Introduction

The Master of Science in European Forestry Erasmus Mundus (MSc EF) is a 2-year double-degree programme co-organized by the following 6 European Universities:

. University of Joensuu , Finland (Co-ordinating University)

. University of Freiburg, Germany

. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden

. University of Lleida (UdL), Spain

. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria

. Wageningen University , The Netherlands

The MSc EF Course starts every autumn (end of August). The deadline for applications is the end of December of the previous year. Requirements for studying the MSc EF include a good level of English, and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in forestry or related disciplines. You can find all the information of the MSc EF and the application form on this webpage.

Here you can also find all details on the Erasmus Mundus scholarships that are provided for non-European Union nationals, as well as the grant possibilities for EU nationals [including the 3-month mobility grants for Europeans to carry out part of their studies at the University of KwaZulu Natal (South Africa), Federal University of Parana (Brazil) or NorthWest A&F Forestry University (China)].

Since the start 4 years ago, more than 90 students from all over the world have been admitted in the MSc European Forestry, representing 33 nationalities. Students come from Universities abroad as well as from international forest companies and institutions. There is a high demand in the labour market, as well as in the academic community, for the MSc EF graduates (for more information please see "Employability" section).

(New !) Download here the complete study guide of the MSc EF 2008-2010 Course

Download here the complete study guide of the MSc EF 2007-2009 Course

Mission statement

The MSc European Forestry provides academic education in forestry focussing on the international dimension of sustainable forest management issues. The programme is an extra dimension to the already existing educational markets in forestry and nature management in Europe. In this programme, European forestry universities collaborate intensively to offer joint courses as well as their existing curricula, based on the knowledge and experience of forest management for which European Forestry was the cradle centuries ago.

The MSc EF programme responds to the increasing number of issues in forest and nature management at international as well as national level, which provide a whole range of new challenges and demands for policy and management at the national, European and wider international level. The European view on forest management is well founded both in latest research results as well as centuries of experience.

The MSc EF programme addresses these challenges and demands, and the curriculum is specifically designed to take into account the needs of potential employers. The following are important institutions with an interest in European Forestry-graduates:

•  National and international forest/nature management agencies and governmental bodies

•  National and international research institutions

•  International forest enterprises and timber, paper, and pulp industries

•  Internationally active NGO's

The focus of the MSc programme is on international dimensions of forest resource management and utilization, supported by a sound understanding of the ecological conditions and their dynamics in Europe , results from this employer's interest.

The European Union recognizes the leading role of Europe in forestry in providing the Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in European Forestry (MSc EF) as a 2-year double-degree programme co-organized by these 6 European Universities.

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