« With a long history of global collaboration and exchange with academic and government entities, this university’s 150-year legacy is about expanding its academic program internationally. »

As a curtain raiser to the third edition of the great mass on tenuous energy in N’Djamena, Chad, on November 08, 2023 in the early afternoon, which resulted in measures to rethink the way we produce and consume energy. The delegation of the Colorado School of Mines led by its president not only met the young students who came from the four corners of Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon… On the programmes and opportunities offered by the first It is also a leading university in the world in research and education on mining, mineral and petroleum resources, but has also enabled the president of this institution located in the western part of the United States in the state of Colorado and the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energy of Chad, to sign a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in education.

According to Scot T. Allen, Director, Research Integrity and Security at the Colorado School of Mines, the main deliverables of this agreement signed with the National Higher Institute of Petroleum and Mines include the development of admission requirements for the recruitment of new students within the home institution for the Associate engineering degree, as well as standards for applying and transferring students to the Colorado School of Mines to obtain the graduate degree. Bachelor’s degree; Teacher training and ongoing faculty support with the innovative Trefny teaching center of L’École des Mines for all courses designed for the Associate degree of the home institution which includes training for up to 10 professors; the development of Years 1 and 2 of the home institution’s core curriculum, the École des Mines provides learning objectives and teaching outcomes, and supports your faculty develop course content and materials.

‘’ We support a wide range of projects with universities, governments and companies. Our expertise includes leadership for some of the technical and policy issues in developing countries, educational partnerships, continuing professional development, and conference services on a wide range of topics, » says Scot T. Allen, Director, Research Integrity and Security at the Colorado School of Mines.


Partnering with organizations around the world to increase prosperity and quality of life through science and engineering, the Colorado School of Mines’ 150-year legacy of Mines creates opportunities for students to gain cultural and technical understanding through global exploration and to work with international research partners at the frontier of technical innovation and entrepreneurship.
Vanessa Tchapi





