Artificial Intelligence in Education: Enhancing Teaching and Learning Capabilities
was held on Wednesday 25 September 2024 from 13.00 to 14.00 CET
Presenter: Joanna Paliszkiewicz, Director of Management Institute, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Warsaw, PL
The ICA Events to be held at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Croatia, 23-25 October 2024.
- ICA-CoP Bio-Edu Workshop on 23 and 24 October 2024: Engaging with the corporate world to enhance the provision by life science universities of lifelong learning for professionals in the Bioeconomy.
- ICA-Edu Workshop on 23 and 24 October 2024: Developing best teaching and learning practices for the professional use of AI in Life Science Higher Education. (Hybrid event)
- 14th ICA Rectors and Deans Forum on 24 and 25 October 2024: The Future of Agriculture and Forestry in Europe: implications for Life Science Universities
- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb: Local programme Friday 25 October @14.00 after the Forum: The future for sustainable wine production: from vineyard to bottle
Register for each event here
The ICA General Assembly was held online on Thursday 6 June at 15.00. See the reports presented at the General Assembly here
See the full list of all ICA, ICA Board Committees and ICA Standing Committees events held or to be held in 2024 25 - the list will be updated as events are announced
ASSOCIATION FOR EUROPEAN LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITIES – ICA
COMMITTED TO TAKE THE STRATEGIC DIALOGUE ON THE FUTURE OF EU AGRICULTURE FURTHER
ICA member institutions are at the forefront of developing sustainable agricultural practices, addressing global food security challenges, and driving technological innovation in the life sciences. Given the multidisciplinary expertise of our members, we are well-positioned to provide a comprehensive and valuable perspective to the dialogue now and in the future.
Read the full submission to the Chair of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture
AI and entrepreneurship education, with a focus on social entrepreneurship
to be held on Monday 9 September from 14:00 to 17:00 CEST
In January 2024 ICA together with 10 other partners initiated the start of this 3 year Horizon Europe funded project.
The project will set the basis of networking and collaboration with a view to promoting transdisciplinary dialogue and further embedding and unfolding NBS concepts and approaches within universities and vocational schools. See full details on the the website
ICA is collaborating with the BioRural Project Consortium. The Project has organised a "European Bioeconomy Challenge" and ICA ecourages all its members to participate.
The challenge is organised into four geographic regions in Europe: Northeast Call, Northwest Call, Southeast Call and Southwest Call, each with its own Call for applications, closing in unison on July 28, 2024. However, appliactions for the North East Region Call has been extended to August 18
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN eNaBLS SURVEYS
Did you know that HE funded project eNaBlS is running another survey? 🎯
The surveys focuses on the concepts of Nature-Based Solutions and biodiversity loss in higher education curricula. 🎓
👉 Are you involved in teaching at universities or TVET organisations? Then, don’t miss the opportunity to provide your perspective on the matter!
Click on the links to join the surveys:
NBS & Biodiversity Loss Concepts in Higher Education Curricula
Biodiversity & NBS Awareness in Europe
Collaboration Patterns Among Universities & TVETs
Preparing students for the AI era: integrating fundamental AI tools and skills into academic education curricula
was held on Tuesday 25 June 2024 from 13.00 to 14.00 CET
Presenters:
- Marko Ključarić - providing a former student's perspective
- Sergej Lugović - providing a employer's perspective on using AI in his business
Download the presentations here
By 31 January join the 2024 Biodiversity Challenge for ICA members organised by Wageningen University and Research (WUR). Watch the video from last year’s Challenge here The idea of the Biodiversity Challenge is to organise simultaneous monitoring of biodiversity (a BioBlitz) at all ICA member campuses between 2nd May and 28th June.
See the map of the 19 participating ICA member univetrsities