trong-vudinh@student.tu-freiberg.de 840979954830 Dear Nachwuchswissenschaftler-Kolloquium, I’m writing this letter to state my motivation to attend the “Nachwuchswissenschaftler-Kolloquium” from 6 to 8 in Postdam. I am a PhD student at TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany. My interest is mine planning. I have been working to develop a strategic mine planning model for cement quarries for 3 years. My research provides an optimized and dynamic tool for quarry planners to create effective extraction schedules in order to meet the requirements in cement manufacturing. The research benefits the sustainable development of cement industry by contributing the resource savings and economic added values. Like many sectors, the mining sector is also undergoing change due to the industrial revolution 4.0 with the emphasis of IT making the chance to improve and optimize the mining operations. Therefore, your conference theme is especially relevant to my research. I hope my presentations will be useful to the audiences for their practice. I would high appreciate to be given an opportunity to present my research in front of scholars. I look forward to your positive response.