 All right, so today we've got a special video for you guys today because I'm celebrating 2000 subscribers So that means we're gonna do a Q&A video where I'll take all of your guys's questions from Instagram from YouTube from WhatsApp and All the other social medias and I'm gonna answer them right here on camera for you guys So actually I get a lot of very similar questions. So hopefully by answering them all in one single video We'll help a lot of you guys out. So let's get started So first question is a person from Kazakhstan He graduated from University in mining engineering in 2008 and For the next 10 years he wants to work in the mining industry in different positions from a miner to all the way to a manager He wants to do a master's degree or PhD in mining engineering in Canada He watches my videos and he wants to know if it's possible to get a scholarship or a stipend So my answer to him was that yes, it's possible to get a scholarship or a stipend Canada has a lot of scholarships and all of grants There are some that are specific to The mining industry and there are some that are specific to the university So it depends a lot on one what school you go to to your grades and Three the type of works experience or the extra curriculars that you have Usually people that give out scholarships are looking for a well-rounded student and has good grades and preferably preferably has Shown some interest in the mining industry whether that's through work experience or some other Extracurricular activities or they have a really good goal semen for what they want to do in the mining industry And so I also shared with him a link of 70 70 plus Canadian scholarships, so I actually dropped that in the link in descriptions below And then a little bit about my own experience with scholarships in Canada So when I was in my undergrad, I did get a scholarship And I think they gave me around One or two thousand dollars every semester. So in order to apply for that scholarship It was called the CMIF Canadian Mineral Industry Education Foundation scholarship In order to apply for that I had to give them my transcripts. I had to give them my resume I have to write a statement about why I was interested in the mining industry and what I hope to achieve in my mining engineering career So I gave them that they made their selections through candidates all across Canada and in the end I was selected And then just afterwards I had to make sure that Let them know where I am in my degree. So like am I in second year third year? Am I on an academic term or am I doing a work term and do you want to know about your progress in your journey as well? Let's see I get a lot of questions about which University that people should choose usually immigrants Either from India or from Africa looking to get into the mining industry in Canada And they want to know which master's degree is suitable for them So I actually made two videos and also dropped them in the link in descriptions below But it actually depends on several things one your budget. So some of the high-ranked schools such as the top three in Canada are UBC University of Toronto and McGill those are the three Best schools in Canada not just in mining engineering, but overall And those schools typically they'll require a higher emissions fee They'll also require and they'll also have stricter emission requirements. So looking at your English scores and info and IELTS Also in your GPA And they cost a lot more So those schools are usually more competitive and more difficult to get into So some of the lower-ranked schools they do pretty well good as well. So such as University of Alberta Queens, Loretian, those are all good schools as well. So I will say first things first consider your budget Then second see if you have if you meet the minimum emissions requirements Again, and again, I talk about all of those schools in detail in the links into those videos below As for job placements wise Pretty much most of the school the job placements afterwards are all very good The only nuance that you should know about is your proximity to the specific employer that you want to work for It doesn't matter too much, but it could help a little bit So for example, if you have a lot of open pit experience, and that's what you want to go into And even if it's more specifically cold then probably UBC is a better choice because They're a lot closer to a lot of the coal mines in DC But it's not to say that it's not impossible for you to work across different commodities So for example, a lot of the oil sands are located in Alberta So of course University of Alberta is a good school to choose But then again lots of people from the East Coast such as University of Toronto or McGill or Queens A lot of them actually work in the oil sands as well. So In the end it doesn't matter too much But if you know that you there's a specific commodity that you want to work for Then I would say maybe tailored the university that you choose based on locations Closest to those employers. Next question is People want to know if they should choose Canada or Australia for mining I really can't decide on either of them because they're both very good countries Lots of work opportunities drop opportunities in Australia and in Canada Both countries have really good safety standards and a strong mining industry culture Both countries are well known around the world for their mining industry. So they also have really good Mining engineering universities. So you really can't go wrong Maybe some of their details is it seems like Australia they Offer a lot more fly-in-fly-out jobs then compared to Canada. So Canada does have some but I feel like Canada also has a lot of Workplaces where people live in town and just drive to work instead of doing the fly-in-fly-out lifestyle and living at camp The other thing is that Canada if you don't want to deal with cold weather Maybe Canada is not so good for you because as you know, Canada can get really cold in the winter up to negative 30 negative 40s during the winter time And so that's going to be something that you have to deal with not only during our work But also in your own time as well after work Okay, and then our four question of sorry five questions from a person Give a little bit background about him He's doing his bachelor's degree in mining engineering. He's in his sixth semester and so it's two more years to go So he graduated one year and ultimately he wants to work in Canada as a mining engineer He did some research and wants to go to Canada for his master's and these are a few questions So first question is he's a he wants to know which university should go to he's an average student and also he has a tight tuition budget so Again, probably the top three universities of UBC McGill and University of Toronto. Those are probably out of the question because those are the Most competitive schools so they'll look for the highest admission average and those are the most costly schools as well So for him, I would suggest something like University of Alberta Queens Dalhousie, those are all really good schools as well Then but if he can't make that then probably something like BCIT or maybe Laurentian he wants to know Most universities offers two types of masters once the normal core space and the other is a thesis space Which should he go? So for a master's degree typically if you want to land a job afterwards I would recommend that you go for a core space masters If you want to go to academia and do like research for example, then I would recommend a thesis space masters Again with the core space masters It's really important that you have some type of work to experience before you graduate So that's typically done through co-op or some internship experience between your first and second year and The reason is I guess it's pretty self-explanatory work experience