The Technical University of Madrid (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - UPM) is the oldest and largest of the Spanish Technical Universities. Although UPM was founded in 1971 through the integration of the existing Higher Technical Schools of Engineering, teaching in the majority of the centres was established during the reign of Carlos III in the XVIII century.  UPM has 18 Engineering Schools and 20 Institutes & Research Centres distributed in the center of Madrid and in four campuses located around the city center, assembling 32.000 undergraduate students, 7.000 postgraduate students, 2.500 PhD students and 3.500 Faculty members & Research staff, dealing with different areas in all the fields of engineering and technology. It has 200 Reseach Groups and 71 Industry-University endowed chairs. According to the annual university ranking, the Technical University of Madrid ranks as the top technical university in Spain, and second overall. The majority of its Engineering Schools are consistently ranked as leading academic institutions in Spain in their fields and among the very best in Europe. UPM gives high importance to international education in the belief…

Finnish Minerals Group is a special-purpose company wholly owned by the State of Finland. It is responsible for the State's holdings and development in the mining and battery sector as well as for promoting the development of a battery cluster in Finland. Finnish Minerals Group owns 77.0% of Terrafame Ltd. It manages the State ownership and exercises the owner's power at Terrafame.

Politechnika Wrocławska (PWr) (eng. Wroclaw University of Science and Technology) is the leading scientific and educational centre in Poland. Its position among technical universities in both Europe and the rest of the world is increasing every year. Development of the University is confirmed by research potential, didactics at the highest level, innovation and also cooperation with industry. The University educates specialists who are valued and sought after in the labour market. Today PWr is one of the biggest and best technical universities in the country with 28 815 students being educated by 2163 academic teachers in 16 faculties: Architecture; Civil Engineering; Chemistry; Electronics; Electrical Engineering; Geoengineering, Mining and Geology; Environmental Engineering; Computer Science and Management; Mechanical and Power Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Fundamental Problems of Technology; Microsystem Electronics and Photonics; Pure and Applied Mathematics; Technology and Computer Science; Technology and Engineering; Technology and Natural Sciences. Politechnika Wroclawska pursues a strategy that aims to adapt the activity of the University to the needs of the economy. It successfully implements ideas of transferring knowledge to industry, creating innovations and also cooperating with…

Metso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. We improve our customers’ energy and water efficiency, increase their productivity, and reduce environmental risks with our product and process expertise.

Since 2014 LUT University has been ranked among the world’s top 600 universities (Times Higher Education and QS rankings) as well as one of the world's 20 most promising and rapidly developing challenger universities (a report by the Firetail consulting firm). There are about 890 staff members and 4,900 students in the university. LUT awards the following degrees: Bachelor of Science (Econ), Bachelor of Science (Tech), Master of Science (Tech), Master of Science (Econ), Licentiate of Science (Econ), Licentiate of Science (Tech), Doctor of Science (Tech), Doctor of Science (Econ), and Doctor of Philosophy. LUT University has several internationally accredited Master´s programmes. Master's degree programme in International Marketing Management was awarded EFMD`s EPAS-accreditation for five years in 2012. EUR-ACE and ASIIN-accredited programmes LUT University has in Chemical Engineering, in Energy Technology, in Environmental Technology, in Mechanical Engineering, in Electrical Engineering and in Industrial Management. LUT University is state run and state funded.

The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) is a leading European competence centre on assessment and sustainable use of geological resources. They provide expertise that serves the interests of their clients, stakeholders and society as a whole. Working closely with the clients and partners, they create solutions that lead to new technologies and business areas, as well as promote sustainable growth. GTK is an expert organisation under Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. They employ approximately 420 full-time staff and are effectively engaged in tasks at the local, national and international level.

For more than four decades Atlantic Copper has been working on becoming one of Europe’s major metallurgical complexes and Spain’s leading producer of copper. Instrumental in that effort has been the trust of its parent company, Freeport-McMoRan. That trust has taken shape in a number of ways, including constant investment for the implementation of best available techniques (BAT), environmental protection and fostering production capacity increases. This is a big responsibility, and it drives to be better, more efficient and more competitive every day. In order to do so, it is fundamental to have a solid foundation of principles and values that include continuous improvement, result-oriented thinking, honesty and ethics applied to business management, teamwork, health and safety priorities, personal development and sustainability.

The Spanish National Research Council (in Spanish: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC) is the largest public institution dedicated to research in Spain and the third largest in Europe. Its main objective is to develop and promote research that will help bring about scientific and technological progress, and it is prepared to collaborate with Spanish and foreign entities in order to achieve this aim. CSIC plays an important role in scientific and technological policy, since it encompasses an area that takes in everything from basic research to the transfer of knowledge to the productive sector. Its research is driven by its centres and institutes, which are spread across all the autonomous regions. CSIC has 6% of all the staff dedicated to Research and Development in Spain, and they generate approximately 20% of all scientific production in the country. It also manages a range of important facilities; the most complete and extensive network of specialist libraries, and also has joint research units.