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Background of Georg-August-Universität Göttingen • Founded in 1737 • One of the oldest, largest & most renowned German universities • 24,600 students (12 % international students) • Employees 13,000, over 400 professors • 13 faculties, 180 institutes • Over 130 courses of studies • 44 Nobel Prize winners have studied or worked in Göttingen • ‘Excellence’-University since 2007 1 Profile Target profile • Internationally acknowledged research university with priority in research-based teaching • Preservation of subject diversity – variety in the range of study courses in all disciplines Strategy 2 • Internationalization • Building profile through research foci • Close cooperation with non-university research institutions • Greatest possible autonomy (incl. boards, faculties and institutions) 18. October 2010 2007 November 14-January-2010 Faculties • • • • • • 3 Agriculture Biology Chemistry Economics and Business Administration Forestry and Forest Ecology Geosciences and Geography • • • • • • • Law Theology Mathematics - incl. Informatics Medicine Philosophy Physics Social Sciences Scientific Environment of Göttingen • MPI for Biophysical Chemistry • MPI for Experimental Medicine • MPI for Dynamics and SelfOrganization • MPI for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity • MPI for Solar System Research • Academy of Science and Humanities • German Primate Center, DPZ • German Aerospace Center, DLR • Laser-Laboratory Göttingen • Measurement Valley association 4 18. October 2010 2007 November 14-January-2010 Interdisciplinary Centers (Law, Economic Sciences and Social Sciences) • Interdisciplinary Center for Sustainable Development (IZNE) • Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research (CeGE) • Center for Empirical Research into Teaching and Schools (ZeUS) • Center for Interdisciplinary Media Science (ZiM) • Center for Knowledge Management and Knowledge Markets (ZWW) • Centre for Medical Law • Centre for Modern Indian Studies (CeMis) • Center of Methods in Social Sciences (MZS) 5 18. October 2010 2007 November 14-January-2010 Interdisciplinary Centers (Humanities and Theology) • Centrum Orbis Orientalis (CORO) – Centre for Semitic and Related Studies • Center for European Cultures and the Cultures of the Mediterranean in the Ancient World (KEMA) • Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (ZMF) • Center of Modern Humanities (ZTMK) • Center for Comparative Literature Studies 6 18. October 2010 2007 November 14-January-2010 Interdisciplinary Centers (Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Informatics) • Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen (BCCN) • Research Centre for Agriculture and the Environment (ZLU) • DFG Research Center Molecular Physiology of the Brain (CMPB) • Geoscience Research Center (GZG) • European Neuroscience Institute (ENI) Forest Ecosystems Research Center (FZW) • Göttingen Center for Molecular Biosciences (GZMB) Göttingen Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology (GZBÖ) • Centre for Nature Conservation (ZfN) • Centre for Statistics (ZfS) • Center for Computer Sciences (ZfI) • • • Center for Systems Neuroscience (ZNV) • Biotech/GenoMik Network Centre (GenoMik) • Center for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry (CeTSAF) 7 18. October 2010 2007 November 14-January-2010 Interdisciplinary Centers (Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Informatics) • Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen (BCCN) • Research Center for Agriculture and the Environment (ZLU) • DFG Research Center Molecular Physiology of the Brain (CMPB) • Geoscience Research Center (GZG) • European Neuroscience Institute (ENI) Forest Ecosystems Research Center (FZW) • Göttingen Center for Molecular Biosciences (GZMB) Göttingen Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology (GZBÖ) • Centre for Nature Conservation (ZfN) • Centre for Statistics (ZfS) • Center for Computer Sciences (ZfI) • • • Center for Systems Neuroscience (ZNV) • Biotech/GenoMik Network Centre (GenoMik) • Center for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry (CeTSAF) 8 18. October 2010 2007 November 14-January-2010 International Cooperations Europe • Member of the COIMBRA-GROUP (network of 38 collaborating universities in Europe) • 312 partner universities in Europe – within the European Erasmus Program World • approx. 