UNA – SLU PhD Programme

Coordinators at SLU: Dr. Magnus Halling and Dr. Asha Yahya
Coordinator at UNA: Dr. Víctor Aguilar Bustamante

Brief summary of the programme

The UNA–SLU PhD Programme is cooperation programme between the Nicaraguan National Agricultural University (UNA) and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). The programme is financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).
The aim of the programme is to improve the research and teaching competence at UNA by giving UNA lecturers an opportunity to carry out research at UNA and get research training at SLU. This is done through a "sandwich programme" under the supervision of SLU and UNA supervisors. In the model of “sandwich programme” the participants take courses at SLU and carry out their field experiments at UNA. Data processing and writing is done partly at UNA and partly at SLU.
The UNA-SLU PhD programme is consist of research in key areas in Agronomy like Plant Breeding, Crop Protection, Animal Science, Soil Science and Forestry, and related areas such as ecotourism.

Description of the UNA-SLU PhD Program

Doctoral Thesis Publications through the UNA-SLU PhD Program From 1995 to 2011

Finished thesis during 2011 in UNA-SLU program