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Agricultural and Forest SciencesTropical and International ForestryInstitutionLocationCourse focusCourse languageTarget groupGeorg-August-Universität Göttingen(University of Göttingen)The Georg-August-Universität Göttingen was established in 1737. It isan internationally accredited research university and part of a worldwidenetwork of science and learning. More than 40 Nobel laureatesare associated with Göttingen. The university offers courses in a broadrange of disciplines including philosophy, economics, agriculture, biologyand geography and is among the top universities in Germany.The city of Göttingen is situated in the geographical centre of Germany.The Georg-August-Universität Göttingen with more than 25,000students is an integral part of the city and contributes considerably tothe young, lively atmosphere of the town. Due to its central position inGermany, Göttingen has excellent intercity transport. Within two hoursyou can be in Berlin, Hamburg or Frankfurt by high-speed train.The M.Sc. course Tropical and International Forestry providesadvanced study in management and conservation of tropical and subtropicalforest ecosystems. It especially focuses on the ecologicallyand economically sound management of forest resources and treebasedland use systems. The targeted ecosystems and managementsystems include natural forests under full protection, close to natureforestry, plantation forestry, agroforestry systems and trees outside theforest.The programme is for students interested in pursuing an internationalcareer in forestry, nature conservation, ecosystem research or ruraldevelopment.The M.Sc. course is a two-year programme with a modular structure.tingen.The modules address topics such as Tropical Silviculture andForest Ecology, Tropical Soil Science, Forest Resource Assessment,Bioclimatology and Global Change, International Forest Policy andEconomy, and Project Planning and Evaluation. Elective modules canbe chosen either from the Faculty of Forest Sciences or from otherfaculties and Master’s courses, such as Agribusiness or Biodiversityand Ecology. This helps students to specialise and develop an indi-In the third semester a student project is conducted, which oftenThe fourth semester consists of the preparation and defence of theMaster’s thesis, which is based on own supervised research.EnglishGraduates in forestry or other related disciplines (e.g., agriculture,biology) with at least two years of career experience.84