1,300 research cooperation's with 90 countries worldwide • Member of 6 Erasmsus Mundus External Cooperation Window networks 9 18. October 2010 2007 November 14-January-2010 International Cooperations Online Database • The database grants a first insight into the University of Göttingen's bilateral international relationships http://www.uni-goettingen.de/moveonline/cooperations 10 18. October 2010 2007 November 14-January-2010 Competition National • German Research Foundation (DFG) (Research ranking - period 2001-2005) – Rank 9 of 84 universities • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) (Attractiveness for top-level researchers 2001-2005) – Rank 4 resp. 9 of 80 universities • German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) (International research-orientated study programs 2004) – Rank 4 of 100 universities International 11 • Academic Ranking of World Universities 2009 (Rank 90 out of 501) • UNESCO: nomination of CeTSAF for education in biodiversity 18. October 2010 2007 November 14-January-2010 CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry CeTSAF Prof. Dr. C. Kleinn Prof. Dr. Kerstin Wydra Director Managing Director Source: NASA www.tropenzentrum.de CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry CeTSAF established in year 1961 Source: NASA www.tropenzentrum.de CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry CeTSAF… … is a joint establishment of the Faculties of Agriculture and Forestry … has more than 21 members from 4 faculties … initiates and coordinates international research and postgraduate programs … organizes training courses, summer schools and conferences … works in 9 international alumni net-works SEAG, GEAR, GIAN, ReCALL, GAInBiNet, GAForN, GAAN, GAWCAN, REAL … is organized in several international networks: SEARCA, ADLAF, NATURA… Source: NASA CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Faculties Social Sciences Globalization AGRI- FORESTRY CULTURE Nature Conservation Ethnology Economy Development Economics Ecosystems Medicine Law International Trade Admission Rights Source: NASA Biology Geo-Sciences Geobiologie Hydrology Health Nutrition CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Agriculture Socioeconomics/Development Theories & Policy/Rural Development /Agricultural Economy/Tropical Plant Production/Resource Management/Biodiversity/Tropical Animal Nutrition/Tropical Animal Hygiene and Health/Tropical Animal Breeding/Agricultural Ecology/Agricultural Engineering/Animal Breeding/ Statistics Forestry & Forest Ecology Bioclimatology/ Tropical Forest, Production/Tropical Soil Sciences/ Remote Sensing/Tropical Silviculture Biology Nature Conservation/ Biology/Biodiversity Geo Sciences Geography/ Remote Sensing/Regional Development/Hydrogeology Economics Development Economy Source: NASA CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry International Degree Programs M.Sc. Programs •Biological Diversity •Tropical and International Forestry •International Agribusiness (dual degree) •Sustainable Forestry and Nature Management (EU-dual degree) •Sustainable International Agriculture Ph.D. Programs •Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology •Agriculture •Wood Biology and Wood Technology •International Agricultural Sciences •Biological Diversity and Ecology •Hydrogeology and Environmental Geosciences •International Nature Conservation (dual degree) Source: NASA Structured and Individual PhD Research Programmes CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry CeTSAF Since its foundation in year 1961…… > 50 countries involved in networks > about 2000 graduates from German universities from African, Asian and Latin American countries > 48 Symposia and Workshops, organized by CeTSAF (with Universities of Kassel and Marburg) > 680 scientific papers presented, partly published in > 25 proceedings since 1999 > Interdisciplinary research projects (ongoing & submitted) recent projects on biodiversity and climate change Source: NASA CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry International Research Co-operation: Memorandums of Understanding Asia: >17 partners in 8 countries Africa: >4 partners in 4 countries Latin America: >14 partners in 9 countries Source: NASA 10 years Alumni Networking CGKM – Consortium Universities of Göttingen, Kassel & Marburg Regional Networks Future Regions of the GA-Networks CeTSAF © Ingrid Howe - CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry www.alumni-network.de CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Regional Alumni Networks Southeast Asia: 1 SEAG: Southeast Asia – Germany – Alumni – Network Latin America: 2 ReCALL: