25 changes, and addressing any issues that arise. This includes regular status updates, performance reviews, and adjustments to keep the project on track. • Closing: Formalising the completion of the project or phase, ensuring all objectives are met, and conducting post-project evaluations to gather lessons learned. 5. CURRENT STATUS OF THE PROJECT Building on the initial implementations in Spain and Peru and the subsequent consolidation of the Ibero-American network, the model has continued to scale globally through a combination of established agreements and prospective collaborations. Figure 3 provides an updated overview of the geographical expansion of Epiroc’s Global University Hub and Spokes Network as of December 2025. Countries highlighted with established agreements represent regions where formal partnerships, such as University–Company Chairs, memorandum of understanding, or coordinated educational activities, are already in place. Lighter-shaded countries indicate regions where initial activities and exploratory engagements are underway, reflecting the model’s structured and phased expansion approach. Furthermore, this figure illustrates the adaptability of the Hub and Spokes framework across diverse mining regions worldwide, reinforcing its role as a scalable and sustainable mechanism for strengthening longterm industry–academia collaboration in the mining sector.s. Figure 3: Overview of the Global University Hub & Spokes Network (Status Dec. 2025).
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