The Faculty of Science at the Lebanese University holds in Cyprus the Fourth meeting of “Consortium Geosciences”
And organizes with The Cyprus Institute, IF-Cyprus, BMO-AUF and CNRS-L an International meeting for the launch of the Regional Master in Geosciences - Environmental and Petroleum Geosciences
16 December 2016 The Cyprus Institute – Cyprus
Program of the meeting: 11h00 – 13h30
Objectives of the meeting The Geosciences formation at the faculty of Science – Lebanese University is based on a strategic development plan running from 2013 till 2020. Two stages have been already realized to accompany bachelor and Master Degrees in Geosciences. An international consortium (stage I) and a technology platform (stage II) support the curricula in both theoretical and training courses. For stage 3, in 2017 - 2018, an International Laboratory in Geosciences will be funded with the IRD-France to host the development of scientific research in the domain.
In July 2016, a field course was performed in Cyprus with the scientific coordination of Cyprus Geological Survey Department. 34 students were mobilized to Cyprus for two weeks with professors from Lebanese University, L-NCSR, ENSG-France, CGSD-Cyprus. A number of partners supported the field course: L-NCSR, BMO-AUF, Total Cyprus, IF-Cyprus, IRD and Cyprus University. In December 2016, a meeting will be held in Cyprus Institute to launch the activities of the Regional Master in Geosciences of the Lebanese University with the participation of a number of national, regional and international partners. This regional master is supported by the CNRS-L and the AUF in the frame of “Educational Innovative Program”.
The meeting is organized