Course Overview
InWEnt International Leadership Training
Industrial Biotechnology for 22 participants - from ASEAN and Mercosur
Ninth Course - 1 November 2008 to 31 October 2009 in Germany
The ninth course of the advanced training programme entitled Industrial Biotechnology will have participants from the following ASEAN and Mercosul countries: Indonesia, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. It is organized by InWEnt (Capacity Building International), Bonn and Hannover, together with the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, and is financed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Bonn. The course is supported by UNESCO.
The purpose of the programme is to qualify biotechnologists from ASEAN and Mercosul countries for positions in middle and higher management, to encourage dialogue between Germany and its cooperative ASEAN and Mercosul partners and to develop networking in the field of biotechnology for countries in the process of industrialisation. The programme also gives insight into industrial practices which can be implemented in ASEAN/Mercosul countries. A course in the German language is provided so that participants can master everyday situations. The target group is biotechnologists from appropriate industries as well as research institutes and centres of technology transfer with a university degree (BSc, MSc or PhD) in relevant subjects with at least 2 years professional experience. Participants are expected to have a defined demand relating to the programme.
The programme offers the following:
- An introduction to the German language and culture.
- An advanced training course in modern biotechnology.
- Experience of applied biotechnology in Germany, modules and courses in fields new to the participants, such as management and technology transfer.
- Experience of industrial biotechnology either in a firm or in a laboratory.
- The chance to live in a different culture and experience its particulars firsthand.
The objectives of the programme are as follows:
Knowledge of modern biotechnology by attendance at a biotechnology course, practical work in a laboratory or firm, specific technical experience and/or experience of daily working practice in a firm, the realisation that it is possible to convert biotechnology into a money profitable activity and to enable the participants to rise to the challenge of living in a different culture.
Eligible for the course are persons that have concluded a university degree (BSc, MSc, PhD) in biotechnology-related areas (except plant genetics), have at least 2 years of professional experiences, are not older than 45 years, and are fluent in the English language.
Application procedure
Completed application forms should be returned to InWEnt Bonn for applicants.
Applications can be submitted online by completing the » form provided (PDF download) which when submitted will be forward directly to Mrs. Susanne Grossmann and Dr. Joachim Langbein. Support documents and photos should be email directly to them as separate attachments.
Dr. Joachim Langbein
joachim.langbein@inwent.org
or
Susanne Grossmann
susanne.grossmann@inwent.org
4.05 Sustainable Technologies, Industrial and Urban Development
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 40
D-53113 Bonn
Germany
Fax +49 228 44601480
Applications can also be posted or faxed to them by simply downloading the PDF application form and following the instructions accordingly. Please write your name on the back of any passport photographs mailed by post.
To qualify for the programme in Germany the applicants have to go through a 6-months pre-programme, which starts in March 2008. The pre-programme consists of an E-learning programme in Biotechnology and a basic German language course. In August 2008 the applicants will undergo an interview in their home country for the final selection. The basis for this selection will be successful completion of the e-learning programme and participation in a German language course. The formal paperwork will then be completed by those candidates chosen for the programme.
The international travel to and from Germany has to be borne by the participant or the participating countries as their partnership contribution. All other programme-related costs are covered by InWEnt on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); this includes a monthly allowance for the Federal Republic of Germany (sufficient to provide for the living expenses for one person), health insurance and travel expenses in Germany incurred by the advanced training.
For applicants the following fields of research or work experience are relevant: health care biotechnology, environmental biotechnology, food technology, industrial biotechnology and the bioconversion of renewable raw materials.
Before leaving for Germany, each participant has to design in coordination with her/his superior a Transfer Project, which she/he elaborates during the whole training programme in Germany.
If the applicant already has an idea of a suitable Transfer Project, that is agreed by his employer, it would be an asset to send the title and if possible a short sketch of the project idea together with the application-form.
Course programme:
Preparation Phase in the home country (6 months):
- German Language course level A
- E-learning course BIRD
Training in Germany (12 months):
4 months Introduction to German culture at the CDC Centre in Saarbrücken and a German Language course elsewhere in Germany.
1 month scientific aspects of modern industrial biotechnology at the HZI in Braunschweig (Brunswick); lectures, seminars, demonstrations and excursions.
The Biotechnica International Fair in Hannover.
5 months individual internship in a biotechnological company or institute in Germany, preferencially in Niedersachsen.
3 weeks Technology transfer course at the HZI.
1 month Management workshop, dealing with aspects such as managing competence, change management and self-organisation. The evaluation of the advanced training programme from the point of view of the participants is an essential part of the workshop.
Final meeting and farewell at InWEnt in Berlin.
Phase of Transfer in the home country (6 months):
Regarding the Transfer Project a 6-months follow-up programme in the home countries of the participants is an integrated part of the hole training. Details will be discussed during the stay in Germany.
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