Botanical Garden Development and Management Training Course
August 19th to September 7th, 2019
Course objectives
To coordinate, promote and support the development and management of Asian
botanical gardens
To help build regional capacity and expertise at a time of rapid global change
To strengthen botanical garden networking among the Asian developing countries
and promote exchange of professional skills and ideas
This course includes
Theory classes: mission& development of botanic gardens, plant exhibition, botanical
garden design, flower production development, flower design, genetic issues in plant
conservation, taxonomy, herbarium& seed bank, education theory, customer service
and marketing
Guided tours: nursery, greenhouses, children’s garden, research center, rose garden,
plant record management, vegetable garden, herbarium, etc.
Field trips: plant identification, specimen making, field survey methods and techniques
Visits: top botanic gardens, traditional parks, natural history museum
Trainee duties: self-introduction with PPT, International Ethnic Botanical Exhibition,
teaching assistant, final group report
Application eligibility
Botanical staff (young leaders, deputy director, head of collections, horticulturist in charge
of a collection, etc.) from Asian developing countries, see appendix
Fluent in English, the course will be delivered in English
Complete application form
Two recommendation letters
A report on your botanic garden, or the horticulture industry in your country
(with photos, maximum 5 pages)
Resumé
Financial assistance
Offered by Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China and
Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden
Cover the expense of tuition, domestic travel inside China, accommodation and workday meals
Applicants seeking financial assistance of international travel should include a formal letter
specifying their financial needs in the application package
Contact
Please apply on the website https://mostitp.cistc.gov.cn/student_login.aspx and
email application form, two recommendation letters, resumé and report to
Appendix
List of Eligible Countries
A
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
B
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
C
Cambodia
G
Georgia
I
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
J
Jordan
K
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
L
Laos
Lebanon
M
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
N
Nepal
P
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
Q
Qatar
S
Sri Lanka
Syria
T
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Turkey
Turkmenistan
U
Uzbekistan
V
Vietnam
Y
Yemen
Please download the application form below:
