Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Dresden... By Maria

The Technical University of Dresden is well-known for its contribution to forest management science. The SUTROFOR specialization in the second year was for me very basic and general. Many lectures were not really focus in the tropics (but I think this is problem in all the universities) and the content and teaching methodology of the class was rather old. However, it should be considered, that I’m a forestry bachelor, maybe someone with other background could find the topics not so basics.  

In relationship to the thesis, the university has many contacts with professionals around the world. But currently, they only have the “Welcome to Africa” project in Ethiopia, Sudan and others. Anyone interested can do their thesis in the framework of this project, but unfortunately there is not funding available. The university also has good connections with universities of Bolivia and Peru.

The city of Dresden and Tharant (where the forestry faculty is located) are both beautiful places. Dresden is good for social life; the transportation system is very efficient; the city is a mixture of old and new architecture. In regards to the language, it’d be very useful to learn basic German, just to get around in the city. 

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