DIDACTIC CONCEPT

The summer school will comprise of three phases (1 ECTS credits = 25 working hours):

Preparatory phase (0,5 ECTS credits)

• reading introductory papers in advance to guarantee a similar level of theoretical expertise of students
• short writing assignments on the papers read on the basis of provided questions

Summer School (1,5 ECTS credits)

• three days lecturing: 8h/day: 1 ECTS
• two days farm visits: 0,5 ECTS

Exam (1 ECTS): The form of the exam will be decided later. A short academic paper submitted to the lecturers for feedback or an online exam is envisioned.

With this program the summer school contributes to achieving important day-one competences and aims at the attendants’ ability to manage value conflicts transparently in light of their professional responsibility. The summer school will be organized by the Faculty for Veterinary Medicine Skopje in collaboration with the Messerli Research Institute at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinary faculty Ljubljana Slovenia  and with the support of the VetNEST network.