Course Announcement: Holistic Foundations for Assessment and Regulation of Genetic Engineering and Genetically Modified Organisms

25.02.2006

You can now submit your application for our annual biosafety course.

The course is designed to provide high-level policy makers, regulators, scientists and NGOs/civil society from developing countries with knowledge and training in crucial GE/GMO issues. The 2-week course offers biosafety capacity building within a holistic framework through lectures, laboratory demonstrations, group work, case studies, and discussions.

40 sponsorships are available to participants from Official Development Assistance countries (ODA-countries). The sponsorship covers curricular materials, travel, accommodation and meals. In addition there are 20 non-sponsored places available for participants with financial support from other sources.

GenØk is responsible for the planning and execution of the course. TheUniversity of Tromsø, NZIGE, TWN and a pool of internationally recognised lecturers/resource persons are invited to contribute to the teaching staff.


Application deadline: 1 April 2006.

Registration for the 2006 course is now closed and no new applications will be accepted. Information about next year`s course will be posted Febuary 2007.