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The Distributed European School of Taxonomy (DEST) has been established by prominent taxonomists and other international partners during the EU funded project European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT, www.e-taxonomy.eu, 1 March 2006 – 1 March 2011). The major aim of DEST is to transfer knowledge between current and future generations of taxonomists by providing high quality education and prepare students for future taxonomic careers.

Overall, DEST involves a network of around 100 training providers from 60 institutions. Within the framework of the EDIT project, DEST organised training sessions in 30 European institutions for 185 students from all over the world (116 of which EDIT-granted). Since March 2011, the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences remains responsible for the continued management of DEST, organization of courses and related logistical matters. During the academic year 2011-2012, DEST provided training to 100 students through 16 courses.

 

 
The Modern Taxonomy theoretical course programme 2012-2013 and
the Expert-in-training programme 2012-2013 are open for registration! 
The programmes are open to trainees from both inside and outside of Europe.
 
Coordination
Dr. Isabella Van de Velde
Dr. Hendrik Gheerardyn
 
Please mail us at dest-training@naturalsciences.be to request a user account and gain access to our virtual campus.
 
Sponsoring
The World Association of Copepodologists is greatly acknowledged for sponsoring the participation of two candidates in our training programme on Copepoda of 2012.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is greatly acknowledged for sponsoring the international graduate school course Basics of Taxonomy (16 - 27 April 2012) at the Sven Lovén Centre for Marine Sciences.
The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences secures the management of the Distributed European School of Taxonomy.
We are continuously seeking external funding and greatly appreciate new sponsoring initiatives.
Please contact us in case you would like to sponsor and help transferring knowledge between current and future generations of taxonomists.
 
 
A Memorandum of Understanding on training cooperation has been signed by 8 institutions (MNHN, CSIC, CBS, RBINS, RMCA, HNHM, IBSAS, RBGE). Please contact us in case you would like to join this MoU.