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As an Associate Professor of Raw Materials Circularity, my team and I are looking cooperation opportunities on INTERREG, Horizon Europa, EIT Raw Materials and other funding opportunities

🌍 Erasmus+ Staff Exchange as a bridge between universities, ecosystems and future cooperationAt Estonian Business School...
22/09/2026

🌍 Erasmus+ Staff Exchange as a bridge between universities, ecosystems and future cooperation

At Estonian Business School, we see internationalisation not only as mobility, but as a practical platform for building long-term academic cooperation.

Erasmus+ Staff Exchange offers visiting lecturers, researchers and professionals a valuable opportunity to spend a focused week at , connect with our academic community and explore the Estonian startup and innovation ecosystem.

A well-designed staff exchange can create value on several levels:
🔹 stronger university-to-university cooperation
🔹 new teaching and research ideas
🔹 links with the Estonian startup ecosystem
🔹 international academic networks
🔹 future project and partnership opportunities

At , we aim to host international colleagues in a way that connects academic exchange with practical ecosystem learning. Depending on the visitor’s profile and interests, a one-week programme can include academic meetings, guest lectures, research discussions, company visits, startup ecosystem introductions and conversations about future Erasmus+ cooperation.

🎙️ In this podcast episode, we discuss one recent Erasmus+ Staff Exchange experience with Aniela Staszewska from Białystok University of Technology:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prMruBfdj5E

If your university is interested in Erasmus+ Staff Exchange cooperation with EBS, Tallinn is a strong place to connect academic learning, entrepreneurship and international collaboration.

🇪🇪 ESTONIAN MINERAL RESOURCES | Start with value chains, not minesA national critical raw-material strategy should not b...
22/09/2026

🇪🇪 ESTONIAN MINERAL RESOURCES | Start with value chains, not mines

A national critical raw-material strategy should not begin by asking only: “Which deposits could Estonia mine?” ⚒️ The more useful starting point is: “Where can Estonia create strategic value within European raw-material value chains?”

The CRM Baseline Roadmap Report provides a basis for looking at the system more broadly:
🪨 primary resources,
♻️ secondary raw materials,
⚙️ processing capabilities,
🏭 industrial demand,
📊 markets,
🎓 skills,
💶 investment,
🌍 environmental impacts and
🤝 stakeholder considerations.

For a small economy, resilience does not mean producing every raw material domestically. Estonia needs to identify where its geology, industrial capabilities, technology, circular-economy solutions, knowledge and international connections can create the greatest value.

This changes the pathway from “resource → mine” to something more strategic: 🪨 resources → 🎓 knowledge → 🏭 industry → 🔗 value chains → 🛡️ resilience. Raw-material resilience is not the same as raw-material self-sufficiency.

The roadmap should therefore help answer a much bigger question: Where in European critical-raw-material value chains should Estonia deliberately build capabilities over the next decade?

The energy transition, critical raw materials, ESG, digitalisation — none of it works without the people who teach, rese...
21/09/2026

The energy transition, critical raw materials, ESG, digitalisation — none of it works without the people who teach, research, and continuously update what “good mining” actually means in practice.

That’s why we keep coming back to the SOMP Society of Mining Professors (SOMP): a truly international academic network focused on strengthening the scientific, technical, and professional knowledge needed for a sustainable supply of minerals and on building real collaboration across universities, industry, and society.

If you are working on mining education, minerals value chains, responsible sourcing, mine closure, or “mines of the future” competencies: follow SOMP and became part of the community.

🌍 What comes after the linear economy?The transition towards a more sustainable and resilient economy is not only about ...
21/09/2026

🌍 What comes after the linear economy?

The transition towards a more sustainable and resilient economy is not only about new technologies. It also requires new business models, better use of resources, stronger collaboration and a clearer understanding of how research can create real-world impact.

🔄 Beyond Linear explores these connections.

The newsletter from the EBS Green, Circular Economy and Resources Knowledge Team brings together perspectives on:

♻️ circular economy and resource efficiency
⛏️ critical and strategic raw materials
🌱 sustainability and the green transition
🏭 industrial transformation and value chains
💡 innovation, entrepreneurship and new business models
🤝 stakeholder collaboration and societal impact
🔬 research, education and European cooperation

We aim to look beyond individual projects and technologies — and explore how research, business and society can work together to move from ideas towards practical impact.

📩 Follow and subscribe to Beyond Linear to receive new perspectives, research insights, project developments and opportunities for collaboration.

👉 https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/beyond-linear-7387414014462709761/

Moving beyond linear requires more than circular technologies. It requires changing how we create, use and retain value. 🔄🌍

🇪🇪 ESTONIAN MINERAL RESOURCES | Black shale and heavy metalsEstonia’s graptolitic argillite, often referred to as black ...
18/09/2026

🇪🇪 ESTONIAN MINERAL RESOURCES | Black shale and heavy metals

Estonia’s graptolitic argillite, often referred to as black shale, is one of the country’s most geochemically interesting geological formations. 🪨 It contains elevated concentrations of several metals, including Vanadium (V), Molybdenum (Mo), Zinc (Zn) and Uranium (U).

Among these, Vanadium is particularly relevant from a critical-raw-material perspective. But black shale is not a simple single-metal resource. Its potential comes from a complex multi-element composition, which also makes processing and recovery technically demanding.

This changes the way the resource should be evaluated. The question is not simply whether one valuable metal can be extracted, but whether several elements can be recovered efficiently from the same material while managing the remaining material responsibly.

