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Organic Food Production Chain
08 August 2009 – 20 August 2010Introduction
The information on the Summer School will be available soon.
Please find below the information on the summer school 2009:The summer school Organic Food Production Chain takes place at the University of Life Sciences, Warsaw. It starts with e-learning sessions in July and is followed by teaching and excursions in and around Warsaw. The course participants should have the study in the following subjects: M.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences, Food Science and Environmental Sciences and related subjects, preferably with a basic knowledge on Economics; Advanced B.Sc. students who completed at least two years of study are also welcome.
Objectives
Course Content:• Soil fertility and plant-soil relationships
• Plant protection and environmental issues
• Animal welfare and animal health
• Organic Processing
• Certification in Organic Farming
• Marketing of organic products
• Conversion to organic farming
• Organic food and human health
• Organic food quality and safety
• Consumer attitudes to organic farming
Participants
The summer course is funded within the Sokrates framework for Life Long Learning. From each partner university, six students can take part in the summer course. The following universities are participating in the programme:| University | Contact person |
| Organiser: Warsaw University of Life Sciences |
Prof. Ewa Rembiałkowska ewa_rembialkowska@sggw.pl |
| University of Maribor, Slovenia | Prof. Franc Bavec franci.bavec@uni-mb.si |
| Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia | Prof. Anne Luik anne.luik@emu.ee |
| University of Hohenheim, Germany | Dr. Sabine Zikeli zikeli@uni-hohenheim.de |
| University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna, Austria | Prof. Bernhard Freyer Bernhard.Freyer@boku.ac.at |
Staff from each partner university is involved in teaching during the summer school.
Schedule
E-Learning period in JulyTwo weeks summer course in Warsaw from 9th to 22nd of August 2009, including projects and field work during the excursion to Brodnicki Landscape Park
Credits
6 ETCSLanguage
Programme language: EnglishApplication
If you are a student from participating universities, please send your application form to your contact person at your home university. If not, please send your application form directly to Prof. Rembiałkowska: ewa_rembialkowska@sggw.pl .Deadline for application: 1st of April 2009
If your application is approved please complete the registration form and send it to:
MSc Dominika Średnicka: dominika_srednicka@sggw.pl
Deadline for registration: 15th of May 2009
Contact
Application and questions to your local university contact person or to course leader Prof. Ewa Rembiałkowska Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, PolandTel. +48 22 5937038
Fax. +48 22 5937036
E-mail: ewa_rembialkowska@sggw.pl
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