matters the most when it comes to landing a full-time job so Do whatever you can to land an internship because that experience would be really helpful in leveraging To get a full-time offer whether it's from the same company or from companies elsewhere Are all postgraduate courses of two years long a presence in I'm looking at the masters of engineering and mining and almost All of them are two years long Yes, typically most of the masters program take two years long, but for for some of the basis-based programs you can extend your studies To complete your thesis so it could take maybe three years for example Is there any other course available after bachelor's in mining engineering or M. N. The only option because my main my main aim is to secure a job in Canada So there are other options that you can choose. So for example, maybe like a master's in Geotechnical engineering or a master's in civil engineering But for those roles, you're probably looking at just some of the geotechnical roles Afterwards when you graduate and not maybe say like a mining engineering role because it'll be a little bit more difficult to apply those skills Into a mining engineering positions, especially when there are mining engineering candidates. Do you have to compete against? I? Heard that the universities work on a credit system and I'm completely new to this. Is it really difficult? Yeah, so Apple Canada is that we work on a credit system. So after you complete a course You get a certain amount of credits and the amount of credits that you get will depend on the school system So for example in UBC simply three credits for a course, but for other universities, maybe one credit for course And then in order to graduate you need to have a total number of credits So for example, let's just say if you need 24 credits to graduate from a school And each course gives you three credits and you need eight courses to complete the degree In order to graduate and so that number of credits will usually scale down If say like a course gives the only one credit. So typically across all universities in Canada You probably just require a standard number of courses not credits But number of courses another question is from a person from Hong Kong It's considering to do a master's degree at UBC So he has three question first question is is it easy to find an entry level job in Canada? So that actually depends on a lot of things It depends on the job market. So for example, maybe the market strength is downturned and it's a lot harder So for me, I guess it was relatively easy because I have job experience Like co-op and internship. So that helped me a lot because When I before I even graduated I secured a full-time offer by applying to the same company that I interned for And I was able to secure a job that way But during the down time downturns I know that some people weren't able to secure a job like most people that were graduating weren't able to secure a job That's just the nature of the money you see when it's good Then it's really easy to find a job and it's bad then it's really difficult to find a job But some things that are within your control again are your working screens which map again matters the most And to an extent maybe your grades but not a lot of employers look at your grades But and and then the next thing would be your resume. So are you getting involved in any extracurricular activities? Especially ones that are related to mining like volunteering at events Maybe if you have some leadership skills or activities that require me to have good teamwork skills Then employers really well for those and that will help improve your chances of getting a job How savage pay as an EIT? So actually have the video on the salaries within mining engineering But as an EIT you're probably expecting to make between 60 to 80,000 Canadian dollars per year And that depends on again a few things maybe your Previous experience if you have any Also depends on the type of commodity that you're working for so for example like oil science typically pay higher than Other commodities diamond also pays really well as well also depends on the location So if you're working at Vancouver, Toronto or Calgary Typically your your salary is a bit lower whereas if you work in camp or work in remote locations They actually pay you a little bit extra to work at those remote locations That's an incentive to attract you to work there So that's where you can find probably some of the higher starting pay And then the next person was Considering a Canadian master's in either mining or petroleum Engineering and he wants to know Which I would suggest for a career in Alberta Mining engineering or petroleum engineering And then I actually said both are good But I would recommend chemical engineering because it's a little bit more diverse in terms of the opportunities that you have The reason for that is because if you have a chemical engineering degree You can work in both in situ assets. So that's conventional extraction of oil through wells or you can work at non-conventional assets So that's the truck and shovel mines for an oil sands mine. Yeah, so he also wanted to know like why wouldn't you choose? petroleum engineering because petroleum engineering really narrows you down to just petroleum Jobs, but whereas chemical engineering is a little bit diverse where you can work at refineries Pretty much a lot a lot of the oil extraction companies in Alberta There's probably some jobs there that can apply with a chemical engineering degree So it has a wider reach and then actually sent him an article from July 8 We're actually it says that the University of Calgary actually Stopped your bachelor's program in oil and gas engineering and that's in response to the demands of Those graduates but also at the same time is because those graduates They only have a really narrow scope of jobs that they can enter into so it's a lot harder for them to get jobs Whereas if they went into chemical engineering, then they have better reach in terms of jobs that they can get into after they graduate Okay, I'll finish off with this last question. So this person wants to do again Once to study in Canada with for a mining engineering degree Not sure if he wants to do a master's or a bachelor's degree, but he says that the fees are very expensive Which can be true for especially for international students. You have to pay a premium to study in Canada And then he wants to know what are the ways that he can offset the tuition cost So there are a few things I can do one is apply for a student loan So you get the money, but eventually you have to pay it back and plus interest So it can be costly down the line, but that's the one way to get in and the other way is I would highly recommend that you do a co-op or an internship experience throughout your degree Especially if you're doing a bachelor's degree, you can do it, you know, like one year or two years of experience During an undergraduate degree Not only would you get the work experience, but you also get money to offset that tuition cost Which can be very helpful down the line to pay off your student loans if you have any It's a really good idea. I strongly recommend everyone that if you do if you are studying Canada Canada, whether it's a bachelor's degree or a master's degree That you go and get some of some sort of work experience So that you're more employable when you graduate and you can make some money at the same time and don't rush to get your degree finished So once again, thank you very much for 2,000 subscribers and all your guys to support on each of my videos If you guys want another Q&A, I can certainly look into make another video Message me on Instagram. I'll be happy to answer all of your guys's questions To the rest of you guys have a good rest of your day and good luck and we'll see you next time