Bachelors in Waste Management and Mineral Processing

Hard skills

• Knowledge of thermic methods
• Knowledge of legislation in the field of waste management
• Knowledge of proposals for methods of smoothing out mining activities (remediation, reclamation)
• Knowledge of raw materials and their use
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 standards
• Knowledge of waste disposal methods
• Basic legislation in the field of environmental protection and packaging management
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 standards
• Laboratory work experience
• Orientation in the processing of materials and input raw materials
• Orientation in schemes
• Knowledge of technical documentation
• Knowledge of legal regulations in the field of environmental protection
• Experience in the field of state administration in the field of environmental protection and autonomy
• Knowledge of waste records including waste income control
• Knowledge of ISPOP
• Knowledge of valid legal and normative regulations (especially laws, decrees, and government regulations)
• Knowledge of recycling technologies
• Basics of microscopics analyses
• Knowledge of industrial technologies and their impact on the environment
• Knowledge of waste management legislation (Waste Act, Administrative Procedure Code)
• Waste management, communication with the state administration, methodical guidance of managers in the field of environmental protection
• Knowledge of waste energy utilization
• Knowledge of sampling and sample preparation
• Orientation in technical drawings
• Knowledge of waste management issues
• Basic knowledge of mineralogy
• Knowledge of environmental law
• Knowledge in the field of waste management
• Knowledge of chemical and waste management
• Knowledge of the relationship of packaging to the environment
• Knowledge of recycling and treatment technologies
• Knowledge of mineral biotechnologies
• Knowledge of technological process
• Knowledge of informatics in waste management
• Knowledge of law in the field of environment
• Knowledge of packaging technologies
• Knowledge of basic microbiological analyses
• Knowledge of take-back and processing of batteries and accumulators, OH legislation
• Knowledge of raw material treatment technology
• Knowledge of packaging legislation
• Knowledge of flotation methods
• Knowledge of legal regulations and ISO standards
• Orientation in legislative regulations and internal operational-technological documentation
• Knowledge of the use of waste material after mining (dumps, heaps)
• Orientation in drawings
• Knowledge of waste properties evaluation
• Knowledge of process optimization

Study Aims

The study programme is based on a general technical and natural science background. It aims to prepare specialists for their professions, applying state-of-the-art knowledge and methods. The programme has a multidisciplinary character, providing essential technological knowledge to introduce and operate existing and modern technologies in the field of waste management and raw material processing. In the Bachelor study programme, the focus is placed on gaining broad knowledge in mineral resources, waste management, basics in the assessment of waste and raw material properties, mineralogy, physics, chemistry, and related fields such as raw material and waste management, waste disposal, valuable material recovery, waste recycling, and processing technology, including legislative frameworks. The instruction combines basic and applied courses and includes practical instruction in the laboratory and industry practice.

The study aims to prepare graduates to:

• Find, classify, and interpret information in the area of mineral resource processing, and expert management of secondary raw materials and waste within a circular economy.
• Minimize environmental impacts of processing technologies.
• Apply theoretical knowledge in practice.
• Deal with simple technical problems in a responsible manner.
• Communicate their expert opinions clearly and persuasively to colleagues.
• Make good use of knowledge in further studies.

Graduate's knowledge

• Technical terminology and basic legislation in the field of mining and processing of mineral resources;
• Basic knowledge in waste management, including the preparation for the assessment of waste properties, mineralogy, chemistry, instrumental methods, physics and technologies, including the legislation framework of waste management;
• Technologies used in the processing of raw materials and waste - mechanical, chemical, physical-chemical and biotechnological to special methods of thermal processing of materials;
• Practical competencies for the work in the laboratory when determining the characteristics and properties of raw materials and waste, and carrying out a wide spectrum of activities related to processing;
• Principles of modern technologies focus on the management of secondary raw materials and waste - starting with the extraction of raw materials, their processing, via production, all the way to the consumption of products.

Graduate's Skills

• Being well-informed about the minimization of environmental impacts of processing technologies and their risk assessment.
• Proposing suitable methods for the processing of mineral resources and waste.
• Applying theoretical knowledge in operations related to the processing of raw materials and waste (e.g., preparation plants, crushing plants, and screening plants for mineral resources and secondary raw materials) in practice.
• Being well-informed about legislation, particularly related to waste management.
• Using modern information technologies effectively.
• Utilizing communication skills effectively in practice.

Graduates will be able to apply their knowledge and skills in areas related to the processing and use of primary raw materials, waste recycling, and wastewater treatment. The program also addresses issues of environmental protection and subsequent care for areas affected by post-mining and processing of mineral and secondary raw materials.

Graduate's general competence

Graduates can make responsible decisions in tasks, and based on their resources coordinate teamwork, and bear responsibility for the results. They can include the dimensions of ethics in problem solutions, clearly and correctly communicate expert information with experts and the public, and propose solutions. The courses are built to develop everyday communication in students and their desire for self-education.

Professions

• State Administration Officer

• Process Specialist

• Scientific, research and development workers at universities

• Head of the laboratory

• Environmental manager

• Project Manager in the Raw Materials Treatment Department

• Secondary Raw Materials Manager

• Technical Specialist - Materials Engineer

• Laboratory Assistant

• Specialist in laboratory methods

• Environmental Program Manager, Global Waste Management

• Technologist

• Designer

• Waste Management Manager

• Researcher

• Regional Waste Management Manager

• Sampling Technician

Graduate's employment

The programme graduate may become a specialist "Waste Manager" as defined by § 15 of Act 185/2001 Coll., on waste. Thanks to the high-quality theoretical knowledge and university education of application-directed programme complemented with practical seminars and practice, the graduates are highly flexible as to the specific requirements in their future professions - they may find jobs in state administration, industry and agriculture, research and development, rescue services, customs authorities, project management, transport and media, where the jobs are connected with raw material and waste management.

The graduates may find jobs in the industry and municipal sphere related to waste management, companies dealing with collection, storage, transport, landfilling, processing, or disposal of waste, in control and supervision authorities and state administration bodies. The gained qualification enables graduates to run a business in the area of mining and processing of raw materials.

List of professions according to the ISCO classification, for which the graduates may apply:

• 13115 – Manager in environmental protection
• 13215 – Manager in the field of waste and redevelopment
• 21430 – Specialist in industrial ecology
• 2433 – Specialist in the sale and purchase of products and services (apart from information and communication technologies)
• 31199 – Technician in other (herein unspecified) industrial fields
• 3141 – Technician and laboratory technician in biological and related fields (apart from medicine)
• 31414 – Technician in ecology
• 31321 – Operators of incineration plant control room