Consortium

The MERGED programme provides you with a single entry-point access to top-level and up-to-date teaching. The programme is jointly developed and delivered by the MERGED consortium consisting of:

– University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science, Copenhagen (Denmark)
– University of Milan, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Milan (Italy)
– University of Warsaw, Centre for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development, Warsaw (Poland)

The three universities all have significant experience in research-based teaching. The core staff consists of internationally recognised specialists. In total, more than 30 faculty members participate in the MERGED programme.

The MERGED programme also benefits from a worldwide collaboration programme with Associated Partner institutions, from other universities to private companies and civil society organisations. These partners are integrated into the joint implementation of the field trip in the first year, teaching selected module components, hosting MSc thesis students, participating in the employment workshop at the end of the programme, and providing feedback on teaching and graduate quality. Find an updated list of Associate Partners on the MERGED website here.

University of Copenhagen

Driven by intellectual creativity and critical thinking since 1479, researchers and students at the University of Copenhagen have expanded horizons and contributed to moving the world forward. With its 5,000 researchers and 37,500 students, the University boasts an international research and study environment and is highly ranked among the world’s best universities.

Faculty of Science is located in the buzzing heart of the capital city, Copenhagen, with easy access to the rich cultural life, museums, theatres, restaurants and cafés. Frederiksberg Campus is one of the oldest and most attractive campuses in Denmark, known for its strong student engagement and superior study environment. SCIENCE also comprises four experimental farms, a Pometum and an Arboretum, thus linking theoretical studies with practical research.

SCIENCE offers a vibrant international study milieu with well-established integration and support structures. www.science.ku.dk/english

University of Milan

The University of Milan, founded in 1924, is the largest higher education institution in the region of Lombardy, with 10 Faculties, 31 Departments and about 65.000 students. The main campus is based in one of the most significative Renaissance buildings in Milan, the so called “Ca’ Granda”, a former hospital located in the very centre of the city, while the scientific Faculties are placed in the modern district “Città Studi” in the eastern part of the city. Being the only Italian member of LERU (League of European Research Universities), the University of Milan is strongly committed to the promotion of basic research, technological innovation, teaching quality and integration with the dynamic labour market in Lombardy.

The Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences is the largest in Italy. With a broad, diversified educational offering, the Faculty gives students important training opportunities thanks to its modern laboratories – including those for advanced computing, chemistry, microbiology, sensorial analysis, genetics and molecular biology – its three experimental farms and an innovative greenhouse complex. The well-established network of research agreements with companies in the agricultural and food sector and with public bodies provides opportunities for internships in various fields

University of Warsaw

The University is located in the capital of Poland, one of the most dynamically developing European cities. Warsaw is the centre of political and economic life and has a lively social and cultural scene. It is steadily climbing the international rankings of the world’s most attractive urban areas. According to Nature: Warsaw is the country’s main research hub and is becoming a hub of globally competitive science. (“Poland: Into the light”,2017).

The University of Warsaw was founded in 1816 originally under the name of the Royal University of Warsaw. It is the largest, best and one of the oldest higher education institutions in Poland, as well as the longest-operating university in the capital. The University has more than 40,000 students and educates more than 2,000 doctoral students. Each year, more than 9,000 graduates graduate from the university, among whom were 6 later Nobel Prize winners:
▪ Henryk Sienkiewicz, Czeslaw Milosz, Olga Tokarczuk – Nobel Prize for Literature;
▪ Menachem Begin, Joseph Rotblat – Nobel Peace Prize;
▪ Leonid Hurwicz – Nobel Prize in Economics.

At the time of its establishment, the University consisted of five faculties: Law, Medicine, Philosophy, Theology, and Sciences and Fine Arts. Today, the university consists of 25 faculties and more than 30 research units, including the University’s Center for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development.

The University Centre for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development (UCBS) is a university-wide organisational unit of the University of Warsaw, in addition to a department or doctoral school. The Centre was established on 15 February 1989, and in 2014 the phrase ‘and Sustainable Development’ was added to the original name University Centre for Research on the Environment. The organisation of the educational process at UCBS is based on the harmonious involvement under the leadership of the University Centre for Research on the Natural Environment and Sustainable Development of various faculties of the University of Warsaw. Today there are 7 Faculties co-founding UCBS: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography and Regional Studies, Geology, Economic Sciences, Law and Administration, working in close cooperation with others, among others with the Faculty of Management. Thanks to diversity, our students have the opportunity to acquire a wide range of global competencies and practical skills that meet the needs of educating personnel with specific, diverse and versatile competencies.

http://ucbs.uw.edu.pl/en/