The Mining Engineering Study Program at Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) is a flagship program under the Faculty of Engineering, USU, and the only Mining Engineering Study Program at a public university in North Sumatra. The program is committed to delivering higher education based on Outcome-Based Education (OBE) to produce graduates who are competent, adaptive, and globally competitive. The curriculum of the USU Mining Engineering Study Program is designed in alignment with the Indonesian National Qualifications Framework (KKNI), International Accreditation Standards, and the Merdeka Belajar–Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) policy. The learning process is focused on achieving Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs), which encompass mastery of knowledge, technical and professional skills, critical thinking abilities, communication, teamwork, as well as ethics and responsibility toward occupational safety and environmental protection.
Students are equipped with competencies in exploration, mining design and operations, mineral processing, and sustainable environmental and mining economic management. The implementation of MBKM provides students with opportunities to gain off-campus learning experiences through industry internships, real-world projects, research, entrepreneurship, and community service, thereby ensuring that graduates possess work readiness and contextual understanding of the challenges in the mining industry. Supported by adequate laboratory facilities, a natural laboratory in Parapat (Lake Toba), and geographical proximity to various mining industrial areas, the USU Mining Engineering Study Program delivers learning that is applied, contextual, and relevant to stakeholder needs. The program is oriented toward continuous quality improvement through the evaluation of learning outcomes and the active involvement of industry, alumni, and professional associations. Graduates of the USU Mining Engineering Study Program are prepared to pursue national and international careers as engineers, mine planners, operational supervisors, consultants, researchers, and regulators, with strong professional competence and ethics to support the safe, efficient, and sustainable management of mineral resources.
History
Vision & Mission
To become a leading study program in the development of sustainable mining science based on local resources, environmentally oriented, and globally competitive.
- Develop an academic community of the Mining Engineering Study Program with BINTANG character in carrying out all educational and learning activities, research, and community service.
- Deliver high-quality, innovative, and integrity-driven education and teaching in the Mining Engineering Study Program.
- Develop innovative and applied research in the field of mining engineering to support the advancement of science and technology and to address the challenges of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 era.
- Carry out impactful community service through the application of scientific knowledge, particularly in the mining sector.
- Establish strategic collaborations with industry, government, communities, and higher education institutions in support of sustainable economic and social development at the local, national, and global levels.
- Support exploration and exploitation activities of mineral and rock natural resources, particularly primary ore minerals and new and renewable energy resources.
Goals & Targets
- Produce graduates with strong character, decisiveness, integrity, and an entrepreneurial spirit, who master academic, technical, and professional competencies with environmental awareness in the mining field, and who possess a global perspective.
- Develop innovative solutions based on state-of-the-art technology to address the challenges of sustainable mining, by optimally utilizing local mineral resources.
- Apply mining expertise through community service to improve quality of life, promote sustainable mine governance, and resolve practical issues within mining communities.
- Build strategic partnership collaborations with industry, government, higher education institutions, and communities to support environmentally oriented socio-economic development at the local, national, and global levels.
- Foster an entrepreneurial culture in the development of innovative, ethical, value-added, and sustainable mining businesses.
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