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THE MSC PROGRAMME ESTABLISHMENT
The MSc Programme entitled “Exploration and Sustainable Exploitation of Mineral Resources” is supported by the Department of Geology and Geoenvironment of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). The establishment of the Programme was approved at the 5th meeting of the NKUA Senate on 4 February 2026.
The subject area of the MSc Programme is the scientific field of economic geology and mineral deposits, encompassing the exploration, extraction, management and sustainable exploitation of mineral raw materials (metallic, energy, industrial and other mineral resources).
The purpose of the MSc Programme is to meet contemporary requirements for the education of specialized scientific personnel, provide high-level scientific and technological training, and prepare the next generation of researchers and executives capable of successfully addressing the complexity of problems arising in every modern field of activity relating to the exploration, discovery, extraction, exploitation and sustainable management of mineral resources.