1. Presentation for PhD Students, Spring 2016 Updated 14 Apr. 2016
NOVA
Presentation for PhD Students, Spring 2016
Updated 14 Apr. 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.
What is nova?

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. Course Responsible NOVA PhD Courses 2016 Dates
Søren K. Rasmussen, KU-SCIENCE
Genomic Selection in Plant Breeding
25-29 Jan.
Thomas Nord-Larsen, KU-SCIENCE
Applied Statistical Modelling in Forest and Natural Resource Assessment and Planning
1-5 Feb.
Leena Maunula, HU-V
Molecular Methods for Detection of Food- and Waterborne Pathogens
7-10 Mar.
Elise Norberg, AU-ST
Feed Efficiency in Dairy Cattle
7-11 Mar.
Henrik Hjavard de Fine Licht, KU-SCIENCE
Chemical and Genomic Insight to Host-Microbe Symbiotic Interactions
23-27 May
Terje Gobakken, NMBU
Decision Oriented Data Acquisition Strategies for Analysis of Sustainable Forestry
Jari Valkonen, HU-AF
Plant-Associated Bacteria: Pathogens and Mutualists
Dirk Jan de Koning, SLU
Genetic Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases in Livestock
7-11 Jun.
Jim Rasmussen, AU-ST
Sustainable Intensification of the Agricultural Production …
20-25 Jun.
Eystein Skjerve, NMBU
Diagnostic Test Evaluation (Veterinary Epidemiology)
27 Jun. – 1 Jul.
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 information webpages for all courses will be available during May The pages will be updated with application information as soon as the course responsibles has 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. Introduction to Scientific Programming & Simulation
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.

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