Specialized course and conference in biosafety
Special topics in biosafety training: insects, vaccines and stress tolerant plants, 16–20 August 2011, Tromsø, Norway.
This course is designed for former participants on the international biosafety course or people that can demonstrate equivalent experience in biosafety.

International biosafety course
Holistic Foundations for Assessment and Regulation of Genetic Engineering and Genetically Modified Organisms is a theoretical and hands-on course for NGO/Civil Society Leaders, Senior Scientists, Policy Makers and Regulators from Developing Countries. This 2-week course is a mix of lectures, group
discussions, casework and practical laboratory sessions. 40 participants from ODA-countries are given full sponsorship. In addition there are 20 places available for participants with sponsorships from other sources.The next course will be held in August 2012.

Regional courses
Our regional courses is organized in close collaboration with international partners. In 2006 there was a course in Bogor (Indonesia), 2007 in Lima (Peru),2009 in Bloemfontein (South Africa) and 2010 in Florianopolis (Brazil). The course is a shorter (6-day) version of the international biosafety course. Regional course South Asia (India) 2011 

Master module in biosafety (web-based course)
GenØk and the University of Tromsø offered a masters module in biosafety in the spring of 2008. We hope to offer this again in the future when we have renewed the funding for the course.

Master of Science Program in Biosafety
We aim to develop a full Master of Science Program in Biosafety together with a group of universities.