14 lectures of 90 min each in the period from the beginning of April to the end of June, organised by the Austrian branch of the International Competence Centre for Mining Engineering Education under the auspices of UNESCO at Montanuniversität Leoben, lecturers from Austria (MUL, BOKU), Germany (TUBAF), Finland (LUT) and Russia (SPMU). Number of participants between 80-160 per lecture with over 20 nationalities.