This article provides useful information for universities offering forestry programs and facing the growing demand for bioeconomy education. An explorative survey on bioeconomy perception among 1400 students enrolled in 29 universities across nine European countries offering forestry programs was performed. The data have been elaborated via descriptive statistics and cluster analysis. Around 70% of respondents have heard about the bioeconomy, mainly through university courses. Students perceive forestry as the most important sector for bioeconomy; however, the extent of perceived importance of forestry varies between countries, most significantly across groups of countries along a North–South European axis. Although differences across bachelor and master programs are less pronounced, they shed light on how bioeconomy is addressed by university programs and the level of student satisfaction with this. These differences and particularities are relevant for potential development routes towards comprehensive bioeconomy curricula at European forestry universities with a forestry focus.

本文为提供林业课程并面临对生物经济教育不断增长的需求的大学提供有用的信息。在提供林业项目的 9 个欧洲国家的 29 所大学就读的 1400 名学生中进行了一项关于生物经济认知的探索性调查。通过描述性统计和聚类分析对数据进行了详细说明。大约 70% 的受访者主要通过大学课程听说过生物经济。学生认为林业是生物经济最重要的部门；然而，各国对林业重要性的认知程度不同，在南北欧轴线上的国家组之间最为显着。尽管学士和硕士课程之间的差异不那么明显，他们阐明了大学课程如何解决生物经济问题以及学生对此的满意度。这些差异和特殊性与欧洲林业大学以林业为重点的综合生物经济课程的潜在发展路线有关。