trainingprogramme with the TU BergakademieFreiberg).Consultancy on thesis workNormally the industrial relationships donot stop, rather are intensified, at higher,M.Sc. and Ph.D. levels. It is now increasinglyfrequent to have industry developmentand innovation problems announcedas Ph.D. thesis topics, with adjoiningfinancial support to carry out the laboratoryinvestigations related to the thesiswork. The Institute of Mineralogy andGeology now cooperates with explorationfirms working on metallic and non-metallicprojects. These projects are now runpartially by students whose theses relateto one of the unsolved scientific questionsarising during the execution of theproject. Such involvement is being realizedin ongoing base-metal Pb-Zn-Cuexplorations at Rudabanya (Hungary), andCu-porphyry supergene mineralization atZafranal (Peru).Support for competitionsIn some cases, non-traditional forms ofcooperation are proven to be fruitful. Oneexample of these relations is the differentcompetitions offered for student teams.A very good vehicle to carry high professionalknowledge to students was theAAPG initiative of the Imperial BarrelAward, in which our student teams haveparticipated. Although they were notamongst the winner teams, the trainingand preparation work was far more efficientthan normal classroom lectures. Thisworld-wide competition is for teamworkon geological evaluation of petroleumexploration projects, from discovery toeconomics, based on real databases. Asimilar competition is organized annuallyby the MOL as Fresssh competitions. OurB.Sc. student team won this in 2008, outof 270 teams from 20 countries.Leonardo programmeEU-funded schemes, such as the Leonardoprogramme, have been proved to be usefulin opening doors for our students towardsthe European industry. In 2009 the EnvironmentalCentre Kjeøy (Norway) providedplaces for our students, thus providingthem access to highly specializedknowledge in treating acid mine drainageproblems related to ore and coal extraction.Participation in student chapters of themajor global professional associationsThe professional student associations havebecome increasingly active with the structuralchanges in education. Student chaptersof the American Association of PetroleumGeologists, the Society of PetroleumEngineers and the Society of EconomicGeologists have been founded in recentyears. The national societies play similarlyimportant roles in the students’ development.In this field the annual joint meetingsof the Hungarian Geological Society andthe Hungarian Society of Geophysicistsshould be mentioned. Students take partin other international student networks forengineers, such as AIESTE.Significant gains for the students/ strongbenefits for the companies/vital for universitiesIndustrial involvement in university educationprogrammes creates significantadvantages for students, companies andthe university. In the first place, the graduatesobtain practical experience, while stillin the academy, and learn about the economicside of their profession, corporatebehaviour and ethics. They encounter andlearn to solve real problems.The internship schemes provide opportunitiesfor the companies to find the rightcandidates for the different jobs and responsibilities,while tax allowances help reducethe financial burden of these activities. Thetutoring of thesis work and participationin course work has also advantageousfeedback for industrial geologists, whocan refresh their theoretical backgroundduring the intense communication withthe university staff. Finally, by havingindustry representatives on the Board, theUniversity may and can fine-tune the differenteducation programmes and courses,adjusting them to the ever-changing needsof the market.Euro-AgesEuropean Geologist 3025
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