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UoW's mining engineering program gets $1.25M boost

Concern over skilled labour shortages seems to be building

According to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, only 152 mining engineers graduated in Australia in 2023.

According to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, only 152 mining engineers graduated in Australia in 2023. | Credits: University of Wollongong

The New South Wales Mineral Council has awarded the University of Wollongong a $1.25 million grant to help strengthen and modernise its mining engineering program over the next five years. The investment...

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