Technology Consultancy Centre Centre for Innovation, Manufacturing, Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship (TCC- CIMET) is planning to partner the International Competence Centre for Mining Engineering Education (ICCMEE) Saint Petersburg, Russia in certain strategic areas.
This came up during a meeting with Dr. Viacheslav Zyrin, head, Competence Department, International Competence Centre.
The key areas emphasized during the meeting were the signing of MoU between the two centres, consortium for the technical universities in Africa, international standards for a unified certification for mineral extraction engineers, staff/students exchange programs.
Other areas are joint short courses, identify areas of collaboration and ICCMEE Branch in Africa.
The Director-General of TCC-CIMET, Prof. Francis Davis promised to ensure a continuous collaboration with ICCMEE for mutual benefit.
About The International Competence Centre for Mining Engineering Education
The International Competence Centre for Mining Engineering Education under the Auspices of UNESCO conducts international accreditation of specialists with the British Engineering Council, increasing the level of human resource capacity of companies, which directly affects the growth of their capitalization.
Provides educational courses and professional development programs for continuous learning and development of company employees.
Organizes major international scientific and industrial conferences such as the Russian-German Feedstock Forum and the Russo-British Raw Materials Dialogue
Offers participation in international programs accredited by IOM3 (London) to develop additional professional competencies for engineering students.
Offers participation in international student exchange programs (DAAD), double and triple diploma programs and international summer schools.
It organizes international scientific competitions and CASE championships for students and schoolchildren, which helps them with admission to prestigious universities of the country.
It allocates grants for various educational programs under the auspices of the UNESCO Center.
