Research and teaching staff of the University completed an internship at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

May 21, 2025

In order to establish cooperation and implement a joint project between the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), university employees Oleksandr LESNIK – associate professor of the department of forest taxation and forest management of the Research and Training Institute of forestry and park gardening and Yaroslav KOVBASA – senior researcher of the scientific and organizational department of the research part of the University completed an international internship in Sweden.

The trip was organized within the framework of the international project «QuantiFOR: Capacity development in quantitative methods and scientific expertise for young forest researchers in Ukraine». This project is implemented under a grant agreement between NUBiP of Ukraine (head – LESNIK O.M.) and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) (head – MATSALA M.S.) with the financial support of the Swedish Institute (SI).

The southern Swedish Forest Science Center has a strong material and technical base, a scientific library that houses significant volumes of scientific and educational publications, a beautiful botanical garden and research facilities throughout Sweden. The internship of the university staff was coordinated by Maksym MATSALA, a postdoctoral fellow at the southern Swedish Forest Research Center and project manager.

During the internship, the participants got acquainted with laser scanning of the forest, the main biotopes of the Swedish rainforest, with the specifics of forest management; planning was carried out for summer schools for young researchers, which would be held in July in Ukraine and Sweden; agreements were reached on further opportunities for internships for graduate students and research and teaching staff and joint research.