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2006-01-16
NOVA-SNS seminar
"Research training networks in forestry - ways of organising/financing"

Date: November 24-25
Venue: Alnarp, NOVA UN secretariat

List of participants >>>


Thursday, November 24
Research Training Possibilities

Chairman: Paul Jensén

1. Welcome and presentation of meeting participants, Paul Jensén

2. Aims of the meeting, Ola Sallnäs >>>

3. Presentation of organisations behind the initiative
- NOVA UN, Paul Jensén >>>
- SNS, Olav Gislerud >>>
- NordForsk, Marianne Wikgren >>>

4. Research training at NOVA and BOVA member universities, Ola Sallnäs
- Review of a survey - research training situation at participating faculties, Vilis Brukas >>>
- Commentaries by faculty representatives:
KVL - Erik Dahl Kjær
EAU, Estonia - Kalev Jogiste
HU - Marketta Sipi >>>
LLU, Latvia - Henn Tuherm
SLU - Annika Nordin >>>
LZUU, Lithuania - Edmundas Petrauskas
UMB - Hans Fredrik Hoen
SPSFTA, Russia - Maxim Chubinsky
Joensuu - Aija Ryyppö

5. Possibilities of funding research training activities
- Internal funding: NOVA and SNS (Paul Jensén and Olav Gislerud) >>>
- External funding: NordForsk (Marianne Wikgren)
- External funding: Marie Curie (Vilis Brukas) >>>

6. NOVA experience in research training, Paul Jensén and Knut Wålstedt

7. An example of a NOVA PhD course, Jan Stenlid >>>

8. Organisational set-up to pursue joint activities, Vilis Brukas >>>

9. How to apply to NOVA? (including web-based procedure), Knut Wålstedt

10. Summing up, Paul Jensén


Friday, November 25
Planning Research Training Activities

Network meetings
A few guiding questions for networks:
- Do you focus on a single PhD course or rather plan a series of courses within a thematic area, e.g. 3 courses during coming 3 years?
- How will you share teaching inputs in the international teacher team? Do you spotlight some world-scale scientists who could substantially contribute to the course(s)?
- Does your network meet the requirements of potential donors?
- The deadline for the next round of applications to NOVA will be on April 15, and to NordForsk presumably on May 1. Consider an activity plan that would lead to application(s) of high quality.

Joint session between network groups and the NOVA secretariat
- 5 minutes reports from each network group with focus on the next step of developing research training activities
Groups Forest economics and policy Forest inventory and planning >>>
Forest restoration >>>
- questions and discussion
Minutes >>>


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