BIP INFORMATION
SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR
Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
HOST
Wroclaw university of Environmental and Life Sciences
VIRTUAL PERIOD START
08/06/2026
VIRTUAL PERIOD END
09/10/2026
IN-PRESENCE PERIOD START
07/09/2026
IN-PRESENCE PERIOD END
11/09/2026
LANGUAGE OF TEACHING
English
LANGUAGE LEVEL REQUIRED
B1
number of ects
6
STUDY LEVEL REQUIRED
Bachelor, Master, Doctoral, Young Researchers
REQUIRED FIELDS OF STUDY
environmental sciences, agriculture, forestry, landscape management, and related fields
OTHER SELECTION CRITERIA
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
30
DESCRIPTION
The SOIL BIP is aimed at making students conscious of crucial soil functions and the main threats to soil, as well as at showing the examples of solutions that can be undertaken to protect soil and to reclaim lands negatively impacted by various kinds of human activity. The BIP will cover the following issues:
• Introduction to soil properties and functions, and the main threats to soil,
• Principles of soil protection and the methods that can be applied to improve soil properties, with focus on farmlands and urban soils,
• Remediation of contaminated soils and reclamation of technically disturbed lands, including mining sites.
The in-presence part will include two days of stationary lectures and lab classes and three days of field trips.
CONTACT
SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR
Anna Karczewska
Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
HOST
Anna Karczewska
Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30/04/2026
*Participation in both the physical and virtual components is mandatory.
**After the student selection process, the BIP Scientific Coordinator must first contact the sending university to obtain approval, and subsequently inform the selected participants.
***Letters of Acceptance for non EU ATU students must be issued at least 12 weeks prior to the start of the BIP (they need time to apply for visa).