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Thursday, August 02, 2007
Admission Announcement- PGDFM - Indian Institute of Forest Management
“Network of Indian Environment Professionals” is proud to partner with ”Indian Institute of Forest Management ” to help prospective students make the right career choices and embrace a career in the growing environment sector. This is one of your best opportunity to get a management background and also help the “Mother Earth”. They teach you to become a environmental and social entreprenuer like no other. Don’t miss this chance!
Interact with IIIFM students and ask questions about the Institutes
Read a first person account on how to crack IIFM test
LIFE AT IIFM
About The Institute
The Indian Institute of Forest Management Bhopal is a premier sectoral management institute funded by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, which constantly endeavors to evolve knowledge useful for the managers in the area of Forest, Environment and Natural Resources Management and allied sectors. It disseminates such knowledge in ways that promote its application by individuals and organizations. IIFM conducts the prestigious two year full time Postgraduate Diploma in Forestry Management (PGDFM) and carries out research, training and consulting in the area of Natural Resource Management and Environment.
IIFM has been entrusted with the following three important roles :
· As a leader in the field of Forestry, Environment and Natural Resource Management Education, be concerned with pushing the frontiers of knowledge for development of the sector.
· As a prime mover of knowledge in its field, interpret and adjust world’s knowledge to the Indian context, experiment and create an indigenous body of knowledge.
· As an Apex Institute, to provide effectively trained teachers to other educational institutions in the field with which it is concerned.
Faculty
The Director of the Institute, as its executive head, supervises the activities of the faculty and the administration. The Institute prides itself in having a multi-disciplinary faculty which is a mix of academicians and practicing forest officers in the following eight faculty areas
· Applied Computer Technology and Quantitative Techniques
· Communication and Extension Methods and Forestry Extension.
· Ecosystem Management and Technical Forestry
· Financial Management, Accounting and Control
· Forest Resource Economics and Management
· Marketing Management
· Personnel Management and Organizational Behaviour.
· Sociology and Social Anthropology.
The administrative support system consists of the Administrative Officer, Finance Officer, Assistant Administrative Officer, Assistant Librarian, and Assistant Managers who look after Academic Activities, Academic Services, Administrative matters, Maintenance, and Horticulture.
Visit the IIFM website for more about the Institute.
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Saturday, June 02, 2007
How a small town guy from India made it to Columbia University…………
Here is story from Yogesh Ghore, Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy, Columbia University, New York. A story about the grit and determination that saw this small town dreamer reach one of the most envied IVY league institute in the world. Association members are invited to ask him questions by clicking on “comments” below
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I come from small town of Narsinghpur in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. I was attracted to Columbia University’s newest masters degree program, the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy, for its emphasis on finding practical solutions to the kinds of environmental problems I witnessed firsthand in rural India. I sought to broaden my management and analytical skills, while developing a theoretical understanding of the sustainable utilization of natural resources.
More....Thursday, August 02, 2007
Indian Institute of Forest Management
Network of Indian Environment Professionals (NIEP) is pleased to bring out a series on Environment Institutions in India which provide cutting edge skills and an opportunity to serve our mother earth. Our association members who have passed from this institute will provide you an inside look into the working of these institutes and how you can build your career around them. So, if you are planning to join this institute, become our member today and get your queries answered.
The first in the series is Indian Institute of Forest Management by Shika Kalra, IIFM Alumni and NIEP member.
Established in the year 1982, the Indian Institute of Forest Management is one of its own kind catering to the management needs of the development sector particularly the in the area of forestry, natural resource management and its allied sectors. It is an autonomous educational Institute funded by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. Over the years IIFM has evolved into a premier educational and research institution in South East Asia and has earned considerable global recognition for the same.
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Study Abroad- Start with Virginia Tech. University
Building your dreams ONE step at a time!
“Network of Indian Environment Professionals” (NIEP) is pleased to introduce a series focusing on opportunities for pursuing Higher Studies Abroad in the Environment Sector. We are confident that this latest edition will be an invaluable resource to all interested students. Providing exclusive interviews from alumni and faculty from prestigious International universities, along with How Tos and application tips, the column will provide a unique first-hand perspective towards building your career in the dynamic and exciting field of Environmental and Natural Resources.
Readers are welcome to come join our association today to benefit from the question-answer forum hosted by our distinguished panel of environmental professionals.
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Sunday, June 11, 2006
What you can study at University of Oxford
NIEPian from Oxford University, London tells you about the institute . NIEPians can ask him questions to plan their own career and organizations can receive more information to recruit him by logging on to the website.
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Hello everyone,
My name is Kunal Mehta and I am currently reading towards a MSc in Environmental Change and Management at the University of Oxford. This is a one year Masters (taught) Programme, which is run by the Environmental Change Institute (ECI), a semi-autonomous research institute within the School of Geography and Environment. Please visit our website (http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk). The ECI has six research topics, namely Biodiversity, Climate Change, Energy, Conservation, Human Ecology, and Land Degradation. The ECI is starting a new research programme looking at ‘energy in the developing world’.
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Friday, June 11, 2004
Michigan State University
My name is Kavita Dave and I am a MS student majoring
in Environmental Engineering at Michigan State
University.I have done my undergrad also in
Environmental Engineering from L.D.College of
Engineering,Gujarat,India. I am doing my masters in
Environmental Chemistry track, and my MS project is
about soil remediation. I am planning to graduate in
December,2004 and am very much interested in joining
an Indian Company working in my field.
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Sunday, April 11, 2004
Course in Conservation Biology from ATREE
course on conservation biology with an emphasis on sound scientific principles that underlie the practice of conservation. This is the 6th such course offered by ATREE. The course will provide students with an opportunity to learn the basics of conservation science from some leading conservation biologists from India and abroad. It will provide rigorous training in tropical conservation biology as a separate discipline and will integrate socio-economic issues into the training curricula. The course will focus on conservation issues at the regional level, but with a global perspective.