Author Archives: tropicalforestry

How to design innovations for the Vietnamese bamboo sector?

Posted on September 22, 2017

Since April 2017 the Institute of International Forestry and Forest Products (TUD) has actively developed the “CLIENT II – International Partnerships for Sustainable Innovation” Definition Project on optimizing bamboo production systems and value chains in Vietnam. It aims to promote … Continue reading →

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Master thesis research offer

Posted on September 18, 2017

Fairventures is a German NGO working with afforestation projects in the Tropics. It is linked with our WoodCluster project partner in Uganda, the Makerere University. They have ongoing and emerging projects and are seeking for MSc students doing there master-research.

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Summer school workshop on natural resource based rural development in Africa

Posted on September 18, 2017

What is the role of natural resources in rural development? What are the roles of natural resources in addressing sustainable developmental goals? What are the future paths for rural development? Are there any success stories or failures of natural resource … Continue reading →

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Learning from German technologies for Africa

Posted on September 15, 2017

An excursion took our guests from Africa and colleagues from the TU Dresden to the Upper Lusatia near the Polish border. It was part of a symposium on wood-based innovation in August, organized by our institute. The excursion gave insight … Continue reading →

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WoodCluster Status Workshop in Tharandt

Posted on September 7, 2017

Running a project requires continuous coordination and communication to ensure an equal and strong collaboration. Personal meetings are very important for that, particularly for cross-country projects. After the Kick-Off meeting of the WoodCluster project in Ethiopia in February this year, … Continue reading →

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Call for Abstracts – AGEP and D + C Journal cooperation

Posted on September 5, 2017

The AGEP network and the Journal for Development and Cooperation D + C are about to continue its collaborative initiative to offer AGEP students and alumni a presentation about their research topics and submit an article for the D + … Continue reading →

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MSc. Tropical Forestry 2.0 – Updating our master program!

Posted on August 29, 2017

Improving the attractiveness and enriching the quality of the MSc program “Tropical Forestry” is one aim of our institute. Several measures were currently implemented. Within a project from May to July under the Multimedia Fund of the TU Dresden, Dr. … Continue reading →

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