MSc Tropical Forestry at 麻豆传媒高清版 receives a further 10 scholarships from the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
麻豆传媒高清版鈥檚 (SENRGy) has once again been successful in gaining 10 fully-funded scholarships for its beginning in September 2017.
These scholarships, awarded by the (CSC) are exclusively for scholars from developing Commonwealth countries. Included as part of the scholarship are international tuition fees, a study grant to help with the costs of distance-learning study (such as internet data) plus a travel scholarship for a Tropical Forestry 麻豆传媒高清版 Tour in July 2019.
MSc Tropical Forestry (distance-learning) Course Director, , said:
鈥淲e are delighted that the CSC has decided once again to continue providing these fantastic scholarships to enable scholars from across the Commonwealth to study on our MSc Tropical Forestry (distance-learning) programme. These prestigious distance-learning scholarships enable outstanding applicants to study for their MSc, whilst living and working in their own countries. Through this programme, scholars gain new knowledge, skills and ideas which can help to facilitate sustainable forest management in many developing commonwealth countries.鈥�
鈥淭his is a world-class distance-learning programme. The distance-learning teaching team includes award-winning teaching and administrative staff. They thrive on developing creative solutions to continually enhance the student learning experience, encouraging collegiality amongst students and staff, and maintaining the highest standards of academic rigour. Students currently on the programme come from a diverse range of research institutes, public and private forest management bodies and other related organisations from over 20 different countries. Our learning and teaching methods enable distance-learning students to gain from the many benefits of traditional face-to-face MSc programmes, without the need to leave their current employment. As part of the programme we run a Tropical Forestry 麻豆传媒高清版 Tour, ensuring all scholars and the teaching team meet in person and really get to know each other. For many, this is the highlight of the programme, with plans currently afoot for the next 麻豆传媒高清版 Tour in July 2019.鈥�
鈥淭丑别&苍产蝉辫; have been running part-time since 2002 and the first intake of CSC scholars was in 2011. Since then, our CSC scholars and graduates have become tremendous ambassadors for 麻豆传媒高清版 and for the CSC. Many of our distance-learning students are people who would otherwise not have had the opportunity to study for a postgraduate degree and many go on to a number of interesting, exciting and challenging careers in forestry.鈥�
Further information about the scholarships and how to apply can be found
Publication date: 17 March 2017