Capacity Development
 
Long-duration training courses for post-graduate academics and professionals
 
  UNU has for more than 20 years organized long-duration (3 to 12 months) training courses at its own Research and Training Centres and Programmes or in collaboration with partner institutions around the world. The courses are aimed at upgrading individual and institutional capacities through the provision of specialized training.

Courses open to individual applications

THE FOLLOWING LONG-DURATION TRAINING COURSES ARE OPEN FOR DIRECT INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION. Please direct your inquiries to the contact persons listed in the detailed course description.

Biological Diversity
The 6-month Training Programme on Biological Diversity organized in cooperation between UNU Centre and the University of Ghent offers professionals in the fields of monitoring, conservation and management of biological diversity in developing countries in-depth training to broaden their theoretical knowledge and practical capabilities. More

Food Technology
UNU Centre offers research fellowships for tenure at the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) in Mysore, India for specialists in traditional foods, oilseed proteins, nutrition and adaptable technologies. More

Remote Sensing Technology
An annual, 8-month course is supported by UNU Centre at the Institute Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciales (INPE) in Brazil which deals with physical principles of remote sensing, spectral behaviour of natural targets, sensor systems and satellites, radar, visual analysis of remote sensing data, digital image processing, scientific research methodology, and the ERS-1 programme. More (Portuguese)

Environmental Science and Engineering
Internships of 4 months duratiuon are available for postgraduate students from developing countries at the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Korea. More

  Courses not open to individual applications

FOR THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMMES, PARTICIPANTS ARE IDENTIFIED FROM WITHIN UNU'S NETWORKS. INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. Inquiries by institutions actively engaged in scientific research and training in these fields should be directed to the institutional coordinators whose contact details can be found when following the links below.

Software Technology
The UNU Institute for Software Technology (UNU/IIST) in Macau awards fellowships to developing country scientists for projects undertaken at the Institute in the areas of research in software technology, software development, and curriculum development for computer science education. More

Development of Computer Science Departments at Universities in Developing Countries
Aiming to upgrade and broaden the computer science curriculum at developing country universities, the UNU Institute for Software Technology (UNU/IIST) arranges three to four months training for computer science teachers from universities in developing countries at partner universities in industrialized countries. More

Geothermal Energy
During the annual, 6-months UNU Geothermal Training Programme at the National Energy Authority in Iceland, university graduates from developing countries engaged in geothermal work receive lectures and practical training in a variety of specialized areas of geothermal energy utilization. More

Fisheries
The 6-month UNU Fisheries Training Programme provides advanced training in various fisheries-related areas to fisheries specialists from the public, private and academic sectors such as provincial fisheries administrators, fisheries scientists and operational managers, economists, planners and technical experts in various fisheries fields. More

Food Science and Technology - UNU/KIRIN Fellowship Programme
An annual, twelve-month training programme on Food Science and Technology at the National Food Research Institute (NFRI) in Tsukuba, Japan, providing advanced training for 5 fellows from developing countries in the Asia Pacific region. More



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