Past News
Mohamad from Lebanon
How were the students at CIHEAM Chania (Greece) affected by the lockdown? Immediate thoughts once the restriction of movement was enforced in Greece MOHAMAD: I had just finished my studies and was ready to leave the institute. Then lockdown happened and I couldn't leave. So I couldn't go back home to see my family, and I…
Nour from Egypt
How were the students at CIHEAM Chania (Greece) affected by the lockdown? Immediate thoughts once the restriction of movement was enforced in Greece NOUR: I couldn't continue with my research work because the laboratory schedule was halted. But I was also upset because I had been rehearsing with a music band which was going to start…
The foreign students of CIHEAM CHANIA narrate their experiences
How were the students at CIHEAM Chania (Greece) affected by the lockdown? " During the lockdown period, when the movement restrictions were applied in the country, we took it for granted that we would have to stay at home. For most of us, this meant that we spent a lot of time in our houses,…
CIHEAM CHANIA postgraduate MSc degrees are equivalent to all Greek university post-graduate studies
CIHEAM CHANIA postgraduate MSc degrees are equivalent to all Greek university post-graduate studies An important outstanding issue concerning the qualifications of the Mediterranean Agricultural Institute of Chania was completely and definitively resolved and finalized by a provision included in the bill voted in by the Ministry of Education and Religion, on the initiative of the…
“New Agriculture for the Young Generation (NGNG)”
Crete, due to the long tradition in the use of these AFF, with its special quality characteristics, but also its unique biodiversity, is an ideal case for the application of innovations throughout the chain of production, processing and marketing of AFF. However, the arbitrary collection of their natural populations in conjunction with uncontrolled trade, has…
Erasmus Mundus Master Programme MEDfOR
The Mediterranean Forestry and Natural Resources Management (MEDfOR) Erasmus Mundus Master program, in which the CIHEAM CHANIA is involved asan associate partner, has been renewed for four more editions, startingwith 2020-22 ! Mediterranean forests are now seriously threatened by drastic and rapid climate and land use changes, which add to long-standing problems related to desertification…