Save the date for the physical event “Raw Materials Day 2021”, which will be held in Kulturpark exhibition area in Košice on 14 September 2021. This year we are preparing a networking event in cooperation with Technical University of Kosice, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies, and organizers of the largest technology conference in Slovakia – SlovakiaTech. The aim of Raw Materials Day is to strengthen the regional cooperation of actors in the raw materials sector. The motto of the event is “Together for a higher level of innovation in the region”.

Who can apply?

All actors in the value chain of raw materials: SMEs, universities,  research organizations, non-governmental organizations, but also individuals including students, professors, teachers, researchers and citizens participating in the raw materials sector. This represents, for example, the design of a product or service for the raw materials sector, exploration, mining, production, recycling or the circular economy.

Why attend?

Raw Materials Day 2021 will bring together a forum of regional stakeholders in the raw materials sector, whose participation is important for the following reasons:

• acquaint the audience with the strategy of the European Commission and the Slovak Republic in the field of international cooperation along the value chain of raw materials;

• emphasize the need to implement activities in a unified way in order to achieve a synergetic effect on the innovation potential and economy of the region;

• achieve effective networking to involve stakeholders in specific EIT RawMaterials activities and European Commission initiatives;