“VAGALHÃO” HIGHER EDUCATION AND CAPACITY-DEVELOPMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FOREST SECTOR IN MOZAMBIQUE

Research summary

The main objectives of the cooperation are:

• to develop a study module and associated curriculum on sustainability and clean technologies
• to design and implement staff/expert training for sustainability and clean technologies
• to develop UEM capacity to provide services for and to establish strong links with industry, national sustainable development efforts and initiatives and other HEIs in the field of sustainability and clean technologies

Description

The overall objective is to address the growing sustainability challenges in the forest sector in Mozambique through successful implementation of the HEI ICI partnership project, which will improve capability of UEM to meet both the educational and training requirements set by current situation in the country in a socially, environmentally and economically sustainable manner. This project will strengthen the capability of UEM to meet the foreseeable educational and training requirements in the field of sustainability and clean technologies at the university level. As an objective, there will also be an initiative to establish links between industry, governmental actors and other educational institutes. This Project will not support or carry out academic research or applied research.

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Research info

Research title
“VAGALHÃO” HIGHER EDUCATION AND CAPACITY-DEVELOPMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FOREST SECTOR IN MOZAMBIQUE

Research timeline
1.4.2013 - 1.4.2015

Keywords
capacity-development clean technologies forest sector higher education industrial environmental engineering Mozambique Sustainability

Region
Africa

Countries
Finland, Mozambique

Institution
Aalto University
Department of Forest Products Technology
Espoo, Finland

Head of research
Prof. Olli Dahl

Research team
Prof. Andrade Egas, Dr. Natasha Ribeiro, MSc. (Tech.) Mikko Martikka, MSc. (Tech.) Sakari Toivakainen,

Partners
Aalto University, Eduardo Mondlane University

Contact information
Roope Husgafvel
+358503442967
roope.husgafvel@aalto.fi
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Record last updated
19.12.2013