R&D Partnership – TU Mining Academy Freiberg

Freiberg Mining Academy and University of Technology is a modern research university with a strong focus on natural energy resource systems; based on its long tradition in silver mining and metallurgy, it consistently aligns its profile areas GEO (SCIENCE), MATERIAL, ENERGY and ENVIRONMENT with the challenges of the future.

The above areas make up the university’s unique and distinctive image. They cover the complete resource cycle from the exploration of new deposits via the development of alternative energy technologies and materials up to recycling and the management of resources. In both basic and applied research Freiberg Mining Academy and University of Technology cooperates closely with regional, national international companies.

In acquiring external research funds Freiberg Mining Academy and University of Technology has for years been the leading university in Saxony and among the top ten in Germany. In addition, TU Bergakademie is the only university in Europe that runs an own mine for research and student instruction.