Red Científica Alemania-Latinoamérica Iran: 3 GIAN: German-Iranian Alumni – Network Africa: 4 GAAN: German-Alumni Africa – Network Egypt – Arab Region: 5 GEAR: Germany – Egypt – Arab Region Alumni East Africa: 6 REAL: Regional East-African Alumni Network West Africa: 7 GAWCAN: German – Alumni – West & Central Africa – Network Source: NASA CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Regional Alumni Networks Network Database of Network Estimated Members of Listserv GEAR 541 122 GIAN 726 180 ReCALL 180 130 SEAG 324 210 ca. 640 GAAN (incl. 541) with GEAR, REAL, GAWCAN total 1871 642 Source: NASA CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Specific Subject-oriented Networks GAFooN: German-Alumni Food Network (50) GAForN: German-Alumni-Forestry Network (75) GAInBiNET: International Biodiversity Network (75) Source: NASA CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Summer Schools Management & Conservation of Biodiversity September 2009 With the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) in mind… > 75 participants from >20 countries discussed and considered strategies and actions for • Sustainable management • Economic values of biodiversity • Policies and strategies • Education and awareness,…… Source: NASA CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry GIAN ReCALL GAFoRN GAInBiNet GAFooN GAInBiNet Source: NASA Summer Schools/Workshops 2008 / 2009 Iran: Knowledge Management in Higher Education: Entrepreneurship Universities Ecuador: Biodiversity & Global Change in Latin America Malaysia: Close to Nature Forestry – Practices for Asia-Pacific Towards the Millennium Development Goal Challenges Göttingen: Managing Biodiversity in Developing Countries Establishment of the Biodiversity Network Costa Rica: Global Changes and the Impact on Food Security and Food Safety in developing countries Mexico: Biodiversity and Climate Change: Adaptation of Landuse Systems CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry GAFoRN GAInBiNet GAFoRN Source: NASA Summer Schools/Workshops 2008 / 2009 ctd Göttingen: Future Forestry: Reconciling Competing Demands and Meeting the Challenges of Global Changes Göttingen/Hamburg: Tropentag 2009 Summer SchoolConservation and Management of Biodiversity in the Tropics Indien: Multi-Purpose Forestry: Managing and Enhancing Ecosystem Services and Production Functions of Forests, Woodlands and Trees Outside the Forests CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry GAFoRN GAENSAR/ GIAN GAENSAR/ GIAN GAInBiNet Summer Schools 2010-2013 China: Academic Forestry Education:Development and Needs Iran: Climate change and biodiversity in arid and semi-arid regions Iran: Strategies for biodiversity cooperation of science, economy and policy GAInBiNet GAInBiNet Göttingen, Biodiversity: Networking, economic approach, policies, education and future strategies Philippines, Biodiversity: Multidisciplinary approach for biodiversity conservation Peru, Biodiversity conservation Göttingen Biodiversity: Networking, economic approach, … GACLEAR GAFoRN Land use and climate change in the Egypt-Arab Region Vietnam-Deutschland Year … GAInBiNet Source: NASA CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Highschool Collaboration Activities: special events 2010 Joint Summer Module of EU sponsored SUFONAMA program 2010 Start-up workshops for subject-oriented highschool partnership, South Africa and Indonesia (Chile, Colombia) Source: NASA CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Research Projects PROCLIC Food Production and Climate Change in Egypt ALUCCSA Adaptation of land use management to climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa CIFOR Strengthening rural institutions to support livelihood security for smallholders involved in industrial tree planting programmes in Vietnam and Indonesia Africa Rice Centre (WARDA) Mitigating the impact of climate change on rice disease resistance in East Africa Source: NASA CeTSAF Research Projects Planning… Collaborative projects Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry DFG SFB DAAD/ICRAF Agroforestry project (15 PhD students +..) BMBF …. International: - Millenium Institute IAASTD International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development - Bill Gates Foundation - Climate Change Trusts etc. Source: NASA CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Higher Education Partnership Subject-related Partnerships with Institutions of Higher Education DAAD German Academic Exchange Service Goal Extending existing