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18 Mar 2010 |
Symposium: Mini-symposium Bio-safety Regulations in Africa
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Mini-symposium: Bio-safety Regulations in AfricaOn the occasion of the PhD defense of Enoch Mutebi Kikulwe om March 19th a mini-symposium on 'Bio-safety Regulations in Africa' is organized by the... more |
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19 Mar 2010 |
Graduation: E.M. (Enoch) Kikulwe: “On the introduction of genetically modified bananas in Uganda: Social benefits, costs, and consumer preferences”
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| PhD research Enoch Kikulwe The PhD thesis uses a framework addressing concerns towards genetically modified crops, namely GM banana, using real options and choice experiment approaches. The framework... more |
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Graduation: K.J.J. (Kirsten) Steinbusch: “New strategy to process low grade biomass to fuel”
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| The possibility to use organic waste as biomass feedstock for fuel production reduces competition for with food production, and potentially saves large greenhouse gasses emissions. Waste is a complex... more |
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Graduation: I.R.M. (Inge) Hansse: "Pepino mosaic virus: an endemic pathogen of tomato crops"
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22 Mar 2010 |
Course: Bioreactor Design and Operation (5th edition)
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| International Advanced CourseData: 22-26 March 2010.
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Dr. K. van 't Riet, Delft University of Technology
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23 Mar 2010 |
Graduation: Ceremony MSc
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| 13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MCL, MES, MGI, MHW, MMA, MSS, MUE15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: O10, MIL, MLE, MFN, MLP more |
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24 Mar 2010 |
Lecture: The Power in Music: Rap, Race, Gender and Everyday Interpersonal Politics
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The Power in Music:Rap, Race, Gender and Everyday Interpersonal PoliticsAll social interaction involves power. Even the most intimate relationships. Whether its convincing your friends of your... more |
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Graduation: Ceremony MSc
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| 13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: T20, MAF, MAS15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: B, MBI, MOA, MPB, MPS more |
25 Mar 2010
26 Mar 2010 |
Conference: Technology transfer at Wageningen University and Elsewhere March 25-26 2010
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Management Studies Group of Wageningen UR in collaboration with DAFNE and ZHI Foundation present:TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AT WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY AND ELSEWHERE Conference March 25-26, 2010Hotel De... more |
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Conference: Conference on knowledge valorization and technology transfer
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| Management Studies Group of Wageningen UR in collaboration with DAFNE and ZHI Foundation organize two conferences on knowledge valorization and technology transfer
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25 Mar 2010 |
Graduation: MSc Ceremony
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| 13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: O20, MFQ, MID, MAK, MCS, MME more |
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26 Mar 2010 |
Graduation: MSc Ceremony
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| 13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MFS, MFT, MNH 15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: L60, MAB, MBF, MBT, MML more |
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Concert: Benefit concert for Anne van den Ban Fund
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| The concert will be given by Mariska Wessel, mezzo soprano, and Peter Bark, piano. The program is a musical world tour, with songs by by Granados, Rachmaninoff, Dworsjak and others and piano works by... more |
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29 Mar 2010 |
Lecture: WRR Report Debate: Pimping Development Aid?
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| On the Future of Dutch PolicyThe highest level advice organ to the Dutch Government (Scientific Council for Government Policy /WRR) recently offered its report ‘Less Pretension, More Ambition –... more |
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1 Apr 2010 |
Lecture: Governability, Political Stability and Peace for the Pakistan - Afghanistan Region
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| Entrance free, English spoken, All welcomeHow governable is Pakistan and what does its stability have to do with conflicts in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the region? How realistic is micro-managing... more |
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6 Apr 2010 |
Graduation: Ms. C.C. (Carla) Kruk Gencarelli: Morphology Captures Function in Phytoplankton. A Large-Scale Analysis of Phytoplankton Communities in Relation to Their Environment
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Graduation: Ms. S. (Sarian) Kosten: Aquatic ecosystems in hot water: Effects of climate on the functioning of shallow lakes
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Graduation: Ms. G. (Gissell) Lacerot Silveira, MSc: Effects of climate on size structure and functioning of aquatic food webs
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7 Apr 2010 |
Graduation: Ms. A.K. (Agata) Jakubowska: Genomic support for speciation and specificity of baculoviruses
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Graduation: J. (Jochem) Verrelst, MSc: Space-borne spectrodirectional estimation of forest properties
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8 Apr 2010 |
Speech: Inauguration Prof. H.H.M. Rijnaarts
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9 Apr 2010 |
Open day: MSc Open Day
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| Students and study advisors from the MSc programmes welcome you at the campus. During presentations and individual meetings, you will have the opportunity to learn all you need to know about the... more |
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12 Apr 2010 |
Graduation: Ms. S.T.J. (Saskia) van Cruchten, MSc: Cafestol: a Multi-faced compound. Kinetics and metabolic effects of cafestol in mice
