The DSI-NRF CIMERA and Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology (HIF) in Germany, formally met for the first consortium meeting under their joint International Research School partnership, Exp4Pred. The consortium, including the Steering Committee, programme managers, coordinators, supervisors and PhD students, met at the University of Johannesburg, Bunting Campus, on the 13th of June 2024 to discuss the progress of the four PhD projects on predictive geometallurgy funded under the School.