and establishing new networks between GAUG and partner universities in Chile, Columbia, South Africa and Indonesia (North-South) and among partner universities (South-South) for improvement of education and scientific exchange Source: NASA CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Higher Education Partnership Subject-related Partnerships with Institutions of Higher Education DAAD German Academic Exchange Service Objectives of the workshops I. Exchange details of status quo on (1) existing under-graduate and graduate courses (2) ongoing developments of new curricula and new post-graduate programs II. Draft a project proposal to DAAD for 4 years collaboration Source: NASA CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Higher Education Partnership Subject-related Partnerships with Institutions of Higher Education DAAD German Academic Exchange Service Objectives of the workshops ctd • Define needs and complementary contributions to curricula and modules at partner universities • Discuss the quality of contributions and the acceptance of modules/credit points among partner universities • Identify interests and contributions of partners Source: NASA CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Higher Education Partnership Subject-related Partnerships with Institutions of Higher Education DAAD German Academic Exchange Service Objectives of the workshops ctd • Define research-related subjects of collaboration (e.g. co-supervision of MSc thesis) • Prepare partnership agreements (GAUG-South, South-South) • Include new partners in existing and newly being established thematic alumni networks • Identify thematic foci of summer schools (biodiversity, climate change, renewable resources/biofuels etc.) Source: NASA CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Higher Education Partnership Subject-related Partnerships with Institutions of Higher Education DAAD German Academic Exchange Service Complementary funding opportunities http://www.daad.de/ausland/foerderungsmoeglichkeiten/stipendien datenbank/00658.de.html Source: NASA CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Highschool Partnership Subject-related Partnerships with Institutions of Higher Education DAAD German Academic Exchange Service Complementary funding opportunities http://www.daad.de/ausland/foerderungsmoeglichkeiten/stipendien datenbank/00658.de.html Source: NASA 36 18. October 2007 CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Higher Education Partnership • Higher education Partnership Projects 2010-2013: DAAD • Complement by research initiatives and projects with diversified funding ………. Source: NASA CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Source: NASA CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Thank You Source: NASA 40 CeTSAF Collaborative Research Projects Small-scale Structure of Vegetation Present and Future Climate at a Local Scale INERA Burkina Faso Bioclimatology GAUG 3 D SVAT- Mo dels for Quan tifying Interaction of Multiple Plan ts Africa Prof. Dr. Gravenhorst Dr. Panferov Dr. Oltchev Tropical Forest Production ALUCCSA Prof. Dr. Kleinn Dr. Fuchs Final Scenario 2011 3-D-Radiation in Different Land Use systems Physiological Parameters of Woody and Crop Plants Dr. van Noordwijk Dr. Hahn-Hadjali Forest Inventory and Remote Sensing SVAT Prof. Dr. Mitlöhner Dr. Muuss ZIAF Frankfurt Source: NASA CeTSAF Large-scale Distribution of Vegetation Structures Animal breeding & genetics Prof. Dr. Schlecht ICRAF Bogor Animal Husbandry, Fodder Plants and Nutrient Budgets Meteorology Karlsruhe E nergy B alance Model for Ruminants in their Outdoor E nvi ronment Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Climatic Scenario 2010 land use management & climate change International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS) Molecular Biology (M.Sc./Ph.D.) Neurosciences ((M.Sc./Ph.D./MD-Ph.D.) Physical Processes in the Solar System and Beyond (Ph.D.) Physics of Biological and Complex Systems (Ph.D./Dr.) 42 International doctoral programmes of the GGNB Biomolecules: Stuctures - Function - Dynamics (Ph.D./Dr.) Integrative Neurosensory Sciences (NEUROSCIENCES) (Ph.D./Dr.) ecular Biology of Developement and Interaction between Organisms (Ph.D./ Molecular Biology (Ph.D.) Molecular Biology of Microbial, Animals and Plant Cells (Ph.D./Dr.) Molecular Physiology of the Brain CMPB (Ph.D./Dr.) Neurosciences (Ph.D./MD-Ph.D.) Physics of Biological and Complex Systems (Ph.D./Dr.) Sensory and Motor Neuroscience (Ph.D./Dr.) Systems Neuroscience (Ph.D./Dr.) Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience (Ph.D./Dr.) 43 International DFG Research Training Groups search Training Group 1422 Metal Sites in Biomolecules: Structures, Regula ning Group GRK 585 Microstructural Control in Free-Radical Polymerizati 44 International DFG Research Training Groups search Training Group 1422 Metal Sites in Biomolecules: Structures, Regul ining Group GRK 585 Microstructural Control in Free-Radical Polymerizat Additional Ph.D. programmes in the English language Applied Statistics and Empirical Methods (Ph.D./Dr.) Biological Diversity and Ecology (Ph.D./Dr.rer.nat.) Catalysis for Sustainable Synthesis - CaSuS (Ph.D./Dr.) Computer Science - PCS (Ph.D.) Environmental Informatics - PEI (Ph.D.) nternational Programme for Agricultural Science in Göttingen - IPAG (Ph.D Internet Technologies and Information Systems (Ph.D.) Molecular Medicine (Ph.D.) Molecular Sciences and Biotechnology of Crops and Trees (Ph.D.) School of Mathematical Sciences - SMS (Ph.D./Dr. rer.nat.) 45 Wood Biology and Wood Technology (Ph.D.) Additional Master programmes held in the English language Developmental, Neural and Behavioural Biology (M.Sc) Euroculture (M.A.) Hydrogeology and Environmental Geosciences - HEG (M.Sc.) Intercultural Theology (M.A.) Internet Technologies and Information Systems (M.Sc.) Microbiology/Biochemistry (M.Sc.) M.Sc. Programme International Agribusiness Molecular Medicine (M.Sc.) Sustainable International - SIA (M.Sc.) Master programmes partially held in Agriculture the English language Tropical and International Forestry - TIF (M.Sc.) American Studies (M.A.) Economathematics (M.Sc.) International Economics (M.A.) 46 Master of Science in Information Systems (M.Sc.) 47 48 49 50 51 52 Relevant Interdisciplinary Centers • German Primate Centre (Non-Univ.) • Research Centre Agriculture and the Environment (ZLU) • Geoscience Research Centre (GZG) • Forest Ecosystems Research Centre (FZW) • Göttingen Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology (GZBÖ) • Centre for Nature Conservation (ZfN) • Centre for Statistics (ZfS) • Centre for Informatics (ZfI) • Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry (CeTSAF) 53 Relevant Interdisciplinary Centers • German Primate Centre (Non-Univ.) • Research Centre Agriculture and the Environment (ZLU) • Geoscience Research Centre (GZG) • Forest Ecosystems Research Centre (FZW) • Göttingen Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology (GZBÖ) • Centre for Nature Conservation (ZfN) • Centre for Statistics (ZfS) • Centre for Informatics (ZfI) • Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry (CeTSAF) 54 International Degree Programs Master 55 • Euroculture • Mathematics and Computer science • Economathematics • International Economics • Molecular Biology • Molecular Medicine • Neurosciences 18. October 2010 2007 November International Degree Programs Master 56 • Biological Diversity • Tropical and International Agriculture • Tropical and International Forestry • Forestry in the Tropics and Subtropics • International Agribusiness • Sustainable Forestry and Nature Management • Hydrogeology and Environmental Geosciences • International Nature Conservation 18. October 2010 2007 November International Degree Programs Ph.D. Programs 57 • Applied Statistics and Empirical Methods • Mathematics and Computer Science • Wood Biology and Technology • International Agricultural Sciences • Medieval and Early Modern Studies • Biological Diversity • Molecular Biology • Neurosciences • Molecular Medicine 18. October 2010 2007 November Göttingen State and University Library • Founded 1734 • One of the largest libraries in Germany • Awarded as “German Library of the Year 2002” • Holdings: - more than 4 million volumes - 14,000 current journal subscriptions - 8,000 electronic journals - numerous manuscripts, maps, etc. • Approx. 4,000 users per day 58 CeTSAF Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry Structure Direktor & Vorstand Geschäftsführung Mitglieder Source: NASA 59 18. October 2007 Relevant International Degree Programs M.Sc. Programs Ph.D. Programs • Biological Diversity • Forestry • Tropical and International Agriculture • Agriculture • Tropical and International Forestry Wood Biology and Wood Technology • International Agribusiness (dual degree) International Agricultural Sciences • Biological Diversity • • • Sustainable Forestry and Nature Management (EU-dual degree) • Hydrogeology and Environmental Geosciences • International Nature Conservation (dual degree) 60