Upgrade your knowledge with world leading forestry professionals.

Training will be arrenged either

1. in city of Joensuu, Finland, forest capital of Europe or

2. in Russia, the country with the largest forest area in the world.

For more information, please contact Liisa Toivonen, p. +358505417337 or liisa.toivonen@bioacademy.fi

Neighboring country to Russia, Finland provides best example of forestry in European Union, and at the same time good example of cross-border policy and co-operation between Russia and EuropeanUnion.  Finland is the most forested country in European Union, more than 70% of the area is covered by forests and 10% is covered by lakes and rivers.

Russia is unquestionable one of the very best destinations for anyone interested in forests and natural resources of the World; Russia is the largest country in the World in terms of landarea, and forestarea of 878mill. ha, covering 44,7% of landarea– accounting for more than 20% of the planet’s forestestate.

Our aim is to provide you an insight what are the new trends going on in forest based sector in Russia and European Union and a possibility for conversation with many different experts and decision makers fromstrategic policy level toprivate forest owners and forest industry.

Former Moscow State Forest University (MSFU) is a Federal StateBudgetary Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education under Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation.BMSTU, MB is a leading multi-disciplinaryhigher forest educational institution in Russia and fully eligible according to Notice Inviting Expression of Interest (IFSMCT Foreign Module) of Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Governmen to India.

Main foreign partner, taking care of the practical administration and management of the training  with its highly eminent professor’s personal experience since 2010, when at the first-time IFS MCT Foreign module was organized.  Our Expertise is on forestry and bioeconomy; focused on Natural resources management and forestry, green economy, renewable energy, biochemistry and climate change; strategies, policy, international education and training as well as research and development projects.

Russian– Finnish consortium is an excellent combination of high level academic scientific and professional training expertise completed with co-operation with governmental institutions and policy makers  and private sector knowhow from international forest companies and new innovations.

The consortium covers huge geographical area of world’s forests, fresh water areas and coastal lines  with different management practices in Russian federation as well as in EU north andcross-border areas.

The structure is planned so that it enables maximum possibilities for interactive discussions  for Indian forest experts with Russian and European experts and decision makers from academics to policy makers, company leaders and forest owners– but also with the counterparts of IFS officers.

Training is for the Indian Forest Service Officers, Senior Level.