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Course: Contemporary approaches in plant genetic resources conservation and use
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| 12 - 30 April 2010. The overall objective of the training programme is to enhance participants’ capabilities to deal with the management of genetic resources activities and programmes. In addition,... more |
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Course: HIV/AIDS and food and nutrition security
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| 12 - 30 April 2010. As the causes and consequences of AIDS epidemics become clearer, so does the fundamental importance of food and nutrition security to address these. In most countries the... more |
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13 Apr 2010 |
Graduation: J. (Jos) Visser MSc: Down to earth. A historical-sociological analysis of the rise and fall of ‘industrial’ agriculture and of the prospects for the re-rooting of agriculture from the factory to the local farmer and ecology
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14 Apr 2010 |
Graduation: D.L.M. (David) van der Meer, MSc: Genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of the nuclear receptor PPAR-alpha
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15 Apr 2010
16 Apr 2010 |
Conference: Workshop: 'Building a research environment for Doctoral Education'
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‘Building a research environment for Doctoral Education’
Subject and aimThere is a great deal of diversity in doctoral education in European universities. In response to the Bologna Process, many... more |
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16 Apr 2010 |
Graduation: L. (Lukasz) Grus, MSc: Assessing Spatial Data Infrastructures
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Graduation: Ms. M.S. (Marthe) de Graaff, MSc: Resource recovery from black water
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18 Apr 2010 |
Course: International Postgraduate Course Nutrition and Climate, new developments
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The poultry sector is a major protein supplier throughout the world. The poultry industry has undergone significant developments in recent years, in particular the integration of the various... more |
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20 Apr 2010 |
Congress: International Biomass Valorisation Congress
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| 20 Apr 2010 09:00 - 22 Apr 2010 12:00Biomass has an enormous potential. In theory there is sufficient biomass to cover the annual worldwide demand for energy three times. In many countries there is,... more |
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Congress: International Biomass Valorisation Congress
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| 20 Apr 2010 09:00 - 22 Apr 2010 12:00Biomass has an enormous potential. In theory there is sufficient biomass to cover the annual worldwide demand for energy three times. In many countries there is,... more |
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22 Apr 2010 |
Course: Risk Management in Commodity Markets`for Policy Makers
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Risk Management in Commodity Markets`for Policy MakersA practical course on the use of commodity futures & optionsBrussels 22 – 23 April 2010This two day course focuses on how commodity... more |
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23 Apr 2010 |
Graduation: Ms. M.C. (Chantal) Kandhai (MSc): Detection, occurrence, growth and inactivation of Cronobacter spp. (Enterobacter sakazakii)
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Graduation: Ms. T. (Tendayi) Mutimukuru-Maravanyika: Can We Learn Our Way to Sustainable Management? Adaptive collaborative management in Mafungautsi State Forest, Zimbabwe
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Graduation: Ms. M.A.E. (Annemarie) Wagemakers(MSc): Community Health Promotion: facilitating and evaluating coordinated action to create supportive social environments
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24 Apr 2010 |
Open day: BSc Information Day
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| Are you interested in one of the BSc programmes of Wageningen University? Come and visit our BSc Open Day on April 24th, organised for future Dutch and German students. Students and study advisors... more |
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Open day: MSc Open Day
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| Students and study advisors from the MSc programmes of the domain Technology & Nutrition welcome you at the campus. During presentations and individual meetings, you will have the opportunity to... more |
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27 Apr 2010 |
Graduation: D.M.W. (Dennis) Ochieno: Endophytic control of Cosmopolites sordidus and Radopholus similis using Fusarium oxysporum V5w2 in tissue culture banana
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28 Apr 2010 |
Lecture: Schilperoort Lecture
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| Sixth of a series of “success stories of entrepreneurial scientists”.Introduction and chairman: Simon Vink, Corporate Communication Wageningen UR.Invited speakers this time are:
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Graduation: T. (Thanawit) Kulrattanarak: Deterministic ratchets for suspension fractionation
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29 Apr 2010 |
Graduation: Ms. C.M. (Cecilia) Onyango: Preharvest and Postharvest Factors Affecting Yield and Nutrient Contents of Vegetable Amaranth (Var. Amaranthus hypochondriacus)
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17 May 2010 |
Course: Summer Course Glycosciences (11th edition)
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Course coordinators
Prof. L. Dijkhuizen (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
Prof. J.P. Kamerling (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
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Course: Agriculture in transition
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| 17 -28 May 2010. Analysis, design and management of sustainable farming Sustainability is a key word in modern agriculture and is an essential element in agricultural development worldwide. It is... more |
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Training programme: Sustainable farming and Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
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| 17 May - 18 June 2010. This 5–week training programme combines the course on Agriculture in transition: analysis, design and management of sustainable farming with the IPM food safety training... more |
