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Oct 26, 2021

SUTROFOR field school goes Saxony: What comes after the spruce?

This year the SUTROFOR joint summer module was different from previous years. As per our initial schedule we were supposed to go to Nepal for our summer module but the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation made this impossible and at the end of June, the administration proposed alternative …

Oct 04, 2021

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Successful hybrid doctoral defense of Busha Teshome on cluster analysis for forest and wood-processing industry sector development in Ethiopia

On September 29th 2021, Busha Teshome Tolera from Ethiopia successfully defended his doctoral defense. Busha conducted his research on “Cluster analysis for forest and wood-processing industry sector development in Ethiopia“, which contributed to the WoodCluster project. Busha was supervised by …

Sep 03, 2021

Source: Tropical Forestry Blog

Call for DAAD Scholarship Applications for Admission 2022

You are invited to attend the 2022 MSc Course in TROPICAL FORESTRY. The course is taught in English at Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), one of the 11 German Universities of Excellence. Over many decades, the international orientation and socio-economic focus have made this 2-year MSc …

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Teaching and research are based on a Research & Development concept, being closely interlinked. Research is conducted in various sites of the tropics and subtropics. Owing to the big number of Master and doctoral theses as well as the participation of the doctoral candidates in teaching, the research results directly flow into teaching and further education. Teaching and research are anchored in a constructivist basic positon.

Studies

The Master course Tropical Forestry is the core element of the teaching. It is comprehensively interlinked both on European level and with many countries of the Global South. Since the beginning of this course in 1995 manifold teaching co-operations took place with Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, India, Kenia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Brazil and Paraguay.

research fields

The research is coined by an international team of doctoral candidates. It stands out for dealing with socio-ecological issues in countries of the Global South. The doctoral colloquiums create synergies for thematic orientation, cultural approaches and innovative further development.

Chair of Tropical Forestry

The Chair of Tropical Forestry is the first academic institution in Europe, focusing on forestry in the Global South. However, objectives and contexts of the Chair have basically changed. While in the foundation period in 1930 the provision with raw materials via colonial routes was in the center, in 1960 the integration of decolonized peoples in a global socialist world order was the primary objective. Starting from 1990, the focus was on exchange of knowledge between global regions with the inclusion of cultural value systems.

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Master course: Tropical Forestry

Individual funding
Applicants have to register in the TU Dresden online-registration portal SELMA, open from 1st April.
Application deadline for the start of study in October of the same year is
- for non-EU citizens is the 31th of May, and
- for Germans and EU-citizens the 15th of July.

Scholarships
When applying for a DAAD scholarship, the complete application should reach Institute of International Forestry and Forest Products not later than the 30th of October one year prior to the beginning of the course.

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