1. Presentation for PhD Students, Autumn 2016 Updated 3 Aug. 2016
NOVA
Presentation for PhD Students, Autumn 2016
Updated 3 Aug. 2016

2. The Nordic Forestry, Veterinary and Agricultural University Network (NOVA) is a university cooperation aimed at supporting the understanding of major global challenges in a Nordic context. Our main task is to initiate, administer, promote and financially support cooperation between the Nordic universities in postgraduate education. NOVA provides a platform for networking betweeen Nordic postgraduate students through facilitating high quality, international level education for postgraduate students. The courses are planned, run and taught by a group of leading Nordic teachers and researchers.
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3. NOVA member institutions
University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science , KU-SCIENCE
Aarhus University, Science and Technology, AU-ST
University of Helsinki, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, HU-AF
University of Helsinki, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, HU-V
University of Eastern Finland, School of Forest Sciences, UEF-F
The Agricultural University of Iceland, LBHI
The Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NMBU
The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU
NOVA member institutions

4. NOVA PhD Courses Autumn 2016 Dates
Course Responsible
NOVA PhD Courses Autumn 2016
Dates
Pekka Uimari, HU-AF
Quantitative Genetics in Animal Breeding
8-13 Aug.
Arne Pommerening, SLU
Introduction to Scientific Programming & Simulation
17-21 Oct.
Jette Bredahl Jacobsen, KU-SCIENCE
An Introduction to Ecosystem Service Theory and Practices
31 Oct. – 4 Nov.
Anna Valros, HU-V
Animal Welfare - from Fork to Farm
21-24 Nov.
Olav Fjeld Kraugerud, NMBU
Novel Ingredients - Processed for Novel Nutrition
12-16 Dec.
Course Responsible
NOVA PhD Courses 2017
Dates
Rodomiro Ortiz, SLU
Nordic PhD Course Plant Breeding: Adaptation and Resilience in Plant Breeding
11-16 Jun.
Mattias Borg Rasmussen, KU-SCIENCE
Environmental Justice
12-16 Jun.
The pages will be updated with application information as soon as the course responsibles have informed NOVA on that.

5. Heikki Hokkanen, HU‐AF (main responsible for series)
Course Responsible
PhD Course Series
Dates
Heikki Hokkanen, HU‐AF (main responsible for series)
Biodiversity and Integrated Pest Management
Velemir Ninkovic, SLU
1. Biodiversity Based IPM in Field Crops
31 Aug. - 4 Sept. 2015
Gudmundur Halldorsson, LBHI
2. Modern IPM in Greenhouses
4-9 Sept. 2016
Lars P. Kiær, KU‐SCIENCE
3. Stacking Biodiversity Benefits for Sustainable IPM
2017
Heikki Hokkanen, HU‐AF
4. Pollinators within IPM Strategies for Agriculture
2018
Irmeli Mustalahti, UEF-F (main responsible for series)
Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution
Irmeli Mustalahti, UEF-F
1. Tools for Analysis and Intervention: Case Mexico
15-19 Aug. 2016
Jens Emborg, KU-SCIENCE
2. Framework for analysis and intervention: Cases in Kenya and Denmark
Hans Peter Hansen, SLU
3. Inveigling Factor of Stakeholders: Cases in Sweden and Finland
John McNeish, NMBU
4. Explorations of Collaborative Closures in Environmental Conflicts: Cases in Norway and Bolivia
2019
Course information webpages for the last course sheduled for 2016 will be available during May.

6. More courses for 2017 may be approved later in 2016 or during spring 2017.
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