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Founded in 1816, Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola (THGA Bochum) is Germany's premier institution for mining engineering, post-mining georesource stewardship, industrial heritage preservation, and applied materials science, operating at the heart of the Ruhr metropolitan area.
Three-year fully funded doctoral fellowship investigating long-term mine water chemistry, ground motion radar interferometry, and geothermal heat recovery from abandoned coal pits.
Four-semester postgraduate degree qualifying engineers for remediation of industrial legacy sites, shaft sealing, and geotechnical risk management.
Two-year research fellowship focused on secondary metallurgy, slag valorisation, and critical raw material extraction from e-waste.
Practical engineering work term in subsurface facilities and industrial heritage complexes evaluating structural integrity and ventilation security.
Seven-semester undergraduate engineering degree teaching programmable logic controllers (PLCs), smart sensor networks, and industrial IoT.
Targeted scholarship promoting women in STEM engineering disciplines across mechanical, electrical, and geotechnical fields at THGA.
Certificate course for practicing engineers exploring deep geothermal well drilling, heat exchanger design, and seismic monitoring in urban basins.
Präsidentin (President)
Prof. Dr. Susanne Lengyel is Präsidentin (President) in the University Directorate & Industrial Design Engineering at Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola (THGA Bochum), conducting advanced research in Engineering pedagogy, Industrial product design, Transformation of industrial regions.
Topics: Engineering pedagogy, Industrial product design, Transformation of industrial regions, Women in engineering leadership
View researcher profile ↗Head of the Research Institute of Post-Mining (FZN)
Prof. Dr. Christian Melchers is Head of the Research Institute of Post-Mining (FZN) in the Forschungsbereich Nachbergbau at Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola (THGA Bochum), conducting advanced research in Mine water management, Hydrochemistry of abandoned shafts, Subsurface geothermal energy.
Topics: Mine water management, Hydrochemistry of abandoned shafts, Subsurface geothermal energy, Geomonitoring
View researcher profile ↗Vice-President for Academic Affairs
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Paschedag is Vice-President for Academic Affairs in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Material Sciences at Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola (THGA Bochum), conducting advanced research in Bulk material handling technologies, Belt conveyor dynamics, Mechanical drive systems.
Topics: Bulk material handling technologies, Belt conveyor dynamics, Mechanical drive systems, Mining machinery automation
View researcher profile ↗All listings are compiled from official university sources and reviewed under OpenField editorial standards. Program availability, scholarship quotas, and entry requirements are subject to university revisions. Applicants should confirm all deadlines with Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola (THGA Bochum)'s official admissions office.
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