Recent disruptions of raw material value chains during the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted Europe’s dependency on imports of metals and minerals. Meanwhile, the European Commission is establishing ambitious  policy  initiatives,  aiming  at  making Europe climate neutral in 2050. In this contribution, we emphasise the critical role of geosciences education in this energy transition, in forming the next generation of  mining  professionals.  In  the  Nordic  countries, active industry–university collaboration in one of the most active mining hubs in Europe has allowed frequent student–industry interaction, access to real-life learning environments, and development of specialised educational modules. These have been made accessible to exchange students from other European countries via exchange programmes and innovative digipedagogical learning tools.