It was one of only two mining academies in Prussia, the other being the mining college in Berlin established in 1770, a predecessor of the Berlin Institute of Technology.
ɪt wʌz wˈʌn ʌv ˈoʊnli tˈuː mˈaɪnɪŋ ɐkˈædəmiz ɪn pɹˈʌʃə, ðɪ ˈʌðɚ bˌiːɪŋ ðə mˈaɪnɪŋ kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn bɜːlˈɪn ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti, ɐ pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚɹ ʌvðə bɜːlˈɪn ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ʌv tɛknˈɑːlədʒi.