The following curriculum modules were developed during the project:
BioEconomy Strategies
Bioeconomy is explained in general with a special focus on forestry. Students will be able to identify forest-based bioeconomy potentials of a range of various settings, and evaluate their role in shaping bioeconomy strategies
Climate Change and Ecosystem Services
This module reviews the context of climate change, the concept of ecosystem services. Students gain an understanding of how ecosystem services and biodiversity will be impacted by climate change.
Biodiversity and Genetic Resources Conservation
Reviewing the causes of the biodiversity crisis, students analyse the threats for the forest genetic resources in different context and scales, identifying key issues and applying suitable tools to conserve forest genetic resources.
Forest Inventory and Biomass
Statistical and ecological theories are introduced to investigate and assess forest resources in a sustainable manner.
Agroforestry Landscape
Models for evaluation and simulation of agroforestry landscape changes are introduced.
Environmental Economics: Chances and Challenges for human wellbeing
This module presents environmental, resource and ecological economics in the context of human well-being, ecosystem functions, services and valuation approaches.
Forest Resource Economics
Applied principles of economics is used to analyse problems related to the management and utilization of forest resources.
Protected Area and Biodiversity Management
The role and value of protected areas for biodiversity conservation is addressed, including topics like local community engagement, management plan development and improving conservation financing.
Remote Sensing for Biomass Estimation
Student practice technologies-related data management, processing and analysis with an introduction to remote sensing concepts with a focus on agroforestry biomass estimation and measurement of tree canopy by using latest technology.
Forest Management for Bio-energy Production
The course will present forest management issues, silvicultural alternatives, biomass production from forests, and designing of low impact operations.
Logistic applications in sustainable forest-based bioeconomy
Wood procurement is a chain of logistic operations from forest owner decisions to harvest to material reception at processing plants depending on the operational environment. During the module a student will develop his/hers own application of wood procurement system for an area and/or product.
Multifunctional forestry
Practical case work with a web-based management plan for a specific forest based on the pillars of bioeconomy and sustainable forestry.
Biomass Assessment Methods and Applications
Students learn methods and tools for estimating, quantifying, calculating and monitoring the baseline of different carbon pools and carbon stock changes related to regional land management measures.
Adaptive Managment: Developing Innovative Alternatives for Bioeconomy
The module introduces the foundations of innovation in forest management, data gathering, data analysis and decision making process including co-creation of Innovative forest management alternatives for bioeconomy.
Dynamic System Modeling
This module introduce the principles and methods of dynamic systems modelling with a particular focus on learning and management of dynamically complex environmental and resource management problems.
Adding Value of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs)
This module provides students with knowledge on NTFPs in the context of sustainable forest management (SFM) towards forest bio-economy development, methods and tools for identifying potential NTFPs and opportunities to add values to NTFPs along the chain.
Opportunities of entrepreneurship in bioeconomy
Students will learn about the operating environment of the companies and strengthen their network with the entrepreneurs in their own countries. They will create a business idea of their own and establish a company.
Consultancy and service production in bioeconomy
As a case study, students develop their own service idea based on the Business model canvas. During the course we define also the most important competitive means of service business and learn customer and service dominant logic. Topics of marketing and sales of services are also included.
