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Learning together!

Apply HERE for the International Training Course on Organic Agriculture l Uganda l July 9-30, 2014 l A unique learning opportunity on organic farming and rural development.

Visiting professor Örjan Bodin

Professor Bodin is theme leader Adaptive governance, networks and learning at theStockhom Resilience Centre. He joins BOKU for a seminar and an evening event.

BOKU in PNAS

In the course of the BOKU-IIASA collaboration, an article on “Climate change mitigation through livestock system transitions” has been published in PNAS.

On Stage Vienna

Invitation to Exhibition:
Portraits and Projects of Experts in the Fields of Feminist and Gender Planning. Vernissage: March 27th, 2014, 6.00 p.m.

Successful China Workshop

A delegation of the IFA-Tulln together with colleagues from the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) organized a workshop with the focus on soil and ground water remediation in Shanghai and Beijing.

Doctoral Certificate Program in Agricultural Economics

BOKU students can choose from over 30 courses on doctoral level and acquire an additional certificate.

Site Visit of Peers

During the on-site visit for the quality audit on March 6th and 7th, the peers will gain insight into the quality management system of BOKU.

Rural Women Day 2014

on March 6th, 2014, 5 p.m. in the BOKU Festsaal.

New Strategies against Parasites

Parasites cause a number of diseases: a new Marie Curie Network with Iain Wilson as partner will train young parasitologists.

AIESEC Recruitment

Are you young, motivated and open to the world? Then come and join AIESEC, the world's largest studen-run organisation and make a positive impact on our society!

Viennese Seminars in Hydrology

A joint hydrology seminar series is being initiated by TU Vienna and BOKU in the summer semester 2014.

Lasswell Prize 2013

Reinhard Steurer from the Institute of Forest, Environment and Resource Policy has been awarded with the „Harold D. Lasswell Prize” for the best article in the journal “Policy Sciences” in 2013.

ERASMUS+

The new EU educational programme's offers for BOKU staff. Infosession of the Center for International Relations, 28.2.2014, 9 - 10:30 am.

Beginner in summer term 2014

You begin to study at the BOKU in Februar 2014? Come to the beginners' tutorium of the students union (ÖH BOKU)!

Biogas Science 2014

Call for Abstracts – international scientific conference Biogas Science 2014

When ninety quarrel ...

... the first rejoices: the project ‚INnovative Conservation Agriculture Approaches‘ has been selected for the ERAfrica-program. The Centre for Development Research - BOKU is part of the consortium.

Summer School: Green Belt

ILA and IRUB are hosting an ELLS summer school to explore the role and potential oft he green belt in a peripheral territory of Vienna. Deadline for Application: March 31, 2014!

Planting Design Principles

Lectures and Open Studio by Piet Oudolf and Noёl Kingsbury, focusing ecological based planting design with high aesthetic impact in private and public spaces, Friday 7/03/2014, Saturday 8/03/2014, BOKU - fully booked!

Quality documentation published

Preparing for the on-site visit of the peers in March 2014 for the quality audit the quality documentation of BOKU has been published.

Freshwater Biodiversity Atlas

The first Global Atlas of Freshwater Biodiversity was launched online.

ProAlp Summer School 2014

BOKU is organizing an ELLS summer school with the topic "Land Protection and Water Management in an Alpine Environment". Application deadline is 1 March 2014!

Ethics Charta

Discussion of the BOKU Ethics Charta – Win € 3.000!

Dual Career

To make Vienna more attractive to researchers from around the world and to boost its position as an international centre for research ...

Curry as a remedy for cancer

Using nanotechnology to package up a component commonly found in curry in a fatty nanoparticle, a team of scientists surrounding Mehmet Ücisik ...

Your opinion counts!

The BOKU internal discussion on the Ethics Charta begins.

Theme month Ball(un)culture

The ÖH-Theme month in January: Ball(un)culture - All waltz, or what?

Biogas Science 2014

Call for Abstracts – international scientific conference Biogas Science 2014

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year

Best wishes from Martin Gerzabek in the name of the rectorate.

Dynamics in proteins

Supported by a Hertha Firnberg Fellowship, Katharina Pirker (Dep. of Chemistry) investigates the dynamics of enzymes by pulsed EPR.

CASEE conference abstracts

Call for abstracts for the 5th CASEE Conference (May 25 - 27, 2014, Novi Sad) - prolonged submission deadline Jan 10, 2014.

Admission summer term

General enrolment:
January 8th to February 5th, 2014.
Late enrolment:
February 6th to April 30th.

Award of Excellence

Ms Dr. Verena Peer has been awarded the Award of Excellence 2013 by the Austrian Ministry of Science and Reseach.

StEOP Evaluation

First semester bachelor students of Forestry and Landscape Architecture and Planning are invited to evaluate their introductory period (StEOP) till January 13th.