1. NOVA Presentation for PhD Students, Spring 2016 Updated 7 Jan. 2016

2. WHAT IS NOVA? 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.

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

4. Course ResponsibleNOVA PhD Courses 2016Dates Søren K. Rasmussen, KU-SCIENCEGenomic Selection in Plant Breeding25-29 Jan. Thomas Nord-Larsen, KU-SCIENCEApplied Statistical Modelling in Forest and Natural Resource Assessment and Planning 1-5 Feb. Leena Maunula, HU-VMolecular Methods for Detection of Food- and Waterborne Pathogens 7-10 Mar. Elise Norberg, AU-STFeed Efficiency in Dairy Cattle7-11 Mar. Olav Fjeld Kraugerud, NMBUNovel Ingredients - Processed for Novel Nutrition9-13 May Henrik Hjavard de Fine Licht, KU-SCIENCEChemical and Genomic Insight to Host-Microbe Symbiotic Interactions 23-27 May Terje Gobakken, NMBUDecision Oriented Data Acquisition Strategies for Analysis of Sustainable Forestry 23-27 May Jari Valkonen, HU-AFPlant-Associated Bacteria: Pathogens and Mutualists23-27 May Dirk Jan de Koning, SLUGenetic Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases in Livestock7-11 Jun. Jim Rasmussen, AU-STSustainable Intensification of the Agricultural Production …20-25 Jun. Pekka Uimari, HU-AFQuantitative Genetics in Animal BreedingAug. Eystein Skjerve, NMBUDiagnostic Test Evaluation (Veterinary Epidemiology)15-19 Aug.

5. Course ResponsiblePhD Course Series: Biodiversity and Integrated Pest Management Dates Velemir Ninkovic, SLU2015: Biodiversity Based IPM in Field CropsBiodiversity Based IPM in Field Crops31 Aug. - 4 Sept. 2015 Gudmundur Halldorsson, LBHI 2016: Modern IPM in Greenhouses4-9 Sept. 2016 Lars P. Kiær, KU‐SCIENCE2017: Stacking Biodiversity Benefits for Sustainable IPM 2017 Heikki Hokkanen, HU‐AF2016: Pollinators within IPM Strategies for Agriculture 2018

6. More NOVA PhD courses can be scheduled for 2016. Information will be published on the NOVA website in March/April 2016. Information on NOVA:  www.nova-university.org www.nova-university.org  There is a local NOVA coordinator at your institution who can help you with questions on NOVA.