Partner universities
University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)
BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences is a unique
Austrian research and teaching organisation with strong focus on renewable resources,
living space and quality of life as well as food chain and health issues. BOKU innovatively
combines fundamental and applied expertise in the fields of natural sciences, engineering
and planning sciences, and social and economic sciences to enhance the knowledge basis for
sustainable management of our natural resources.
Approximately 12% of the 4.500 Students are international students - in the
case of 488 PhD Students enrolled, this percentage is higher (16,4%).
We have 331 scientific staff members and 431 administrative/technical
staff members.
University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE)
former:The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL) (see news item)
http://www.life.ku.dk/english.aspx
Covering the entire supply chain leading from primary production to
consumption, the main fields of education at LIFE are: Veterinary
Medicine, Agricultural Science, Agricultural Economics, Horticulture,
Landscape Architecture, Development Studies, Food and Nutrition,
Forestry and Environmental Sciences.
The main campus is located in central Copenhagen. LIFE also comprises
4 experimental farms, a Pometum and an Arboretum, thus linking
theoretical studies with practical research. Around 3.500 students
are enrolled at the faculty, 400 at PhD-level. The faculty
employs 700 scientists and 800 technical/administrative staff. With 400
international students from more than 25 countries, LIFE offers
a vibrant international study milieu with well-established integration
and support structures.
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
SLU - the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences provides science-based
expertise regarding the development and use of biological resources. The strong
research and educational agenda ranges from genes and molecules up to entire
ecosystems; through Biotechnology, Natural Resource Management, Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Sustainable Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry, Food
and Soil Science and Landscape Architecture.
SLU has four main campuses (Uppsala,
Umeå, Alnarp and Skara), in total 6.200 undergraduate and 900 PhD students and
offers a broad spectrum of professional and general educational programmes with over
150 courses in English, at the BSc, MSc and PhD levels.
University of Hohenheim (UHOH)
The University of Hohenheim is a small but prestigious university located in the South of Stuttgart. In a unique campus environment around the 200 years old castle about 6000 students are enrolled in the research-intensive university. Teaching and research focus on Natural Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, and Economic and Social Sciences with special emphasis on Life Sciences and the Food Chain concept. With around 16 % of the students coming from almost 100 countries of all parts of the world, Hohenheim is an internationally oriented university offering BSc, MSc and PhD programmes.
Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR)
Wageningen UR (Wageningen University and Research Centre) is a unique
organisation, that combines fundamental, strategic and applied research with
innovative education at BSc, MSc and PhD levels. This extensive research base enables
WUR to meet the urgent need for expertise in agriculture, the food industry and natural
resource management. Wageningen UR has a dual focus: food and environment.
WUR emphasizes finding the right combinations of scientific insight and skills,
including practical skills, which can lead to innovative applications. This goal is given
shape by the close interaction between science, society and business.
Wageningen University hosts more than 4.500 students. Around 550 international
students from 90 different countries participate in the MSc programs.
200 students receive their PhD degree annually, of which around 1/3 are
international students.
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CULS)
The highly rated Czech University of Life Sciences (formerly of Agriculture) Prague offers students the chance to receive a quality Czech education whilst studying at a beautifully landscaped campus in the suburbs of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. CULS Prague has 5 faculties: Faculty of Economics and Management, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Faculty of Forestry, Wildlife and Wood Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Faculty of Engineering. It also has 2 institutes: Institute of Tropics and Subtropics and Institute of Communication and Education. The university is a temporary home for 18,000 students. More than 1,500 staff members (academics, researchers, technicians and administrative workers) form a successful and dynamic academic team. Graduates from CULS Prague have excellent job opportunities in the private or corporate business sectors, in agribusiness, forestry and horticulture, in environmental engineering and applied ecology in government organisations and private firms.
Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW)
Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW) (formerly Warsaw Agricultural University) is the oldest agricultural academic school in Poland, its history dates back to 1816. At present, the university consists of 11 faculties and 6 interfaculty units; there are 25,000 students enrolled including 14,00 full time (resident) students. They can choose from 23 disciplines and 61 specialties. The research and education covers the entire field of agriculture related sciences, among the others: Landscape architecture, biology, Biotechnology, Economics, Finance and Banking, Regional Planning, Informatics and econometrics, Environmental Engineering, Forestry, Environment Protection, Horticulture, Agriculture, Sociology, Agricultural and Forestry Techniques, Wood Technology, Commodity Sciences, Tourism and Recreation, Food Technology, Human Nutrition, Veterinary Medicine, Management and Production Engineering, Management and Marketing, Animal Science. The research is carried out at 7 Experiment Stations belonging to SGGW, covering all together around 5200 ha. Within programme Socrates/Erasmus SGGW offers a wide range of subjects taught in English which results in the increasing number of foreign students coming to SGGW (in 2005 around 100 students from 15 EU countries).
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