UEF Presidency GCM Gmunden1 Presidency report GCM October 2008 Gmunden (Austria) - Educational matters and exchange activities –

UEF Presidency GCM Gmunden 1

Presidency reportPresidency reportGCM October 2008 Gmunden GCM October 2008 Gmunden

(Austria)(Austria)

- Educational matters and exchange activities –


Activities and projects

3 main topics:

1. „Forestry Workcamp“

2. Contact to IFSA

3. new: „fieldtrip project“


1. Cooperation project „International Forestry Workcamp“

• 2005 decision taken in Freising to create a permanent exchange facility

• 2006 UEF became a partner of the yearly held Workcamp in Germany

• 2007 first workcamp supported by UEF in the frame of the cooperation agreement


XII. International Forestry Workcamp

• held in July 2008 (4 weeks)

• Participants from 9 countries(Belgium, France, Ireland, Serbia, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Australia and South Korea)

• 3 participants from UEF member organisations (2 from Poland, 1 from Ireland): each supported by UEF by a travel expense subsidy of 150 €


Some pictures of the UEFsupported excursion (16. August, Forestry in biosphere reverse „Palatinate

Forest“ and visit to the local Research Institute)


2. Contact to IFSA

• Existing contacts to IFSA for years• in the past no concrete cooperation • Last contact 2007 in Nancy• Key action 2008:

Visit to 36th International Forest Students` Symposium (IFSS) in Sofia


IFSS 2008 Sofia (www.ifssbulgaria.com)

• 3. - 17. August 2008• 110 delegates from 32 countries• Presentation about UEF• Official talk: state forest agency, University, UEF,

IUFRO and EFI• Fruitful discussion about IFSA membership of UEF

youth oganizations• New contacts to Estonian and Czech Foresters

Organizations=> The cooperation with IFSA should be

continued and intensified!!


3. „fieldtrip project“5 day METO fieldtrip

with forest students to

Germany in April 2008:


Two basic aspects about international fieldtrips

• A good choice between a perfect host and no host might be an effective host;

2 keys to become more effective:„division of labor“ and „repeating“

• International fieldtrips are long distant fieldtrips;There is a need for:External money and/or cheap travel connections


The aim• Creating a (cheap) permanent fieldtrip offer• 2 or 3 fieldtrips every year for groups with 15 persons• Each fieldtrip 4-5 days,

main theme: silviculture and climate change in forests (storm damages and windmills in the forests)

• Location: Forest district of Kastellaun;

15 km to low cost airport Hahn,good car or railroad connections

• Financial support from external side


State of the art and next steps• First talks about an official cooperation between

and www.wald-rlp.de www.ghst.de/en/index.php

seems to be accepted as an official supporter• Possible division of tasks:

personal and organisation by Stateforest,money and travel organization by Hertie Foundation(maybe 50% of travel, accomodation, food and transport, max. 5000€),international contacts by UEF

• Final proposal with all details (finances, programme, etc) will hopefully accepted till the end of year

http://www.wald-rlp.de/





Conclusions

• Continuing of the Workcamp cooperation

• Deepening of IFSA cooperation

• Establishing new cooperation „fieldtrips“

• Additional offers of exchange facilities for students by memberorganisations?

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