Welcome to ECODIV website!
Problem-oriented Ecology and Biodiversity (ECODIV) is a EU funded Tempus project developing curricula and courses in biodiversity studies, ecology and environmental sciences at Saint Petersburg State University from 1 st Sept 2005 to 1 st Sept. 2008 . For practical information, when going to SPbSU on mobility, click the green button "St.Petersburg" on the left. The project forum page is the hub of activities.
News
 Final Conference in Saint Petersburg 24-26. April 2008. Download the programme and the presentations:
| Principles and methods for designing 'new generation' educational programmes. Professor A.K.Brodsky, St. Petersburg State University |
| Linking research, education and real world problems: Application of the T-model to the River Rhine. Professor Wim Admiraal, University of Amsterdam |
| Lifelong Learning in Europe. Professor Henning Salling Olesen, Roskilde University and ESREA |
| Finnish-Russian Co-operation On Biodiversity And Nature Conservation. Senior researcher, docent Tapio Lindholm, Finnish Environmental Institute |
| Research programme of deficiently known and threatened forest species - PUTTE. Senior researcher Aino Juslen, Finnish Environmental Institute |
| Finnish fungus gnats (Diptera, Mycetophilidae etc.): faunistics, habitat requirements and threat status - PUTTE results. Senior researcher Jevgeny Jakovlev, Finnish Forest Research Institute |
| Presenting 'Northern Eurasia Earth Science Partnership Initiative' (NEESPI), followed by Sustainability Science, Coordinator Mikael Pihlström, University of Helsinki |
| DAY 2 |
| External academic review of the Ecodiv curriculum. Prof Egbert Tellegen, Utrecht University |
| Master programme 'Biodiversity and Nature protection', Professor A.K.Brodsky, SPbSU |
| Aquatic ecology and biodiversity (module A). Professor Nikolai Maximovich, SPbSU, comments by Wim Admiraal |
| Terrestrial ecology and biodiversity (module B). Professor Olga Sumina, SPbSU |
| Terrestrial ecology and biodiversity (module B). Professor Daniel Epron, Universite Henri Poincare & INRA |
| Who is afraid of red, green, blue? Senior researcher Ckees van Oijen, IVAM (UvA) Amsterdam, comment by Irina Arestova (on module C): |
| General evaluation of the process and results of the preparation of the Innovative master program «Biodiversity and nature protection. Project manager Kseniya Kamenskaya, NGO Stellit |
The External academic evaluation of the New Master was also presented at the Conference. Download your copy here.
In April 2008 two interesting pilot courses (Aquatic ecotoxicology and Conservation biology were implemented by joint NL-RU respectively FI-RU teams in St.Petersburg/Svirskaya. Here are two examples of student assignements at the Conservation biology course; "Geese" and "Harbour porpoise"
The project has closed and submitted its final report, but the cooperation is still alive and open to possible new joint projects? The Ecodiv Newsletter reflects on this. Read the Tempus programme feedback on Ecodiv results.
The Master Program 'Biodiversity and Nature Protection' has its own website (click link below). The Master is already running with 16 admitted students.
www.ecodiv.bio.pu.ru
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Since 2006 ECODIV and a National project grant (below) awarded to SPbSU cooperate closely and jointly provide resources for the new Master programme.
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The diverse activities (see Overview & calendar) all contribute to a future Master programme taught in English, presented here by our Russian colleagues at SPbSU (see Mission). To reach our project goals we have to involve a large number of people in a continuous and open work process. This process will be mediated through the Project forum pages where you will find e.g. plans, central documents and forms. Project forum also leads to the password-protected compartment for partners.
Updated 9.1.2009
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