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About SUFONAMA - Sustainable Forest and Nature Management

The global demand for forest and nature resources and the pressures on the natural environment seem to continue to increase. The need to ensure the sustainability of natural resources for future generations has never been greater.

The MSc Course in Sustainable Forest and Nature Management (SUFONAMA) is a 2-year world-class integrated course aimed at qualifying graduates to deal with the enormous challenges in sustainable management of natural resources.

The SUFONAMA Consortium
The SUFONAMA MSc Course is organised by a Consortium which includes five of the best European universities within the field of forest and nature management:

• University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Life Sciences, Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning, Copenhagen (Denmark)
• Bangor University, School of the Environment and Natural Resources, Bangor (UK)
• University of Göttingen, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Ecology, Göttingen (Germany)
• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Alnarp (Sweden)
• University of Padova, Faculty of Agriculture, Padova (Italy)

The five universities all have significant experience in research-based teaching on forest and nature management. The SUFONAMA Programme thus provides you with a single entry point to top-level and up-to-date teaching.

Objective
The overall objective of the SUFONAMA Programme is to provide a top-level education programme that qualifies graduates to deal with the huge challenges in Europe’s pursuit of an evermore sustainable management of its natural resources, namely that the management of forest and nature areas must be seen in an integrated landscape context.

SUFONAMA Programme
The MSc Course in Sustainable Forest and Nature Management (SUFONAMA) offers:

• A two-year world class MSc
• Focus on sustainable management and natural resources
• Study at two leading European universities
• Research-based teaching
• Double Degree
• EU Scholarships

ADMISSION CRITERIA
The main selection criteria for applicants are:

• A good Bachelor degree in Forestry, Biology
  or related fields such as Environmental Science
  or Geography, alternatively in Economics,
  Management or Political Science
• Good English language proficiency
• C.V.
• Experience from relevant practice
  may be an advantage
• Personal statement of motivation
• Recommendations from two referees

ERASMUS MUNDUS SCHOLARSHIPS

Every year about 20 scholarships are expected to be available
for non-EU and EU students.

Category A scholarships for non-EU applicants amount to € 24,000 per year for two
years.

Category B scholarships for EU applicants amount to € 10,000 per year for two years.

The SUFONAMA Commission will propose the best applicants for Erasmus Mundus scholarships. Grant holders are selected on the basis of academic potential and in observance of geographical criteria determined by the European Commission.

Please indicate in the SUFONAMA application form if you are applying for a scholarship. There is no separate scholarship application form.

APPLICATION
The application form is available at www.sufonama.eu , where you will also find detailed information about application procedures and deadlines. Only complete applications will be processed.

FURTHER INFORMATION
Detailed information on the SUFONAMA programme is available on www.sufonama.eu  

CONTACT ADDRESS
SUFONAMA
Erasmus Mundus Secretariat
sufonama@life.ku.dk  
Faculty of Life Science
University of Copenhagen
Bülowsvej 17
DK-1870 Frederiksberg C
Denmark

Materials

Application form (225 kb)