NOVA Newsletter 2005-09-07

The NOVA PhD courses 2006
The main part of the PhD courses 2006 have been announced on the NOVA site.
http://www.nova-university.org/4nov_cou3_phd06.htm

The courses are:

• Plant breeding - Genomics and plant breeding - HU-AF
• Animal Breeding - Linear models in animal breeding - UMB
• Vet. Epidemiology - Part 2: Advanced Methods - HU-Vet
• Plant Pathology - Diagnostics in Plant Pathology - UMB
• Informatics (IT) in Agriculture - Objectoriented Modelling and Software Development with Agricultural Applications - KVL
• Agro Ecology - Potential of Organic Farming to contribute to Rural Development in Europe - KVL
• Pig herd health and welfare - Reproductive Management in the Pig - KVL
• Urban Forestry & Urban Greening - Case Study Research within Urban Forestry & Urban Greening - KVL
• Social insects - Insect Pollinators and Pollination Ecology - HU-AF
• Agro-Biotechnology - AB-RMS: Root Infection Biology - Pathogenic Interactions - HU-AF
• Vet. Clin. Research - Clinical- and Biomedical Research 1) Experimental design 2) Clinical intervention - KVL
• Bioremediation - Bioremediation of boreal soil - HU-AF
• Plant Microscopy - Microscopy in Plant Biology Research - SLU

Master´s programme with new approach
On August 29, 2005 the first Master's programme in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, sponsored by NOVA UN, started. 14 students from 8 different countries throughout the world were admitted.
The strength of the programme is the combination of landscape architecture and forestry to look at the urban green resource as a whole; this involves working closely with research and practice, using interdisciplinary tools and methods in order to create a sustainable and more vital green resource for the benefit of the society. This interdisciplinary approach is new, from a Nordic as well as from an international perspective.
http://www.nova-university.org/projrep/UFUG_final_August%202005_40.doc

Jubilee Seminar in Tromsø - NOVA 10 years
In June 2-3, the annual NOVA seminar was held in Tromsø, Norway. Nearly 60 participants attended the seminar, mainly head representatives from the member universities/faculties and hand-picked responsible persons from Nordic Council of Ministers. The seminar could be regarded as one of the most successful in NOVA history.
http://www.nova-university.org/konferens_05.htm

Annual report 2004
The NOVA annual report 2004 can now be received from the NOVA site.
http://www.nova-university.org/PDFer/annual_04.pdf

Best regards,
The NOVA secretariat/ Local NOVA co-ordinator