Proposals for European Higher Education Cooperation within the SILVA Network

With the proposals outlined in our presentation, we aim to support the operation of the SILVA Network.We will review European international higher education umbrella organizations and their forms of cooperation, with a particular focus on their success while also highlighting critical limiting factors and challenges.Based on this information, we will propose the launch of a specific multi-degree program, including individual courses, potentially linked to other networks, which forestry higher education students across Europe could join.We propose initiating a framework and operational model that would allow higher education partners to incorporate the most pressing and relevant topics into these programs.These topics could include climate change and climate mitigation, artificial intelligence and the smart forest concept, the most advanced remote sensing techniques, and the applications of robotics in forestry.Additionally, we will suggest ways to ensure vertical alignment in forestry education (from secondary/technical education through BSc, MSc, PhD, and postdoctoral levels) within these collaborative frameworks.