20 May 2010
21 May 2010 |
Conference: Conference on knowledge valorization and technology transfer
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| Management Studies Group of Wageningen UR in collaboration with DAFNE and ZHI Foundation organize a conference on knowledge valorization and technology transfer
20-21 May 2010TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER... more |
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21 May 2010 |
Symposium: The Future of Fisheries Management
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| Opportunities, Challenges and New PerspectivesMay 21st, 2010Hof van Wageningen, the Netherlands
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24 May 2010 |
Course: Food and nutrition security impact assessment
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| 24 May - 11 June 2010. Increasingly and also reinforced by the attention for the Millennium Development Goals, there is a need to assess the impact of a variety of policies, programmes and... more |
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31 May 2010 |
Course: Seed potato technology, certification and supply systems
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| 31 May - 25 June 2010. Potatoes are grown for many uses such as food, cash crops, food security crops and raw materials for processing. In all cases, a reliable supply of good quality seed is... more |
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Course: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and food safety
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| 31 May - 18 June 2010. In recent decades, consumers have become increasingly concerned about the safety and quality of their food. These concerns, combined with increased environmental awareness,... more |
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6 Jun 2010 |
: Executive Course on Sustainable Development Diplomacy
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| 6-20 June 2010For the second year in row, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University in Boston, Wageningen UR (University & Research centre), and the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture,... more |
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Course: Food Law Academy
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The Food Law Academy introduces the different forces that are active in the field of food law. The main part of the course is devoted to the system and the content of food law in the... more |
14 Jun 2010
15 Jun 2010 |
Conference: 2nd International Feed for Health Conference - 'Impact of animal feed on food quality and health elderly consumers'
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| 2nd International Feed for Health Conference, 14-15 June 2010, Tromsø, Norway'Impact of animal feed on food quality and health elderly consumers'» For registration go to www.feedforhealth.org The... more |
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14 Jun 2010 |
Course: Plant variety protection (Plant Breeders' Rights)
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| 14 - 25 June 2010. The course focuses on the practical implementation of the legal framework for the protection of plant varieties (plant breeders’ rights) in an intellectual property rights system.... more |
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21 Jun 2010 |
Course: Fisheries governance
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21 June - 9 july 2010. The current status of the world’s living aquatic resources varies but the number of fish stocks in trouble seems to exceed the number that is in a good or... more |
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Course: Optimising the performances of of producer organisations
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| 21 June - 2 July 2010. Harnessing the potential of agriculture to reduce poverty and to revitalise rural areas requires the involvement of producers and their organisations in order to build... more |
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6 Sep 2010 |
Course: Facilitating multistakeholder processes and social learning
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| 6 - 24 September 2010. Advanced course in the use of participatory approaches for institutional change Complex problems require innovative solutions. Such solutions are created when diverse... more |
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Course: International training of trainers on wetland management
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| 6 - 24 September 2010. Facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes and curriculum development One of the difficulties identified in wetland management is the division of management responsibilities... more |
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Course: International training of trainers on wetland management
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| 6 - 24 Septembef 2010. Facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes and curriculum development One of the difficulties identified in wetland management is the division of management responsibilities... more |
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13 Sep 2010 |
Course: International postgraduate course on Soil and Plant Analysis and Data Handling
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| International postgraduate course on Soil and Plant Analysis and Data Handling 13 September 2010 - 9 October 2010In the fields of soil fertility, soil chemistry and soil hygiene knowledge and... more |
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Course: Rights based approach to food and nutrition security
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| 13 - 24 September 2010. Every man, women and child has the right to adequate food. Adequate food means enough food in quantity and quality, safe and culturally acceptable. A right-based approach is... more |
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29 Sep 2010 |
International Conference: International Conference ‘Deltas in Times of Climate Change’
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| 29 September 2010 - 2 October 2010. Two Dutch research programmes on climate change and spatial planning, Climate changes Spatial Planning and Knowledge for Climate, the city of Rotterdam and the... more |
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10 Nov 2010 |
Conference: Scaling and Governance Conference 2010
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| 10 Nov 2010 - 12 Nov 2010Policies have many impacts on environmental and human processes at different spatial and temporal scales. Climate change, biodiversity, energy consumption, water resource... more |
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