TROPICAL ECOLOGY FIELD COURSE

WBNZ-850
 

 

 

Field work in Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela)

(photo: R. Laskowski)

Announcements

  • Latest notice: The 2025 course will take place most probably on 28th June - 20th July in Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah, Borneo! The meeting point will be Kota Kinabalu, where from we will take the last leap to Lahad Datu (details will be announced later). Jeeps will take us from the Lahad Datu airport to the field station. 

  • Costs on site: The Jagiellonian University covers all on-site costs, i.e. accommodation, meals, laboratory and car rental, field assistants. 

  • Transportation: Course participants must cover all transportation costs to Lahad Datu. The return flight from Poland to the destination costs around 6000 PLN but the actual cost can vary widely depending on the exact dates and the starting airport (e.g., sometimes it is substantially cheaper to start the trip from Warsaw or Berlin - please check all possibilities; also, tickets to KK combined with a separately purchased return tickets KK to Lahad Datu are a lot cheaper than direct flight to Lahad Datu). Plan to arrive to KK one or two days before your flight to Lahad Datu. 

  • Introduction, general information about the course (pdf). Note that the information given here is based on past courses in Venezuela. Terms and conditions for the coming courses may differ!

  • Course participant's equipment list

  • Candidates must register for the course in person with Prof. Marcin Czarnołęski (Inst. Environ. Sci.). USOS registration is NOT sufficient and does not guarantee a place on the course! Students will be shortlisted for the course on the basis of the submitted research proposal. The maximum number of participants is 10-12, depending on the availability of accommodation at the field station. 

  • Important notice: to participate in the course you have to complete the Tropical Ecology course WBNZ-849 first!

  • So far, all course participants tell that the course is worth the effort... :)

Other options to study tropical ecology and biology: tropical biology courses organized by Tropical Biology Association. The courses take place in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, and/or Madagascar.

The Institute of Environmental Sciences is the TBA member, and our students are eligible for significantly reduced course fees!