Preamble
The Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences is a leading national scientific institution that deals with broadly understood, interdisciplinary research on the biology of trees and shrubs at all levels of their organization.
Mission
Conducting scientific activities in the field of biological and forest sciences, with particular focus on those significant for the development of the country, disseminating and implementing the results of these activities.
Strategic goals
- Conducting basic and applied scientific research at a high substantive level.
- Strengthening and developing the Institute’s research potential through active participation in national and international scientific projects.
- Exploiting the Institute’s scientific potential to foster the development of national economy and society.
- Maintaining and developing the Arboretum, the collections, and a network of field experimental areas.
Agenda
- Supporting staff development and young people taking first steps in their scientific career paths.
- Development of scientific and research infrastructure.
- Diversifying research funding sources..
- Improving quality and increasing the number of publications.
- Introducing new research tools.
- Conducting development work and commercialising the results.
- Supporting the development of modern forestry through strengthening cooperation with the State Forests and knowledge transfer to the sphere of forest management.
- Collaborating with universities, research institutes and scientific societies in the sphere of conducting and organising scientific research and development work.
- Developing scientific cooperation at national and international level through the establishment of scientific consortia and joint research projects, and engaging in initiatives to create diverse scientific collaboration platforms.
- Shaping positive social attitudes by spreading knowledge of nature, raising ecological awareness, and promoting the idea of a society open to knowledge.
- Disseminating the Institute's activities.