Association for Wood Sciences and Wood Use in Göttingen e.V.

Over time and with an increase in the number of graduates, the idea was born over time to create an institution that can act as a communication platform between students, lecturers and graduates. As a result, the Association for Wood Science and Wood Use e.V. was founded in 2006 as a non-profit association, which currently has more than 200 members.

The basic goals of the association are:

• Facilitate networking of students and graduates of the degree programs at the University of Göttingen
• Promotion of professional advancement of its members
• Promotion of wood science through an active exchange between research and practice/industry
• Provision of information about study opportunities on the subject of wood at the University of Göttingen

For students, membership in the association provides the opportunity to connect with other members in industry and research. In the past, a variety of internships, projects and theses could be delivered in this way, both at home and abroad. In addition, the association supports its student members in financing excursions and awards attractive prizes to the three best graduates of each year. Not only the students, but also former graduates benefit from the rapid dissemination of information, which is guaranteed through the relevant distributors. In so doing, 80 to 100 advertisements of wood industry oriented job offers are sent (by e-mail) per year. Furthermore, job offers are archived within the association homepage, so that they can be called up by association members at any time. Industry members of the association use the database of the association to find competent and committed persons for research projects or for the filling of vacant positions.