Vol 5, No 1-2 (2011)
Issue Description
This ‘Apstract’ contains a special issue with papers
presented during the conference on the occasion of the
100th anniversary of the Department of Farm Management
of Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS)
in December 2009. Apart from the special issue you will
find many other interesting contributions. The deputy
editors, Prof. Dr András Nábrádi and Prof. Dr János
Lazányi, and the Agroinform Publishing House
Hungary in Budapest deserve a great compliment for all
the excellent work they have done to publish this issue.
The history of the department of Farm Management in
Warsaw goes back to the year 1909 when the “Society
of Scientific Courses” [Towarzystwo Kursow Naukowych]
was established as the first legal, independent
higher education institution acting in the part of Poland
still occupied by Russia before the first World War. The
small unit of Farm Management became a department
of Warsaw Agricultural University in 1918, which was
renamed WULS recently. During the conference, which
was very well organized, an interesting overview was
given of agriculture in several parts of Europe.. . .
This ‘Apstract’ contains a special issue with papers
presented during the conference on the occasion of the
100th anniversary of the Department of Farm Management
of Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS)
in December 2009. Apart from the special issue you will
find many other interesting contributions. The deputy
editors, Prof. Dr András Nábrádi and Prof. Dr János
Lazányi, and the Agroinform Publishing House
Hungary in Budapest deserve a great compliment for all
the excellent work they have done to publish this issue.
The history of the department of Farm Management in
Warsaw goes back to the year 1909 when the “Society
of Scientific Courses” [Towarzystwo Kursow Naukowych]
was established as the first legal, independent
higher education institution acting in the part of Poland
still occupied by Russia before the first World War. The
small unit of Farm Management became a department
of Warsaw Agricultural University in 1918, which was
renamed WULS recently. During the conference, which
was very well organized, an interesting overview was
given of agriculture in several parts of Europe.
In a previous issue of Apstract (Numbers 5–6, Vol. 3) it
was mentioned that the AVA international congress, held
in Debrecen March 26–27, 2009, was to become a
bi-annual event. This has become true. The second
AGRIMBA-AVA congresswill be organized inWageningen
on June 23–24, 2011. I am looking forward to this great
event and expect many visitors from all over Europe and
beyond. More information about the conference can be
found on www.aep.wur.nl/uk/agrimbacongress.
The international study week has become an important
part of our MBA-programmes. Especially in May 2010
the organizers lead by Dr Elena Kovtun did a good job
in Kiev. It is interesting to see how MBA students and
staff get along so well and how much can be achieved
when participants cooperate intensively. Further, the
MBA-programmes in Kiev, Warsaw and Zagreb were
(re)accredited by the Board during the General Board
Meeting in Zagreb on June 16, 2010. Congratulations
to all that are involved!
I would like to take the opportunity to welcome the new
members of our international network. Colleagues from
Belgorod (Russia), Kazan (Russia), Nitra (Slovakia),
and Ulan Bataar (Mongolia) have joint us. Many of
them will attend the AGRIMBA-AVA Conference in
June and there will be ample possibilities to meet and
discuss possible cooperation with them.