The PhD in Mountain Environment and Agriculture at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano aims to provide talented and motivated students with in-depth research skills that will allow them to tackle relevant agricultural and environmental problems in mountain areas. Students will have the chance to join a range of training opportunities, seminars and conferences and to work under the guidance of supervisors within international research teams.
The three-year programme is highly interdisciplinary; competences span from ecology to hydrology, from crop production to animal science, from forestry to agricultural engineering, from plant protection to marketing. The PhD projects tackle, among others, the efficient use of natural resources, the sustainable production methods in agriculture and forestry, the effect of climate change on natural and managed mountain ecosystems.
The Scientific Committee includes internationally renowned scientists from Italian and foreign Universities as well as from Research Centres, like Eurac Research and Laimburg Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry.
The international research training and the skills developed during the doctoral programme will help you meeting your career aspirations, both inside and outside research institutions.
Key Details
- Duration of the programme: 3 years
- Courses will be taught in English (occasionally, some courses will be taught in Italian and German).
- Places available: 10 with scholarship
- Campus: Bozen-Bolzano
- Tuition fees: € 189 per year
- Application deadline: 11 July 2024 (by noon local time)
Visit the programme website for full details.
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