ALFA – EUFORLA
Munich 2.-4.12.2005
Faculty of Forestry
University of Joensuu
www.joensuu.fi
Faculty of Forestry
University of Joensuu
Study 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
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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
Faculty of Forestry
University of Joensuu