An international focus
is achieved by
- including international aspects in the curriculum with a focus on the EU (e.g. Habitats Directive, Birds Directive, Water Framework Directive, EIA and SEA Directives),
- nature conservation excursions abroad and
- international research projects that involve the students.
International cooperations of the degree program:
- Höhere Bundeslehr- und Forschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft Raumberg-Gumpenstein Irdning (Austria) (since 2004, research cooperation / contact: Prof. Dr. Tischew, Dr. Kirmer)
- Parcul National Dodogled-Valea Cernei Baile Herculane (Romania) (since 2004, research cooperation, projects and theses / contact: Prof. Dr. Tischew, Ms. Dullau)
- University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science, Ceské Budějovice (Czech Republic) (since 2009, research cooperation / contact: Prof. Dr. Tischew, Dr. Kirmer)
- University of Malta, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology (since 2010, research cooperation, theses / contact: Prof. Dr. Arndt)
- University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Department of Environment (since 2012, research cooperation, theses / contact: Prof. Dr. Arndt)
- Red Sea Environmental Center, Dahab (Egypt) (since 2012, excursions, study abroad / contact: Dr. Zinner)
- University of Debrecen, Department of Ecology, Debrecen (Hungary) (since 2013, research cooperation / contact: Prof. Dr. Tischew, Dr. Kirmer)
- Agricultural University of Iceland, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Hvanneyri (since 2014, Erasmus exchange, research cooperation / contact: Prof. Dr. Tischew)
- Western Norway University of Applied Science Bergen, Department of Environmental Sciences, Sogndal (since 2014, Erasmus exchange, research cooperation / contact: Dr. Kirmer)
- Jan Evangelista Purkyne University, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Environment, Usti nab Labem (Czech Republic) (since 2016, project and theses, Erasmus exchange, excursions / contact: Prof. Dr. Matthias Pietsch, Mr. Makala)
- University of Avignon, Mediterranean Institute for marine and terrestrial Biodiversity and Ecology, Avignon (France) (since 2017, research collaboration / contact: Prof. Dr. Tischew, Dr. Kirmer)
- Paris Lodron University Salzburg (Austria) (since 2018, theses, PhD / contact: Prof. Dr. Matthias Pietsch)