Wood Science and Sustainable Management Semester

ESG Course: Wood Science and Sustainable Management Semester

This semester provides students from around the world, with a diverse and multidisciplinary approach about wood science and sustainable management. It enables participants to contribute to a more sustainable world through the use of engineering tools. The course is delivered entirely in English.Learning by doing is one of the key elements of this semester: workshops, projects and applied research. The student is at the heart of the learning process by experimenting alone, or in a group, under the supervision of professors and experts.This semester is offered from February to June every year and successful completion provides 30 ECTS.

Learning outcomes

• Describe the different functions of a forest
• Use different processes to transform wood into products
• Select appropriate wood products by their use, supply chain, and recyclability
• Optimize a product or process using a suitable method or tool
• Analyse and implement a sustainable development strategy in a company
• Determine physical and chemical material characteristics
• Understand wood-water interactions
• Analyse results with a scientific approach
• Apply norms and research standards
• Manage a project and a team (communication, management skills)
• Write and speak English confidently in a business context
• Learn the basics in French, in order to cope with everyday life in France

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