Summer Course 2012

IPBO organizes an Advanced Course Modern Breeding Techniques for Improvement of Sweetpotato on Monday, August 20, 2012 - Friday, August 31, 2012, in cooperation with ILVO, CIP and VLIR.

For program, application form, time table and country list : see below

• Program Summer Course 2012
• Time table summer course 2012
• Application form Summer Course 2012
• Summer course country list
• Scholarship form 2012

Previous

• An Advanced Course Modern Breeding Techniques for Improvement of Leguminous Crops on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 - Friday, August 28, 2009, in cooperation with ILVO and HOGENT.

• Third Summer Course on BIOSAFETY ASSESSMENT AND REGULATION OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY July 31^st - August 11^th 2006

• Second Summer Course on BIOSAFETY ASSESSMENT AND REGULATION OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY August 8-19 2005

• First Summer Course on BIOSAFETY ASSESSMENT AND REGULATION OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY August 9-20 2004

Some participant's remarks

'The Summer Course was generally very well organized. Lecturers and organizers seem to be genuinely committed.'

'I will definitely play my role in biosafety assessment better than before the course. I would recommend it to others.'

'The content of the Summer Course was very relevant to both developing and developed countries. It answered the current problems associated with GMO’s.'

'The teachers were very willing to share their expertise and knowledge.'

'Thank you very much for your warm welcome and hospitality.'

'I had a nice impression of the first course and my first contact with GMO experts. The topics were well developed by the experts of high level in that field.'

'About the guest lectures, I think it is nice to have those practical aspects which illustrated how in practice, things are done and it is also an opportunity to meet persons who are in charge of an institution.'

Course material

The course material such as publications and used powerpoint presentations can be consulted at http://zephyr.ugent.be/courses/IPBO1