Faculty of Forestry University of Joensuu

ALFA – EUFORLAMunich 2.-4.12.2005

Faculty of Forestry

University of Joensuu

www.joensuu.fi

Faculty of Forestry University of Joensuu

Study programmesStudy programmes

Forestry in Russia (18 ECTS)

• gives students the basic knowledge on the forestry in Russia, on the Russian society and culture as well as on the forest terminology in Russian

Faculty of Forestry University of Joensuu

International study programme in Environmental Science and Forestry

• http://www.joensuu.fi/envsci/

• Courses in bioenergy– International Forest Policy (4 ECTS)

– Production and Energy Use of Wood Biomass (6)

– Bioenergy Markets and Policies (4)

– Decision Making in Forestry (6)

– Seminar on Current Environmental Issues (2 + 2)

– Introduction to Finnish Forestry (1)

– Peat production and use of cutaway peat bogs

Faculty of Forestry University of Joensuu

Master’s programme offered to international students Master of Science in European Forestry

• http://gis.joensuu.fi/mscef• 120 ECTS• Partners

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

– Albert-Ludwig 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

Faculty of Forestry University of Joensuu

Finnish-Russian Cross-Border University

• http://www.joensuu.fi/yksikot.html• Partners in the master programme Forestry

and environmental engineering (120 ECTS)– University of Joensuu (Coordinator)– Lappeenranta University of Technology– University of Helsinki– Petrozavodsk State University– St Petersburg State Polytechnic University

• Starts in 2006

Faculty of Forestry University of Joensuu

Course recognition

• Finnish student makes a study plan with the professor before departure

• Visiting students get a transcript of records and certificate of the courses done

• Certificate– name of the course

– course contents

– total workload in ECTS (1 ECTS = 27 hours work)

Faculty of Forestry University of Joensuu

International Student Services homepage http://www.joensuu.fi/students

Accommodation provided

Computers and internet available

Student support also by the faculty

Faculty of Forestry University of Joensuu