Country: South Africa Continent: Africa Name: University of Stellenbosch Homepage: www.sun.ac.za/forestry Postal Address: Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry Private Bag X1 Matieland 7602 Stellenbosch South Africa Focal Points: South Africans are world leaders in commercial plantations forestry, making use of clones, short rotations and clearfelling of vast areas. · Dept. Nature Conservation · Dept. Wood Science · Dept. Forest Science · Silviculture · Forestry Finance · Forest Management · Forest Engineering Technology · Forest Soil Science · Community Forestry Language: English, Afrikaans Description: Situated in the Wine Route Area of the Western Cape, 40 Minutes from Cape Town, very rich traditions exist. Approximately 15’000 students, 8 faculties, divers sport facilities, very life an divers studentlife. First-World study-facilities. Many international university collaborations exist. The University is surrounded by plantations and vineyards in the picturesque Cape of Good Hope. The faculty offers B, BSc, BScHons, MSc, PhD and DSc courses in forestry with particular emphasis on plantation forestry in the subtropics, community forestry and nature conservation. by Wolfgang Lück (local student) Local IFSA-Group: Stellenbosch Forestry Students Association (SFSA): sfsa@land.sun.ac.za