International mobility

On the Erasmus office webpage, you can find further information about the Erasmus+ for Studies programme. The programme allows students to spend a period of study (between 2 and 12 months) at one of the other 500 universities in one of the participating European countries, but also in a non-European country.

Double degree programmes

Forest Sciences also participates to 3 International Erasmus Mundus International programmes:

• MEDfOR: Mediterranean Forestry and Natural Resources Management, from 2012-2013; Partner Universities: Viterbo (Italy), Lisbon and Porto (Portugal), Lleida and Valladolid (Spain), Karadeniz (Turkey)
• SUFONAMA: Sustainable Forests and Nature Management, from 2007-2008; Partner Universities: Copenhagen (Denmark), Goettingen (Germany), Bangor (UK), Alnarp (Sweden)
• GLOFOR: Global Forestry; Partner Universities: Copenhagen (Denmark), Technische Universitat Dresden (Germany), Institut Des Sciences Et Insudtries Du Vivant Et De L'environment – Agroparistech (France), Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (Czech Republic)

The course participates in the TRANSFOR-M (Transatlantic Master Programs leading to a European and a Canadian degree in Forestry, Environmental or Conservation Sciences) Programme. Further information at http://www.unipd.it/en/studying-padova/courses/joint-programmes/joint-and-double-degree-programmes

Visiting professors

The possibility for students to grow internationally and professionally is constant at UNIPD thanks to the intense exchange of visiting professors teaching in Forest sciences.

A.Y. 2017-2018

• Prof. Anna Lawrence, University of the Highlands and Islands, Honorary Professor of Human Dimensions of Forestry, Course on Social Forestry

A.Y. 2016-2017

• Prof. Paul Vantomme, FAO and KU Leuven, Course on Policy and market development for Non wood forest products

A.Y. 2015-2016

• Prof. Mark Adams, University of Sydney, 6 ECTS Course on Forest Ecology and Management in Mediterranean Climates
• Prof. Ayse Filiz Sunar, Istanbul Technical University, 6 ECTS Course on Remote Sensing of Vegetation
• Prof. Alejandro Solla Hach, Universidad de Extremadura, 6 ECTS Course on Forest pathology and Wood alteration

A.Y. 2014-2015

• Prof. Greg Biging, University of California, Berkeley, 6 ECTS Course on Spatial Analysis for Forest Resources
• Prof. James Nathan Long, University of Utah, 2 ECTS Course on Management and treatment in mountain and Mediterranean forests