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Itä-Suomen Yliopisto

Joensuu, Kuopio

Mining, Society and Sustainability I, spring 2025

Open university
smart for good
Date:
15.1.2025 - 28.2.2025
Credits:
3 ECTS credits
Location:
-
Continuous learning category:
Law and society, Environmental and natural sciences
Teaching format:
Independent learning, Online teaching
Price:
60 € (VAT 0%)
Jatkuva oppiminen verkkosivut

This course is part of the YUFE Skills of the Future Programme.

Contents: The course will provide for the students both practical information and theoretical understanding on approaches concerning mining, society and environment relations. The course includes themes such as dimensions of responsible and sustainable mining; mining governance and regulation; community engagement and development in relation to mining; social impacts of mining, local mining conflicts and protest movements, mining policies globally and nationally, corporate social responsibility policies of mining companies, urban mining.

Learning outcomes: After completing the course the student:

  • has capacities to understand various dimensions of mining - society - environment relations
  • can evaluate the features of responsible and sustainable mining activities, mining geopolitics, local mining conflicts and related policies, stakeholders and governance tools
  • understands the contents and features of social impacts and community development in relation to mining industry
  • has skills to analyze these questions from social-scientific approaches

Target group: The course is open to everyone interested in environmental policy and geography.

Modes of study: The course is an online course. Completing the course requires passing the assignments given during the course. The assignments are related to the different sections of the course and are completed independently. 

Teaching methods: Online studies on DigiCampus study platform.

Teacher: Rauno Sairinen

This course is available online from Jan 15th to Feb 28th, 2025. More information, the description and timelines of the course can be found from the Peppi study guide. In their studies, open university students must adhere to the same schedules and study modes as degree students.

Study units cost 20 € / ECTS credit. This price holds for the academic year 2024-2025.
For more information on study fees and payment and cancellation terms, please see: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi).

Right to study will cover the lessons and exams.

Fees for purchasing/lending literature are not included in the study fee. 

If you can’t identify yourself using the Suomi.fi service or your employer pays for your studies, please contact our student affairs secretary; their contact information is below.

Irrespective of time
2 months
English

Register for studies

I Click the registration button on this page. You will be directed to our registration service where the study unit is already selected. You can add several study units to your study cart before you continue.

II Proceed to identify yourself using the Suomi.fi service, fill in your personal information to the registration form, confirm your registration and pay the study fees. If you cannot use the Suomi.fi service, please contact our student affairs secretary, their information can be found below.

Please note that the registration is binding. For more information on study fees and payment and cancellation terms, please see: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi).

III Your registration will typically be processed in 2-5 working days. During peak registration periods, this may take up to 10 days. After this period, you will get an automatic message which includes a link to the starting instructions. Please read and follow the instructions carefully.

 

If you do not have a UEF username, you will also get instructions for activating one. Access rights will be added to your username when your study right begins.

 

If you can’t find these messages, remember to check your email’s trash folder, and contact the open university staff if needed.

 

If your employer will pay your tuition fee, please contact our student affairs secretary. Their contact information can be found below.

NB! Are you registering for the course through YUFE Skills of the Future Programme? Please, register to the course filling this form.

Registration starts:
2024-08-08 09:00
Registration ends:
2025-01-09 23:59
Registration
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More information about education

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Vikla, Sanna

Continuous Learning Specialist

+358504666591

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Reiman, Krista

Student Affairs Secretary

+358504718694