Global environmental changes, climate change, scarcity of natural resources, environmentally friendly interventions in the earth to supply the economy with necessary resources - these are the challenges and tasks that are at the centre of Freiberg's geosciences. Together with national and international partners, we are working on the development of state-of-the-art technologies and processes for the responsible use of our planet's finite resources. We are also facing up to the ecological challenges of the 21st century! 27 professors teach and conduct research in these areas. There are currently 894 students enrolled on 3 Bachelor's, 9 Master's and 2 Diploma degree programmes at the faculty.