Experience the cultural and geographical diversity of the world!
The Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters in Global Forestry takes you to different European countries and to the Global South.
First year
For the first semester of Global Forestry all students start studying together at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.
The second semester is spent either
- at the University of Padua in Italy
- at the University of Dresden in Germany.
During this semester all students follow the joint three-week Global Forestry field course in a country of the Global South.
Read more about the 1st year course content.
Second year
The second-year specialisation must be completed at one of the five European universities in the programme:
- Copenhagen (Denmark): Livelihoods and Governance
- Dresden (Germany): Management and Policy
- Kourou & Montpellier (French Guiana & mainland France): Tropical Forest Ecology
- Padua (Italy): Social and Environmental Responsibility
- Prague (Czech Republic): Agroforestry Systems and Biodiversity
The second year includes a thesis project that where you will collect data in a country of the Global South.
Erasmus Mundus Mobility Rules for all students
All students must successfully complete a minimum of 30 ECTS in two countries which are different from the country in which you resided at the time of application.
This requirement affects applicants residing in Denmark, Italy and Germany at the time of application.
If you reside in Denmark at the time of application
You must choose a mobility track, where you complete 30 ECTS in two countries different than Denmark:
- you must choose a second-year university different from your second semester university
- you cannot return to University of Copenhagen for the second year.
Mobility tracks open to you are:
- Copenhagen > Padua > Prague or Kourou & Montpellier or Dresden
- Copenhagen > Dresden > Prague or Kourou & Montpellier or Padua
If you reside in Italy at the time of application
You must choose a mobility track, where you complete 30 ECTS in two countries different from Italy.
The mobility tracks open to you are:
- Copenhagen > Padua > Prague or Kourou & Montpellier or Dresden
- Copenhagen > Dresden > Prague or Kourou & Montpellier or Padua or Dresden or Copenhagen
If you reside in Germany at the time of application
You must choose a mobility track, where you complete 30 ECTS in two countries different from Germany.
Mobility tracks open to you are:
- Copenhagen > Dresden > Prague or Kourou & Montpellier or Padua
- Copenhagen > Padua > Prague or Kourou & Montpellier or Padova or Dresden or Copenhagen
If you reside in any other country than Denmark, Italy or Germany at the time of application
You must choose a mobility track, where you complete 30 ECTS in two countries different from the country you reside in at the time of application.
This means that all mobility tracks are open to you, as long as you do not reside in Denmark, Italy or Germany at the time of application.
