The Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry
at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

 Updated
Oct. 2, 2009

Executive Education in Forestry Program

  Forestry and the Global Environment: Challenges of Managing and Conserving Forests in the 21st Century
 

Intensive One-week Courses for Professionals from Around the World, Whose Work Requires Understanding the Environment.

 

For experienced executives needing to learn more about the forestry sector, and successful forest managers stepping into executive level positions.

  • March 21 - 26, 2010: Executives Learning About Forestry
  • April 11 - 16, 2010: Foresters Becoming Executives


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Course fee
(Includes materials, accommodations, and selected meals.)
Early Registration: $7,500
After Jan. 30, 2010: $8,000

 

Effective decisions about forests, forest products, and forestry need to be based on valid information and the most comprehensive understanding of this information at all scales - from the global to the local. Our understanding of forests and the information upon which this understanding is based has changed dramatically during the past few years.

These courses have been designed to meet the needs of busy executives who require access to the most up-to-date understanding of forest management: successful executives with little background in forestry who find themselves in organizations involving forests and forest products, and experienced forest managers who are stepping into executive level positions with little training in business.

The courses cover similar material, but the emphasis in Executives Learning about Forestry will be on understanding forests, forestry, and forest products, and in Foresters Becoming Executives will be on building executive skills.

  "The level and quality of instruction was superb, the material was fascinating, and the professionalism and dedication of the faculty exceeded expectations in every respect. I would highly recommend this program to anyone in the investment community seriously considering involvement in a timber management program of any kind.”

Edward W. Kane, Senior Managing Director
HarbourVest Partners

Participants will gain information, material and access to global ideas and thinkers in an academic environment, and develop contacts with fellow participants, graduate students,Yale faculty, and other instructors, that can serve them well beyond the course.

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Location
Courses take place in New Haven, Connecticut, on or near the historic Yale University campus during the academic year, allowing participants to be fully immersed in the academic atmosphere. Participants will be housed at the New Haven Omni Hotel, and vans will be available to transport them to class locations.

Schedule
The week begins with a Sunday evening reception and orientation held at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, home of a world-renowned paleontology collection, and Rudolph Zallinger’s famous The Age of Reptiles mural.

Daily class sessions will run 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with lunch and coffee breaks. Monday through Wednesday evenings will be used for hands-on case study computer sessions, with technical assistance from Prof. Oliver and graduate teaching assistants. Thursday evening there will be a group dinner at the venerable Yale institution Mory's. For Executives Learning about Forestry there will be a field trip on Thursday, to view and discuss forests and soils.

Application Procedure
Apply using on-line application, or download and complete pdf application form.

Submit application along with
1. Three letters of reference;
2. A current Resume or CV;
3. A two-paragraph statement highlighting past experience, current responsibilities, and future plans.

Mail, fax or email completed package to: Barbara Ruth
Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry
Yale University
360 Prospect St.
New Haven, CT 06511

fax: 203 432.3809

barbara.ruth@yale.edu

Class size is limited so early registration is encouraged.

 

Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry
360 Prospect Street • New Haven, CT 06511 USA • 203.432.5117