Epiroc
The current cooperation agreement with Epiroc was signed in 2020.
The purpose of collaboration
- Long-term strengthening of strategic cooperation in education, research and innovation.
- Increase the competitiveness and attractiveness of both Epiroc and Luleå University of Technology.
Through collaboration, the University and Epiroc will jointly develop knowledge, ensure competence and quality and find solutions that benefit Epiroc, the University and, by extension, the region and society in which we operate.
Together, Epiroc and Luleå University of Technology want to identify future areas of collaboration and develop goals, strategies and concrete action plans and joint activities within these. The activities should lead to increased quality in skills development and lifelong learning, in research and in innovation, which in turn leads to sustainable growth and strengthened competitiveness for both parties.
Collaboration should be characterised by sustainability with a gender equality and gender perspective to take advantage of the full potential of the people working in both parties' organisations.
Cooperation on
- Skills supply
- Skills development
- Research collaboration
- Innovation cooperation
Focus areas for the partnership
Research, Development and Innovation: concrete research projects in which the partners want to collaborate, both at national and international level.
Access to physical environment, infrastructure and innovation systems: co-use of research infrastructure and innovation systems, cooperation with research institutes.
Skills supply and skills development: cooperation in student recruitment, defining the need for skills development and targeted efforts towards further training of Boliden's staff, including staff exchanges.
The partnership has close links with, for example, the following projects, initiatives and center formations
- Swebrec - Swedish Blasting Research Center
- Process IT Innovations
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- Swedish Mining Innovation
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- EIT RawMaterials
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- SUN – Natural resources for sustainable societal transformation
- Creaternity – Sustainable material use in a connected and circular economy
Contact
George Nikolakopoulos
- Professor tillika ämnesföreträdare
- 0920-491298
- george.nikolakopoulos@ltu.se
- George Nikolakopoulos
Pär-Erik Martinsson
- Verksamhetsledare
- 0920-493637
- par-erik.martinsson@ltu.se
- Pär-Erik Martinsson
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