Department of Forest and Natural Environment Sciences, School of Geotechnical Sciences, International Hellenic University

The Department of Forest and Natural Environment Sciences is in Drama, Eastern Macedonia. It is part of the School of Geotechnical Sciences, International Hellenic University (IHU). It is one of the most competitive and innovative Departments of the University. Its state-of-the-art laboratory facilities include cutting–edge technology research equipment. Training provided in the department is based on a reformed Curriculum, fully compliant with the Bologna Accord. Curriculum is among the most modern in Europe, providing skills and knowledge in a variety of subjects, valuable for addressing tomorrow's challenges and the needs of the modern forester. The Department focuses on scientific areas such as sustainable development, multiple use management of forest and mountainous areas, the study of fauna, flora, ecosystems and the general natural environment, the protection and promotion of nature and natural processes for providing ecosystem services to human societies, development of innovative wood-based materials and eco-composites, preserving, shaping, and highlighting the urban and suburban landscape based on identified social, economic and developmental standards, hydrological and meteorological disaster response, and protection against severe natural phenomena