Teaching

MSc Forest Sciences, University of Padova

Forest policy for a bio-economy strategy
First year, second semester | Forest and Land management track
6 ECTS

Policies, markets and standards for forest ecosystem services
Second year, first semester | Forest Conservation and Governance track
14 ECTS (in collaboration with Prof. Paola Gatto)

Teaching materials area accessible upon login via the Moodle Platform of the School of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences of Padova University.
For details about teaching schedule and classrooms, please visit the University of Padova Student Portal.
Results of student assessment and evaluation of the courses are publicly available on the University of Padova website.

MSc Erasmus Mundus Program GLOFOR (Global Forestry)

Systems of Sustainable Forest Management course (Prof. Thorsten Treue)
Module 6 – Forest certification: key concepts, governance and standards (1 ECTS)
First year, first semester, University of Copenhagen

Global Forestry and Climate Change course (Prof. Ida Thelaide)
Module 4 – Compliance and voluntary carbon markets (1 ECTS)
First year, first semester, University of Copenhagen

Teaching materials area accessible upon login via the Absalon Platform of the University of Copenhagen.
Visit GLOFOR website for more information about the program.

PhD Program Land, Environment, Resources and Health (LERH)

Designing your PhD research: conception and ignition
in collaboration with Prof. Laura Secco, Prof. Marco Borga and Prof. Francesco Marinello

Strategies and tools to reduce environmental impacts: the case of LCA methodology
in collaboration with Prof. Michela Zanetti and Dr. Paola Cetera

Please find more information on LERH PhD Program’s website.

Please find details about past teaching activities within the attached file.

Mauro Masiero | Past teaching activities (.pdf)

Supervised and co-supervised theses

Find a list of MSc’s and BSc’s theses supervised and co-supervised by me within the attached file.

Mauro Masiero | List of supervised and co-supervised theses (.pdf)

Click on the student’s name to be redirected to the corresponding thesis profile on the Padua Thesis and Dissertation Archive.
If the link is not active the thesis is still being developed or is not available within the database.
For more info please visit: https://thesis.unipd.it/

Theses resources

If you are a student, you have an idea for a thesis and would like to discuss the possibility of my supervision or co-supervision, please contact me to schedule an appointment and discuss the feasibility of the proposal.
Detailed information about graduation, thesis development and defense is available on the website of the School of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences of the University of Padova.
Please read carefully the Research Integrity Code of the University of Padova. The principles set out in the Code also apply to research activities conducted by students.
Guidelines for the responsible use of generative AI tools in research and in writing dissertation and doctoral thesis are available at the University of Padova’s website together with other relevant policies and documents: please take a look.

Find below some templates you can use while developing your thesis:
Mauro Masiero | Thesis template (.doc)
Mauro Masiero | Form for generative AI tools declaration (.doc)
Mauro Masiero | Presentation template for the defense (.ppt)

For info about theoretical, conceptual and practical aspects in approaching thesis development, including how to identify and write research objectives and problems, ensure accurate editing and deal with ethical aspects (like plagiarism and the use of AI tools) please visit teaching materials for the “Research and project development methodology: applications” course (free enrollment upon login via UNIPD credentials).

Supervised and co-supervised PhD theses

Please find a list of PhD’s theses supervised and co-supervised by me within the attached file.

Mauro Maiero | List of supervised and co-supervised PhD theses (.pdf)

Click on the PhD student’s name to be redirected to the corresponding thesis profile on Padua Research Archive.
If the link is not active the thesis is still being developed or is not available within the database.
For more info please visit: https://www.research.unipd.it/

Please find details about nonacademic teaching and training activities within the attached file.

Mauro Masiero | Nonacademic teaching and training activities (.pdf)