European Partner Universities

Coordinator: University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

The University of Hohenheim is situated in the south of Stuttgart, the capital of Baden-Württemberg. Hohenheim is the oldest university in town. Surrounded by botanical gardens and experimental fields, the university offers an once-in-a-lifetime study and work atmosphere. Hohenheim is one of the few campus universities in Germany, so all important university buildings, i.e. lecture halls, institutes, Language Centre, library, computer rooms, cafeteria and the Office of International Affairs are easily accessible by foot. The city Centre is approximately 30 minutes away and can easily be reached by various means of public transport.

Partner 01: University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna, Austria

Founded in 1872, the "BOKU" now comprises 14 departments and four service centres in Vienna, as well as a number of experimental centres around Vienna. The principal university buildings are located in two areas, the Türkenschanze and Muthgasse. At Türkenschanze are located the departments which provide teaching and research in the agricultural sciences, forestry, wood technology, and landscape architecture and conservation; whereas the departments concerned with food science, biotechnology, land and water management and civil engineering are based at Muthgasse.

The university has around 6.500 students (of which 17% are international), provides courses at the bachelor, masters and doctoral levels, has 340 permanent teaching staff who are also engaged in research, a broad range of external lecturers (teaching staff total: 1340), and some 400 persons working in services and administration.

In order to fulfil the requirements of the EU's Bologna Agreement with respect to curriculum development, the university has redesigned its course structure, which now comprises 9 Bachelors and 20 Masters Courses, including four international Masters held entirely in English. The change will improve comparability of studies and transparency at the international level.

Partner 02: Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic

The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CULS) s situated on spacious and modern campus in the north western outskirts of Prague, about 20 minutes from the city centre. In harmony with global trends, our university’s Faculty of Agro biology, Food and Natural Resources, our Institute of Tropics and Subtropics (the only educational and research institute of such kind in the Czech Republic) as well our two new Faculties – Environmental Sciences & Forestry, Wildlife and Wood Sciences respectively – are putting more and more emphasis on educating students in the crucial areas of safety in the food chain and protection of the biosphere, including sustainable land and water management.

Our Faculty of Engineering also educates graduates in ecologically sound waste management, environmentally friendly road vehicle management and alternative energy production (i.e. solar cell technology). Finally, the Faculty of Economics and Management, by far the largest Faculty of the university, offers its graduates more courses focusing on the rural sectors of economy and on modern, up-to-date management of private and corporate as well as state enterprises. Our university educates future leaders who will be mindful of the sustainable management of our planets´ natural resources and respectful of the related socio-economic and environmental issues.

Partner 03: University of Tuebingen, Germany

The Eberhard Karls University of Tuebingen offers approximately 80 courses of study in 14 faculties: research and teaching in Humanities, Cultural Studies, Social Sciences, Theology, Economics, Natural Sciences, Medicine and Computer Science. It has about 24.000 students, 12% foreign students. The variety of course offerings, the high standards of research and the lovely city are well known far beyond the borders of the state.

Partner 04: University of Udine, Italy

Founded in 1978, the University of Udine has a considerable European profile and, being part of a small region (Friuli Venezia Giulia), this is seen as the major way to enhance the potential of the students. There are approximately 16.000 students studying at the University of Udine, there are 640 teaching staff in addition to 467 administrative staff. The faculties are: Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Literature and Philosophy, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Sciences.

University of Udine incorporates the latest IT-technology in its day to day working and in international co-operation as integral parts of the everyday life of the university. The University has co-operation agreements in Socrates, Leonardo, Alfa programmes, EU/USA, under the framework of mobility and project co-operation and has more than 200 partner institutions in 32 countries. Every year over 300 students from the University of Udine are annually studying or do practical training abroad, while at the same time over 250 international mobility students study in different programmes at the University of Udine. The International Office provides up-to-date services for students, international students and staff mobility, in cooperation with regional, national and international organisations and partners:

- tutoring and orientation for incoming and outgoing students

- events and courses introducing Italian language and culture for incoming students

- services related to practical arrangements for incoming and outgoing students

- marketing and information services

- administration and implementation of EU mobility programmes

- In addition to three Socrates programs, University of Udine is contractor in four Tempus Projects (2 in Serbia, 1 in Montenegro, 1 with Russian Federation in Siberia).

Partner 05: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) – develops the understanding and sustainable use and management of biological natural resources. SLU, founded in 1977, offers a number of educational programmes, including veterinary medicine, forestry, and landscape architecture.

SLU is heavy on research – about two thirds of the annual turnover goes to research, and close to two thirds of the staff are researchers. SLU participates in a number of national and international academic networks within the Life Science field.

SLU has 3793 full time students and 712 Postgraduate students which are spread between the four main campuses; Alnarp, Skara Umeå and Uppsala. SLU also has high number research stations located all over Sweden. Read more about the locations on http://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/locations/.

About 370 exchange students come every year to SLU and combined to the international students following full master’s programmes this creates an international environment on all campuses’.

All education on advanced level (Master) is carried out in English. SLU currently have 20 Master’s programmes. SLU also have a number of courses taught in English on basic (Bachlor) level but the majority of Bachelor’s courses are taught in Swedish. All courses and programmes are found on http://www.slu.se/en/education/.

Partner 06: Wageningen University, Netherlands

Agricultural education was first offered in Wageningen in 1876, and Wageningen University was founded in 1918. For almost a century it has been an important education and research centre in the plant, animal, environmental, agro-technological and social sciences. In recent decades it has evolved into one of the world’s leading centres in the life sciences and natural resource management. Its research and education are both international in scope and internationally renowned; the University also takes an important role in Dutch society. Wageningen University is part of the Wageningen University and Research Centre. This consortium was established in 1997.

Wageningen University and Research Centre (Wageningen UR) is a unique organisation that combines fundamental, strategic and applied research with innovative education at BSc, MSc and PhD levels. This extensive research base enables us to meet the urgent need for expertise in agriculture, the food industry and natural resource management. Wageningen UR has a dual focus: food and the environment. Our scope encompasses the entire food supply chain, including agribusiness, non-food agricultural production, environmental issues and issues related to land use. Food safety, food quality, functional foods and environment-related aspects of leisure are focus areas that have recently gained interest.

Partner 07: Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Poland

Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW is one of the oldest and the largest universities in Poland. It is also one of the most modern universities, where tradition and modernity meet. The University offers wideranging programs of study - from biological and technical, through medical, economics and humanities. WULS-SGGW offers good facilities and infrastructure in one place. On our 65-hectare main campus we have 9 dormitories, a modern library, a computer centre, a sports centre (with tennis courts, a sports hall and a swimming pool) a language centre, a veterinary clinic and much more. The campus is located in the southern part of Warsaw and can be easily reached from the city centre by subway or by bus. Over 1,200 university teachers and instructors make sure that you will gain plenty of knowledge and practical skills. At present, the university consists of 13 faculties and 5 interfaculty units; there are 27,000 students enrolled. The University is well known and respected, both domestically and internationally. WULS-SGGW is a member of many prestigious international organizations such as the European Universities Association (EUA), International Association of Universities (IAU), International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), Euroleague for Life Sciences - ELLS. The University has been declared number one in the rankings of life science universities in Poland, and has always been in the top ten of Polish universities.