Forest Innovation and Education Cluster for FOPC and FRAP Forest and Technical Universities Innovations, Teaching & Learning Forest Operation Business Forest Machine Industries
Applied and targeted implementation of FOPC&FRAP in higher education Bologna model 4 + 2 years Forest Bachelor Course 12-14 weeks in year 4 Forest Master Course 10-12 weeks in year 6 Target groups – Managers, Supervisors and Technical staff in advanced Forest Operations Applied and concentrated courses with mix of theory and practice Action and problem based learning Participation from key persons from Forest Companies, Authorities and Forest Machine Industry
Recommended start-up Full scale implementation of proposed higher education on FOPC and FRAP in year 2014
Russian-Swedish cooperation 2010 – 2014 for strengthened education on Forest Technology with special focus on FOPC & FRAP Partnership among Forest universities on Forest Technology as a core discipline Teacher networking with annual workshops and excursions Innovation and education clusters between universities, forest enterprises and authorities Poject for development of forest road construction with new technologies and materials Guest student activities including joint thesis works Test courses on key issues including models for action and problem based learning