The objective of AFRIET is to train high-level African executives:

Specialized in the global, integrated and interdisciplinary approach, in a word systemic, of the complex problems that arise in the integrated planning, development and management of tropical forests and territories

Capable of designing, defining, formulating and implementing plans, programs and projects and determining operational strategies for rural and urban development on a sustainable basis

ERAIFT organizes four Regional Master's Degrees as follows

Research Master in Integrated Management of Tropical Forests and Lands (AGIFT)

Professional Master's degree in Forestry Management Techniques (TAF)

Professional Master in Protected Areas Management (GAP)

Professional Master in Biosphere Reserve Management (GRB)


Given the institutional reforms at the School, the DESS ended in ZZZ to make room for 4 new Master's degrees (three professional and one research) in accordance with the LMD system, Thanks to the support of the School by experts from the University of Liège and to the institutional collaboration of several ERAIFT partner institutions in Central Africa, including the University of Dschang, the University of Yaoundé I, the Ecole Nationale des Eaux et Forêts of Gabon, the USTM/Gabon, the University of Kisangani, etc. ).

In June 2015, ERAIFT, UNIVERSITE de KISANGANI (DRC), USTM (Gabon), ENEF (Gabon), University of Dschang (Cameroon), University of Yaoundé 1 (Cameroon) signed a cooperation and mobility agreement to jointly implement a Regional Research Master in accordance with the LMD system.

The Master's program at ERAIFT lasts 24 months. The courses are organized in "Teaching Units" which include lectures, practical and directed work (TP/TD), personal work of the student (TPE) and the Master's thesis. The courses are divided into semesters, and linked to the LMD3 system of the Bologna Process. As far as the organization of the teaching is concerned, this regional training is linked to the LMD system with a semesterization of the courses, and the mobility of the students and the trainers. The training is thus broken down into 4 semesters, representing 120 credits in total, i.e. 30 credits per semester to be validated. Thus, the architecture of the courses is as follows:

The first two semesters (S1 and S2) form a common core that is carried out at ERAIFT for the learning of the systemic approach to students (general skills or Cg).

Semester 3 is devoted to specialization courses to provide students with specific skills (Cs) related to their professionalization. For the second promotion, semester 3 was realized by the mobility of students and trainers in the following way:

The students of the professional master's degree in Protected Areas Management (GAP) are currently pursuing their studies at the Ecole de Faune de Garoua (EFG/Cameroon). EFG Focal Point: Tsakem Samuel Christian, ctsakem@yahoo.fr



Those of the professional master in Forest Management Technique or TAF are currently hosted at the University of Science and Technology of Masuku (USTM/Franceville, Gabon). USTM Focal Point: Christian MOUPEL, cmoupela@yahoo.fr

cmoupela@yahoo.fr

*Finally, the students of the Master's degree in Integrated Management of Tropical Forests and Lands (AGIFT) continue their studies at ERAIFT.

Semester 4 and the last one is dedicated to the realization of their dissertation works. Each student realizes his dissertation on one of the development issues of his country, and the public defenses of these works take place at ERAIFT.

At the end of these defenses, there will be the proclamation of results and collation of academic degrees at ERAIFT in the presence of the supervisory authorities.