Research Group 6.09.00

About the Research Group

The main IUFRO activities related to forest education carried out under the Joint IUFRO-IFSA Task Force (JTF) on Forest education.  Please visit https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/forest-education/ or the Global Outlook on Forest Education blog: https://foresteducation.wordpress.com/.

Quality of education and further education play a key role for the quality of research as well as practical work in forestry. Therefore it is essential to deal with measures of raising the quality of education and with methods to evaluate the success of education and further education. This is a field for research as well as implementation. It will be covered by Research Group 6.15.00 within IUFRO Division VI, which was established after the IUFRO World Congress 1995 in Tampere, and is now Research Group 6.09.00.

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Research Group Representatives

Ghanbari Sajad
Deputy Coordinator
Iran
Annie Biju
Deputy Coordinator
Germany
Folaranmi Babalola
Deputy Coordinator
Nigeria

Past Research Group Events

Webinar
Units 15 May 2024

IUFRO webinar on digital teaching materials in forest sciences

Webinar
Units 23 Jan 2024

IUFRO Webinar: AI in Forest Sciences Education

AI has been a hot topic since the launch of ChatGPT last winter. Especially among teachers, students in schools and at universities an active discussion

Webinar
Units 10 Jan 2024

IUFRO Webinar: Introduction to Forest Sciences Textbooks

There is a need for global understanding the core competences that forest experts require in the modern working life. Some countries and regions have accreditations

Conference
Units 02-04 Oct 2023

Forest Education – Merging theory and practice with help of digital tools

A continuous discussion in forest education has been so-called gaps, there are differences between students’ learning outcomes or graduates’ competences and working life needs (Arevalo

Meeting
Units 25 Feb 2023

IFSA-JTF Scholarship Application Workshop

Meeting
Units 28-30 Jun 2022

Higher Forestry education in times of multiple crises: crises as framework conditions, topics, challenge and as a trigger for improvements

Meeting
Units 28-30 Jun 2022

SILVA Network Annual Conference: Higher Forestry education in times of multiple crises: crises as framework conditions, topics, challenge and as a trigger for improvements

Meeting
Units 22-24 Jun 2021

International Conference on Forest Education

Meeting
Units 08-10 Jun 2021

International Conference on Forest Education

Meeting
Units 08-10 Jul 2020

SILVA Network Annual Conference: Digitalization in Higher Forest Education - Teaching and Learning Revisited

Meeting
Units 19-21 Jun 2019

SILVA Network Annual Conference: The Bologna Principles and Higher Forest Education – Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead

Meeting
Units 27-29 Jun 2018

SILVA Network Annual Conference: Quality Management and Accreditation for study programmes in forest sciences and related disciplines

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Research Group Resources

Proceedings
Units
22 Oct 2024

Forest Education – Merging theory and practice with help of digital tools - Proceedings

The Symposium discussed gaps in forest education at university and college level including further education, curriculum of forest education such as Forest Education Global Core

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IUFRO News
Units
20 Mar 2024

IUFRO News Vol. 53, Issue 2/3, March 2024

In line with the theme of the 2024 International Day of Forests, this issue places its focus on forests and innovation. Innovation will be key

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IUFRO News
Units
30 Jan 2024

IUFRO News Vol. 53, Issue 1, January 2024

At the "IUFRO Symposium on Forest Education" in Finland, participants discussed gaps in forest education at university and college level including further education. Online degrees

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IUFRO News
Units
05 Dec 2022

IUFRO News Vol. 51, Double Issue 11/12, early December 2022

In many forested countries, family, community, and other small-scale forests significantly contribute to the economy through forest-based businesses, providing rural livelihoods and ecosystem services.

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IUFRO News
Units
10 Dec 2020

IUFRO News Vol. 49, Double Issue 11/12, December 2020

Science and technology behind plantation Christmas tree production have developed rapidly in the last 20-30 years, particularly in Europe and North America. Learn about

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IUFRO News
Units
26 Jun 2019

IUFRO News Vol. 48, Double Issue 5/6, late June 2019

Following the launch of the assessment on "Forests and Water" in 2018, the coordination team of the IUFRO-led Global Forest Experts Panels (GFEP) conducted

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