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Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources

Freiburg, Germany

Heinrich Spiecker

Mission

Research and Teaching of the Faculty focus on the interactions between environment and society. Interdisciplinary approaches including natural, social and technical sciences are employed to research and teach the sustainable use and conservation of natural resources.

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Freiburg

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Freiburg

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The faculty from above

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Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences

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Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences

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Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences

Population ca.220000 Located at the

foothills of the Black Forest

Few minutes away from the French and Swiss borders

Known as the „Green Capital of Germany“

The warmest city in Germany

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The Faculty in Freiburg: GREEN CITY

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The city of Freiburg, with the Münster under restoration (Photo by Jennifer Nielsen)

“The city of Freiburg is a university city, so there will be always lots of students everywhere. This means that you will probably have lots of good time and make a lot of friends. It is also a very beautiful town, with a very old history and architecture, situated just at the foothills of the Black Forest” (Vlad Strimbu, former Master student from UBC).

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The University

founded in 1457 11 faculties 6 interdisciplinary research centres 24 800 students (3780 international students)

‘studium generale’ diverse university sport facilities university cultural life (orchestra, choirs, movie

club etc.)

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The centre of the faculty

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Partner institutions at Freiburg:

-Forest Research Institut Baden-Württemberg (FVA)- Regional Office of EFI “EFI-CENT”- Nancy-Zürich-Freiburg network (NFZ)

3 institutes- Forest Sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Enviriromental. Social Sc. and Geography

135 permanent staff 35 full professors 1272 students (effective 2010)

250 PhD students

The faculty in FIGURES

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chairs

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Forest Science: 17 Chairs: Tree PhysiologyBio-based Materials EngineeringBiometry and Environmental System AnalysisSoil EcologyRemote Sensing and Landscape Information SystemsForest BiomaterialsForest BotanyForestry Economics and Forest PlanningForest- and Environmental PolicyForest OperationsForest Zoology and EntomologyMeteorology und ClimatologySite Classification and Vegetation ScienceSilvicultureForest HistoryForest Growth and DendroecologyWildlife Ecology and Management

Imprtant Research Areas of theForest Science Institute

Sustainable use of natural resources and renewable energy

Safeguarding of natural ressources: soil, water, air, biodiversity

Adaptation to Global Change Natural Hazards

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Earth- and Environmental SciencesChair of: General GeologyTree PhysiologyBio-based MaterialsBiometry and Environmental System AnalysisSoil EcologyRemote System and Landscape Information

SystemsForest BiomaterialsForest OperationsGeochemistryHydrologyCrystallographyLandscape ManagementMeteorology und ClimatologyMineralogy und PetrologyNature Conservation and Landscape EcologyNear Surface Geophysics (N.N.)Physical GeographySedimentology

Forest Growth and DendroecologyGeneral GeologyBio-based MaterialsBiometry and Environmental System AnalysisRenewable MaterialsGeochemistryHydrologyCrystallographyLandscape ManagementMeteorology and ClimatologyMineralogy and PetrologyNature Conservation and Landscape

Ecology Near Surface Geophysics (N.N.)Sedimentology (N.N.)

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Environmental Social Sciences and Geography

Chair of: BiogeographyEnvironmental GovernanceForestry Economics and PlanningForest- and Environmental PolicyHuman GeographyCultural GeographyLandscape ManagementEcological Energy and Material Flow Management (N.N.)Physical GeographyEnvironmental Economics and Resource Management (N.N.)Forest and Forestry History

The faculty´s STUDY PROGRAMS

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Geographyof Global

ChangeHydrology

Environmental Sciences /

Umweltwissen-schaften

EnvironmentalGovernance

Fore

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Envi

ronm

ent BSc Secondary subjects

• International Forestry • Wood and Bioenergy

• Landscape Development and Nature Protection• Meteorology and Climatology

• Environmental Hydrology

RenewableEnergy

Management

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Bachelor- Programs (German)

Master-Programs (German)

Master-Programs(English)

Geo

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yForest

Sciences / Forst-

wissenschaften

Master-Programs

(German / English)

Joint MSc Programs

MSc European Forestry (Erasmus Mundus)

MSc Transfor M (Canada)

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MSc Programs

duration: 2 years 120 ECTS

coursework (3 sem.) 80 ECTS internship (7 weeks) 10 ECTS thesis (6 months) 30

ECTS Starting date: October Group size: 25-30 students Language: English and German

taught programs

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Masters Programmes

M.Sc. Environmental Governance (English) M.Sc. Forest Sciences(English/German) M.Sc. Environmental Sciences (English/German) M.Sc. Renewable Energy Management (English) M.Sc. European Forestry, joint program

(English) M.Sc. Transfor-M, joint program (English) M.Sc. Geography of Global Change (German) M.Sc. Hydrology (German)

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MSc Forest Sciences (English / German)

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Forst-wissenschaften

Pflichtmodule

Elec

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Waldwirtschaft

Wildlife, Vegetation and Biodiversity

Forest Ecology and Management

Landnutzung und Naturschutz

Core modulesForestSciences

MSc Forest Sciences (English / German)

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winter 2014/15

(incomplete examples)

Students life in Freiburg

Fernando CamposUniversity of Freiburg

MSc of European Forestry

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Courses: Selection among study traks compulsory and

selective courses Modules of 3 weeks (5 ECTs) Selected topic Exam registration

Thesis: Registration and deadline

Job opportunities: HiWi Student assistant

FOREST SCIENCESThe studies…

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Student houses and private rooms(monthly rent: 250-350 €)

Website search http://www.wg-gesucht.de/ www.WG-Zimmer.de www.ZimmerFREI-BURG.de www.studenten-wg.de

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The life…… housing

Fernando Campos - Student's life in Freiburg - 21st May 2011

Dreisam River See Park

Münster

Münster Platz

Martinstor

The life…… main attractions

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The life…… the Black Forest

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The life…… living greener

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