1 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:20,420 Welcome to the international meeting of Erasmus Forestry 2 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:22,940 Network in Madrid. 3 00:00:22,940 --> 00:00:27,120 It is a unique meeting of Erasmus universities 4 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:30,720 concerning mainly to forestry and related fields. 5 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:35,360 It's high time we got out of this pandemic situation. 6 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:39,920 It is necessary for our students to go abroad to visit countries, 7 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:43,560 learn the languages, see the techniques that are applied in different countries 8 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:47,100 and come back to their own country and develop these techniques. 9 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:54,320 I think 10 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,280 we are facing an amazing and challenging moment to be a forester, 11 00:00:58,700 --> 00:01:03,840 but these challenges for our society will help cooperation between countries 12 00:01:04,100 --> 00:01:07,340 and also an understanding of what is going on, where is going on. 13 00:01:08,220 --> 00:01:11,220 That's quiet mobility and Erasmus plus projects 14 00:01:11,340 --> 00:01:13,860 I think are key for helping 15 00:01:13,860 --> 00:01:18,660 our students to gain international, skills and concepts, 16 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:24,980 and also to help researchers and society to be prepared for these changes 17 00:01:24,980 --> 00:01:28,940 that we are going to suffer both for land-use change and also for climate change. 18 00:01:33,500 --> 00:01:36,960 We are discussing, topics, concerning 19 00:01:37,380 --> 00:01:40,020 mainly to international mobilities, mainly 20 00:01:40,020 --> 00:01:43,020 in the scientific cooperation. 21 00:01:51,260 --> 00:01:54,260 So you are welcome to join us.