UENR - School of Mines and Built Environment
Achieving excellence together through knowledge sharing, hard work, perseverance, respect, creativity, innovativeness, integrity, and impact.
About Us
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The school became operational in the 2022/2023 academic year.
The mandate of the School of Mines and Built Environment covers two distinct areas – Mines and Built Environment. In terms of Mines, the focus is on mining and metallurgical engineering, mining technology, sustainable mining, urban mining as well as mineral resource development and management. The focus of the built environment component of the school includes spatial, environmental and land use planning, public policy and development planning, architecture, construction technology and management as well as real estate and land management. The main aim of the School of Mines and Built Environment is to embark on a transformative agenda towards sustainable development.
Vision
The vision of the School of Mines and Built Environment is to become a centre of excellence in teaching, training, research and community outreach in advancing sustainable mining and mineral resource development, public policy and the built environment.
Mission
The School of Mines and Built Environment is established to provide training, conduct scientific research, carry out community outreach and stakeholder engagement and disseminate knowledge in the field of sustainable mining and mineral resource development, public policy and the built environment.
History/Background of the School
The School of Mines and Built Environment, established in the 2021/2022 academic year, began with four initial departments: the Department of Sustainable Mineral Resource Development, the Department of Land Management, the Department of Architecture and Construction Management, and the Department of Planning and Sustainability Studies. Operationalizing in the 2022/2023 academic year, the Department of Sustainable Mineral Resource Development and the Department of Land Management represent the School's commitment to its dual mandate covering Mines and Built Environment. The Mines component focuses on mining and metallurgical engineering, mining technology, sustainable mining, urban mining, and mineral resource development and management. Meanwhile, the Built Environment component emphasizes spatial, environmental, and land use planning, public policy and development planning, architecture, construction technology and management, as well as real estate and land management. The primary objective of the School of Mines and Built Environment is to pursue a transformative agenda towards sustainable development.