⚙️ A possible future value chain therefore needs to consider: 🧪 selective metal recovery, ♻️ co-recovery of multiple elements, 💧 water and process management, ⚡ energy requirements, 🌍 environmental performance and 💶 economic viability.

This is also where mineral economics becomes important. A large geological resource does not automatically equal an economically recoverable reserve. Metal grades, recovery rates, processing costs, market demand and by-product potential all matter.

💡 The strategic potential of Estonian black shale may lie not in one metal, but in understanding the value of the entire multi-metal system.

Which metals should Estonia prioritise when evaluating the future potential of graptolitic argillite (black shale)?

🎓 Raw-material professionals still need strong disciplinary expertise, but the problems they are expected to solve incre...
17/09/2026

🎓 Raw-material professionals still need strong disciplinary expertise, but the problems they are expected to solve increasingly extend far beyond one discipline. The future specialist is therefore likely to be more T-shaped: deep in one field, but able to work across several others.

A mining or raw-material professional may increasingly combine ⛏️ technical competence • ♻️ circular economy • 💶 business understanding • 🤝 stakeholder engagement • 🌱 sustainability • 📊 data-driven decision-making. This does not mean everyone becomes an expert in everything; it means professionals need enough breadth to collaborate effectively.

For universities, the implication is clear. Mining education cannot focus only on extracting resources efficiently; it must also prepare professionals to understand the wider resource system and communicate with managers, communities, regulators, investors and researchers.

🌍 Explore Estonia’s Thriving Startup Ecosystem with Erasmus+ exchange semester at Estonian Business School4 ( )! 🚀Are yo...
17/09/2026

🌍 Explore Estonia’s Thriving Startup Ecosystem with Erasmus+ exchange semester at Estonian Business School4 ( )! 🚀

Are you a master’s student seeking hands-on experience in one of Europe’s most dynamic startup hubs? Next spring, join for an Erasmus+ exchange semester and immerse yourself in Estonia’s vibrant entrepreneurial scene.

✅ Learn from top experts about the Estonian startup ecosystem
✅ Through the EBS Hackathon, find the business opportunity to develop further
✅ Develop your venture through collaborations with Estonian startup ecosystem
✅ Tap into Estonia’s unique open opportunities for startups

Don’t miss this chance to study, innovate, and grow in a country known for its digital-first mindset!

📅 Application deadline: November 15, 2026 at your home university
📍 Location: Tallinn, Estonia

Read more about the opportunity: https://ebs.ee/en/about-ebs/international-experience/incoming-exchange-student

Tag a fellow master student who should join you on this exciting journey! ✈️👇

⚒️ Mineral Raw Materials Study Tour in Estonia 🇪🇪Learning Where the Value Chain Happens!How do you really understand min...
17/09/2026

⚒️ Mineral Raw Materials Study Tour in Estonia 🇪🇪
Learning Where the Value Chain Happens!

How do you really understand mineral raw materials?

Not only from lectures and reports, but by seeing where resources, technologies, companies and decisions come together.

🌍 A Mineral Raw Materials Study Tour of Estonia gives students an opportunity to explore the sector beyond the classroom and connect academic knowledge with the realities of the raw materials value chain.

⛏️ mineral resources
🏭 industry and processing
♻️ circular economy and secondary raw materials
📊 business and markets
🌱 sustainability and responsible resource development
🤝 companies, experts and professional networks

The objective is not simply to organise company visits.

It is to create a structured learning journey where every visit adds another piece to the bigger picture, helping students understand how raw materials move from resources to industry, markets and society.

For universities looking to give their students more applied and internationally connected learning experiences, Estonia 🇪🇪 can become a living raw materials classroom.

🎓 Interested in developing a Mineral Raw Materials Study Tour for your students? Get in touch!

💡 A technically excellent solution is not automatically a successful innovation. This is particularly visible in mining ...
16/09/2026

💡 A technically excellent solution is not automatically a successful innovation. This is particularly visible in mining and raw-material technologies, where the route from laboratory performance to industrial adoption can be long and complex.

Commercialisation requires more than technical validation: ⚙️ performance • 💶 economic value • 🏭 integration into existing operations • 📊 reliable evidence • 🤝 customer trust • 🌱 regulatory and environmental fit. If one of these elements is missing, even a strong technology may struggle to move beyond pilots.

This is why deep-tech development benefits from connecting engineers with business, market and investment expertise early. Universities can play an important role here — not only generating technology, but helping research teams understand who needs the solution, why they would adopt it and how value will be created.

🔬 Research & Innovation: Building the Networks Behind ImpactStrong research projects rarely start with a proposal templa...
16/09/2026

🔬 Research & Innovation: Building the Networks Behind Impact

Strong research projects rarely start with a proposal template.

They start with the right people, complementary expertise and a shared challenge worth solving.

🌍 International research cooperation helps connect universities, companies, policymakers and innovation ecosystems across borders. At Estonian Business School, these networks can become the foundation for new research initiatives, international consortia and competitive project proposals.

A strong consortium brings together more than academic excellence:

🤝 complementary partners
🔬 research and applied expertise
🏭 industry and end-user perspectives
💡 innovation and commercialisation capacity
🌐 international networks
📈 pathways from research to adoption and impact

Proposal development is therefore not only about writing.

It is about identifying the right opportunity, shaping a credible concept, finding the right partners and building a collaboration where every organisation has a clear role and contribution.

From networking → concept development → consortium building → proposal → project → impact

For universities, international cooperation is not an additional activity around research.

It is increasingly part of the infrastructure that makes ambitious research and innovation possible.

💬 What makes an international research consortium genuinely strong: excellent science, the right partners, or a clear pathway to impact?

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