We first met Emily-Jane "EJ" Schutte at the IMARC Conference in Sydney last year. EJ is the President of the Hunter Student Chapter of AusIMM at the University of Newcastle (UoN).

She's passionate about getting young people excited about the mining industry and all the different career paths it offers to students. UoN doesn't offer a mining-specific Engineering degree, with students having to complete the mining portion at UNSW or the University of Wollongong.

EJ firmly believes the AusIMM is filling that missing link in the Hunter, introducing students to mining and giving them an insight and expereince into the industry right on Newcastle's doorstep.

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