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We are excited to profile past winners of the Graduate Impact Scholarship! The Graduate Impact Scholarship is designed to benefit highly motivated and engaged adult learners who value education as a way to improve lives and communities both locally and globally. Learn more about winner Tania Galarce…

Program: Environmental Policy and Management with a concentration in Environmental Management
From: Chile
Career: Mining Engineer
Previous Education: Bachelor of Engineering Science and Mining Engineer from the University of Chile

Mining may run in the family of Tania Galarce, but to become a mining engineer is a rare oc­currence for women in Chile. But that didn’t stop Tania, who comes from a long line of miners, in­cluding her great-grandfather who died in the “Smoke Tragedy,” where more than 350 miners lost their lives because of a fire inside the El Teni­ente mine in Chile.

“Gender equity is a recurrent aspect, but it was far from discouraging and instead was an incen­tive to be part of the new generation of women in mining,” she said. “I chose to be a miner be­cause I enjoy the possibility of having access to a broad knowledge.”

In Chile, Tania worked as a project engineer at Mineria y Medio Ambiente, an engineering con­sultant office focused on environmental permits for mine projects. Today, Tania looks at the envi­ronmental angle of mining and is pursuing edu­cation to complement that path.

“Integrating my engineering background with this environmental management program will help me make this industry a sustainable and responsible activity which can co-exist properly together with the environment and communities.” 

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