Education news
Here we present news items about SLU's education.
SLU and Kazakhstan collaboration
From molecular sciences to wildlife studies, SLU is building strong partnerships with Kazakhstan. A recent event at SLU Uppsala demonstrated the breadth and depth of these collaborations, opening
Flipping the future
From January 20th to 24th, 2025, eight teachers from four Ukrainian universities participated in the Teaching Active E-Learning (TAEL) training at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU
Internationellt
The deadline for applications to the international master’s programmes, as well as international courses and programmes, passed on 15 January. This year, SLU has seen a noticeable increase in the
Fostering a new generation of plant breeders and biotechnologists
A new Erasmus project called BREEDTECH aim to improve education and research in plant breeding, biotechnology, and biocontrol. Partners from Europe, Africa, and the Middle East are involved to
Science and education unite
International Scientific Conference: "Education and Science in the Face of Challenges and Threats. The Contribution of Young Scientists to Sustainable Development" was organized as part of the
Doctoral award ceremony 2025
Doctoral award ceremony 2025 helena.pennlov@slu.se The doctoral award ceremony will take place on Saturday 4 October. At the ceremony new doctors, jubilee doctors and honorary doctors will be
LEARNSAVE Project
The LEARNSAVE project (Learning under Attacks – Sustainable Education at Risk in Ukrainian Universities), hosted by SLU and funded by the Swedish Institute (project number 01236/2023), aims to
ADVALUE project visit to SLU
The ADVALUE Erasmus+ project team from Uganda Christian University, Makerere University, Pwani University, and the University of Nairobi visited SLU on October 3rd. The team visited SLU as part of
Doktorspromotion 2024
Doctoral award ceremony 2024 helena.pennlov@slu.se The doctoral award ceremony will take place on Saturday 5 October. At the ceremony 47 new doctors, 4 jubilee doctors and as 6 honorary doctors
FFB Educational Adventure
In June 2024, several PhD students from the research school “Focus on food and biomaterials” at SLU visited several organizations in Switzerland, which are working with topics relevant to food and
Plant cell wall research opens up new opportunities for bioengineering
Secondary cell walls provide the plant with stability and protection against damage and pathogens. PhD student Félix Barbut from Ewa Mellerowicz’s group at UPSC and SLU has been studying the role of
Filling an educational gap – delivering expert knowledge on gender equality, diversity and inclusion in forestry to everyone
The world’s first Massive Open Online Course on Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) in forest-related sectors – ForGEDI MOOC - will premiere on 8 April on FutureLearn platform. ForGEDI