Postgraduate Course on Biosafety in Plant Biotech
August 22, 2013| |
IPBO is organizing a distance learning postgraduate course "Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology" at Ghent University (Belgium) for the academic year 2013-2014. This international e-learning course is aimed at training scientists and law specialists in biosafety expertise and evaluation both at governmental and industrial level. The course combines distance learning with on campus training at Ghent University and offers a solid basis to assist in the legislation and interpretation of biosafety risk assessment, risk management and communication to policymakers or the public.
Applications for the academic year 2013-2014 are open till August 31, 2013. More information at http://www.ugent.be/we/genetics/ipbo/en/education/postgraduate.htm/overview.htm, or contact
Ine.Pertry@Ugent.be.
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