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.
AI and entrepreneurship education, with a focus on social entrepreneurship
to be held on Monday 9 September from 14:00 to 17:00 CEST
The ICA Events to be held at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Croatia in 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.
- 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
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
Artificial Intelligence in Education: Enhancing Teaching and Learning Capabilities
to be 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
Register here
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
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
Certificate “One Health & Water": a case study for the advancement of interdisciplinarity in professional training.
Delivered by Dean Alessia Lefébure, on Thursday 16 May 2024 from 13.00 - 14.00 CET
L’Institut Agro Rennes Angers, France
Read more and see the presentation
Year 2024. A new year and a first for me as the new president of ICA. We are living in times of rapid change and there are many challenges, both current and future, to address.
The good news is that life science universities and faculties are needed more than ever. Being in the locus of it all, we can, should and will be key actors in providing new knowledge and innovations that will contribute to a future sustainable society and bioeconomy. Together, in continued partnership and cooperation, we will make a difference. I look forward to working together. I hope you will continue taking part in meetings, webinars and sharing knowledge as well as discussing how ICA can continue to be of use and relevant for all of us.
On Friday 2 February, I welcomed the ICA board at my university, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, for our first board meeting. I would like to share with you some of the things we had on the table.