Greenery Management SPRING

Exchange courses in Greenery Management

An English taught programme for international exchange students who have obtained at least 120 ECTS in the study field of greenery management, on bachelor level.

For an idividual project approval and allocation is based on a CV with relevant experience and a transcript of records.

Spring 2026

Content

For official course catalogue information check the Course Catalogue (available from june). Below you can find a description of the course contents. 

Individual Project in Greenery Management

Students make a bachelor thesis or carry out an individual project in the field of their choice: nature- and wildlife management, landscape management, or sustainable green urban space.

The project is taking place in the real working field: the student is assigned a realistic case in an organisation, an institution, a company, …

An important objective is to learn to work individually in solving a problem. The student has to analyse the problem, search for different solutions and work out a plan to test or implement the solutions. The student needs to collect knowledge in different ways, and combine this with the results of their practical work to produce a report/paper in which they will describe the whole project and its results. Practical work is always combined with a theoretical background on the subject.

Field study in ecology and environment

During this course, typical theoretical concepts and practical skills in ecology and environmental science – such as vegetation survey, nutrient cycles and ecosystem functioning – are applied in a case study. The course encompasses both field work at the study site and processing of the results at the campus. At both locations, supervision will be present. The results are presented in a scientific report.

Global engagement  

PXL University of Applied Sciences and Arts has a mission to deliver excellent professionals that have empassion, are innovative and entrepreneurial, are multi- and disciplinary and can work in team in an international context. To enhance students skills towards this goal, students are encouraged to participate in activities in five distinct domains: sustainability, internationalization, professional identity, lifetime learning and social engagement.

In this course, you will participate in activities* like attending seminars, workshops, doing voluntary work, … The course is completed when you have gathered enough activities (as agreed with the mentor at the start of the course) and you have summarized your activities and reflected on them in a portfolio. 

*Possible options during the second semester:

- the student can enroll in a course called ‘North-South’ (3 ECTS). This course seeks to provide a rigorous interdisciplinary theoretical and applied education in sustainable development. Its aim is to encourage in-depth scientific debates on cultures, their knowledge systems and various ethical orientations. At the end of this course the student has to make an essay concerning a topic which has been dealt with during the seminars. Students situate this topic within a broader perspective, formulate their own opinion and involve – if possible – current affairs. In case the student is following ‘North-South’, he/she will gain a score for his essay and the oral examination in front of an internal jury. On top of this the student needs to do 25 hours of extra activities to be able to get a final score for this Global Engagement course (4ECTS).

- as an activity, students can also participate in an international exchange week, or Blended Intensive Program course, both subject to availability and approval.