Education of Top

Education of Top-Level – Graduate and Doctoral – Students in the Field of Agriculture and Forestry Plant Biotechnology

Implementation period: 2004-2007

Project manager: habil. dr. Kęstutis Sasnauskas (BTI).

Participating institutions: BTI, LMI, LSDI, Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture.

Financed by: European Union

Purposes of the Project:

  1. To improve ability of scientists to develop scientific knowledge on the international level (this is very important for Lithuanian business and industry) and to train specialists (capable of applying innovations) in accordance with the needs of the economy.
  2. To achieve maximum improvement in employability of the future agronomy and forest studies specialists, providing them with biotechnology education on graduate and doctoral levels of university education.
  3. To increase ability of the future scientists in the field of biotechnology to acquire and apply scientific knowledge of international level, which are required for scientific research as well as for business and economic activity.