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Back in days timber logs were often transported by waterways. A built up illustration of the beginnings of timber transport in northern Sweden. Photo by Anna Strom ©2023.©AnnaStrom

Course Start: Historical, Technological and Societal Background

WHEN:

Monday 06 Oct, 2025 at 09:00 - Friday 24 Oct, 2025 at 16:00

WHERE:

Umeå, Sweden

Historical, technological and societal background to forestry and forest-based biorefining in Nordic countries, 4.5 ETCS — Bio4Energy Graduate School

ORGANIZER:

Bio4Energy

SPEAKER:

Course Leader: Carmen Cristescu, carmen.cristescu@slu.se
Graduate School Coordinator: Dimitris Athanassiadis, Dimitris.Athanassiadis@slu.se

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