Project coordinator, University of Zagreb – Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, organized a two-day event on the 9th and 10th of May 2019 in beautiful coastal town Rabac in Istria. The event was a preparatory activity for this year’s Dubrovnik International ESEE Mining School that will be held in Dubrovnik from 14th to 19th October. The first day, the project meeting with the partners took place in order to establish a draft schedule and program for this year’s topic, and during the meeting, several topics were discussed: from project implementation and reporting matters to the structure of this year’s school edition.

On second day, the Industry workshop was held with the aim of including industry partners from RM sector to the school preparation. The event gathered representatives of 11 companies, among which 9 Croatian companies, one Serbian and one Slovakian company. Industry partners gave valuable insight and comments on the program and the topic of Small mining sites – Innovation in mining, commenting on the results of questionnaire filled by 50 companies, while also suggesting possible topics for case studies. Other than that, the consortium and industry partners discussed on general needs and opportunities in raw materials sector in ESEE region.