2025
February 10.-15., in Tromsø. DNA Metabarcoding: Data processing and interpretation, 5 ECTS.
March 31. – April 4., in Trondheim (with an online kick-off). Bioenergy production from photosynthetic organisms, 5 ECTS.
May 5.-9., at Sletvik fieldstation (outside Trondheim). Plant breeding and agricultural impacts on nature, 7.5 ECTS.
September/ October online and 3 days on site in Stenkjer. Innovation Spotlights in the Bioeconomy, 5 ECTS.
Dates not decided, will be on site in Tromsø. Basic Theory and Practices for Photobioreactors, 10 ECTS.
2024
July 29th – Aug. 3rd in Skibotn (meet up in Tromsø). Field course: northern biodiversity hotspots, flora of Skibotn and surroundings, 5ECTS.
Mid August online start-up, on site in Tromsø Aug 29th – Sep 10th. Ecological Restoration of Upland Areas: Revegetation and Damage Avoidance, 5 ECTS.
September 2nd – 13th (on site in Bodø 11th-13th). Epigenetics for developmental and metabolic regulation in plants and algae, 5 ECTS.
September 9th -20th on site at Ås. Plant-based production platforms for high-value proteins, 5 ECTS.
2023
February 20.-24. in Tromsø. Modelling in Systems Biology I – Metabolic pathway modelling, 5 ECTS.
Not running: April 24. – 28. at Hamar. Legal frameworks for research and innovation with plant genetic resources, 3 ECTS.
June 12.-16. at Ås. High throughput field phenotyping and vegetation mapping, 5 ECTS.
September 9. – November 15., Digital and 3 days at Steinkjer. Circular Economy Business Models, 5 ECTS.
November 6.-10. in Tromsø. Plant stress biology surveillance and experimental design, 3 ECTS.
November 13.-17. in Stavanger. Photosynthesis (Structure, Function, Development), 4 ECTS.
Planned courses
The table below is the planned courses in Photosyntech as in the project decription. Changes can be made to the plan, e.g. popular courses could be run more frequently, titles might change, and the years are tentative.
Biotechnology
| Tentative course title | Responsible institution | Years |
| Plant Production Systems and Molecular Farming | Nibio | 2024, 2028 |
| Modern Genetics: Molecular marker mapping, genome editing | UiO, NMBU, NORD and Graminor | 2025, 2029 |
| Bioenergy production from photosynthetic organisms | NTNU and UiT | 2023, 2027 |
Bioproduction and properties of photosynthetic eukaryotes
| Tentative course title | Responsible institution | Years |
| Bioreactor technology of plants and algae | UiT and Nord | 2025, 2029 |
| Epigenetics for developmental and metabolic regulation | Nord and UiO | 2024, 2028 |
| Photosynthesis (Structure, Function, Development) | UiS | 2023, 2027 |
| Secondary metabolites and bioactive compounds | UiT | 2026, 2030 |
Climate, environment and sustainable resources
| Tentative course title | Responsible institution | Years |
| Stress Biology surveillance and design | UiT and NMBU | 2023, 2026 |
| Impacts of agriculture on the environment | NTNU, NINA, NMBU and INN | 2024, 2028 |
| Vegetation mapping and field phenotyping | NMBU | 2023, 2027 |
| Biodiversity assessment and species diagnostics | UiT | 2025, 2029 |
Transferable skills with working-life relevance
| Tentative course title | Responsible institution | Years |
| Circular Economy Business Models | Nord | 2023, 2027 |
| Innovation Spotlights in Bioeconomy | Nord | 2024, 2028 |
| Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology | NMBU | 2025, 2029 |
| Legal frameworks for Research and innovation with plant genetic resources | INN | 2023,2026 |