In this fourth edition of the European Forestry course, organised under the flag of the Euro League for Life Sciences (ELLS), we bring together PhD candidates and lecturers from various countries and backgrounds, and working in different scientific approaches related to European forests. Particular focus of this course will be on the potential contribution of forest management in European forests to biodiversity conservation goals, as well as on conflicts that may arise from forest use, differentiated between different site conditions, resource use, and societal context, and participants will be stimulated to develop novel management strategies to protect and enhance biodiversity while maintaining other forest use as well. The course will be held near Białowieża National Park, Poland.