Academic Collaboration for (Building)
Capacity in Environmental Studies (ACCES)
In 1867, the top agricultural school of the Habsburg Monarchy, the “k.k. höhere landwirthschaftliche Lehranstalt” (Imperial-Royal Institution of Higher Agricultural Education) situated in Mosonmagyaróvár was assigned to the Hungarian half of the empire after the Austrian Hungarian Compromise. The language of instruction was changed to Hungarian.
The Austrian Hungarian Compromise also required a remodeling of the top central agencies of the state administration. As a successor to the “Ministerium für Landescultur” (Ministry for Land Improvement), the Imperial-Royal Agricultural Ministry was established. Among the numerous agendas one could also find agricultural and forestry education.
A long establishment process (1867 – 1872) for the University of Natural Resources started. While there had already been the Imperial-Royal Forestry Academy Mariabrunn since 1867 (since 1813 as a Forestry Institution of Education), a higher institution for agriculture had yet to be founded.
BOKU WIEN is the major higher education institution in Austria with strong focus on renewable resources, living space and quality of life. The IHLW at BOKU has wide expertise in the field of environmental engineering and curricula development. The staff is engaged in teaching, research and dissemination of theoretical knowledge and practical skills and is well experienced in providing trainings. Traditional and new methods are highly integrated and used complementary, placing emphasis on practical exercises. Besides technical aspects, a special focus is given on gender issues and modern educational technologies and concepts. The IHLW brings in the project relevant knowledge from international education projects like Tempus Life Long Learning programs (e.g. WATERMAN, QANTUS, STREAM), capacity building projects, e.g. WATERCAP (Strengthening Universities’ Capacities for Mitigating Climate Change..) and implementation of curricula development, e.g. European double degree programme “Environmental Sciences - Soil, Water and Biodiversity”. Due to its long-time expertise in the field of environmental engineering and curricula development, highly professional teaching and research, the IHLW at BOKU is approved as a very competent and reliable partner.
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