BOVA Veterinary Public Health network has their first meeting in Jelgava on February 17, 2012.
Veterinary public health includes wide range of subjects which should be implemented in veterinary curriculum. Thus, to achieve this goal, multidisciplinary approach covering all subjects (food and non-foodborne zoonosis, epidemiology or emerging and re-emerging zoonoses etc) is essential. Veterinary Public Health (VPH) is a multidisciplinary approach in learning where problem-solving approach can be applied. Thus, new ideas and projects are needed to develop strong network for implementation of VPH principles in training and research in all BOVA member universities.
The purpose of the meeting of Baltic veterinary specialists in food hygiene and infectious diseases is to discuss and prepare a proposal for ERASMUS IP project where public health, epidemiology of infectious diseases, food safety issues will be integrated.
Leader of the BOVA academic network on Veterinary Public Health is elected representative of LLU , assist.prof. Aivars Bērziņš.
BOVA has very recently launched the new website. The intention is to make it easier both for the students and academic personal to find information about BOVA activities as well about BOVA member institutions and for the secretariat to publish information in time and make BOVA more visible for possible cooperation partners.
Some pages for this moment have quite limited information due different reasons, the BOVA secretariat hopes for patience with respect to this.
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Preface
BOVA is the Baltic Forestry, Veterinary and Agricultural University Network established in 1996.
BOVA members are:
Estonian University of Life Sciences (EMU), former Estonian Agricultural University
Latvia University of Agriculture (LLU)
Aleksandras Stulginskis University (ASU), former Lithuanian University of Agriculture
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences - Veterinary Academy (LSMU-VA), former Lithuanian Veterinary Academy
Establishment of BOVA very much based on the initiation of the cooperation between NOVA and Baltic Agricultural universities and reaches mid 1990s.
BOVA UN performs its activities, following the strategic document approved by BOVA RB.
Up to 2012 the main strategic document was "BOVA University Network Strategy for the period 2009-2011" .
New Strategical plans are introduced in the BOVA UN Strategy 2012-2014, which is approved by BOVA RB on February 3, 2012.
BOVA University Network Strategy 2012 - 2014
BOVA Annual Reports
Traditionally since 2003 BOVA publishing the annual reports on BOVA activities where in short from is described main achievements in the network and suggested proposal for the further development.
BOVA UN (The Baltic Forestry, Veterinary and Agricultural University Network) is a connecting network of universities offering the higher education in the field of agriculture, forestry, veterinary and other related sciences.
BOVA was established in 1996 with the main idea to build up and strengthen academic collaboration as well as mobility and exchange of experience among BOVA member universities, namely, the Estonian University of Life Sciences, the Latvia University of Agriculture, Aleksandras Stulginskis University (former Lithuanian University of Agriculture) and the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences - Veterinary Academy.
VISION
BOVA UN is a widely known and recognised regional network of four Baltic universities that provides joint international high quality education in agriculture, forestry and veterinary to Baltic and international students and training basis for academic staff.
MISSION
BOVA UN through its organisational units is looking for potential cooperation areas to initiate joint international education, support the development of teaching staff competences at the same time supporting them by all the necessary tools and resources, thus providing a stable platform for academic staff activities.
