A One Health module: history and evolution at University College Dublin
was held on Thursday 7 December
from 13.00 - 14.00 CET

Presenter: Barry McMahon, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, IE

See the presentation

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & the One Health Triad Challenges for Life Science Universities

was held on 19 and 20 October 2023 at JUNIA grande école d’ingénieurs, Lille, France

The face-to-face Rectors and Deans Forum programme on the 19 and 20 October will have two half day sessions focusing on the strategic management challenges of AI and the One Health Triad for life science universities.  In the previous week there will be three Webinars focusing on the science relating to the One Health Triad.

See the Webinar presentations and the Forum presentations in Lille

Extracurricular activities and their importance in the academic environment: The EFSET example

Was held on Thursday 22 June from 13.00 - 14.00 CET and presented by Dimitrios Paraforos, Professor of Agricultural Engineering at Geisenheim University, DE and by Paola Varela Pérez, CEO HOLIROOTS, Remshalden, DE

See the programme and download the presentations

Engaging with industry to ensure that graduates and professionals are well prepared for employment in the Bioeconomy

Was held at Warsaw University of Life Sciences from 26 to 28 April 2023

A  Workshop focus

Educators and employers are experiencing a gap between the competences of graduates and what is needed by the employer in the bioeconomy. Although it is not possible to prepare students for specific jobs, it should be possible with the support of industry to prepare students more effectively for their future careers in the bioeconomy

The key objectives of the workshop will be to:

• recognise and examine the gap between expectations of graduates and industry on the working ethos of the bioeconomy industries.

• identify the specific generic competences required by graduates for careers in the bioeconomy

• recognise the need to embed in our graduates the mindset for the bioeconomy  – referring back to the Colloquium in 2022

• exchange good practices in realising cooperation between representatives of employers and educational institutions to improve the engagement of industry employees in curricula at VET, Bachelor and Master education levels.

• examine how to develop life long learning cooperation between employers and educational institutions in support of up-skilling industry employees for the bioeconomy

B   Expected Outcome

It is expected that participants will:

• address how to realise an optimal engagement of employer partners in the educational programmes to prepare graduates and professionals for their future employment.

C  Target Audience

Degree programme coordinators, lecturers, members of committees responsible for the (strategic) development of curricula. National education advisors and employers, who have a special interest in cooperating with education institutions, are also invited to contribute to the discussion. 

D  Workshop Format

On the Wednesday afternoon there will be a joint plenary session focusing on all three workshop themes.  The Thursday session has three parallel sessions, one for each Workshop Theme. The Friday session will start with the three parallel sessions and then come together for a final plenary session.

Each Session of the Workshop theme will be addressed by keynote speakers followed by round table breakout groups to discuss the issues raised, with a concluding report from the breakout groups of the issues raised in the final plenary session on Friday morning.

E   Programme

Wednesday 26 April

13.00 Registration and Lunch

14.00 Welcome Marta Mendel, Vice Rector for International Cooperation, Warsaw Universityof Life Sciences

14.10 Introduction of the ambitions for the Workshop, Han van Osch, Chair of ICA-CoP Bio-Edu

14.20 Session 1 –Framing the challenge of Enhancing Student and Industry Engagement

• Keynote: Skills needs in the bio-based industry: our challenge to life science universities.
  Nelo Emerencia, BioBased Industries Consortium (BIC), Brussels, BE
  
  
• Keynote: Bridges between the bio-based industry and the bioeconomy education system - the BioBec project
  George Sakellaris, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic & BioEast & Damian Kuznowicz, Foundation of Education and Social Dialogue "PRO CIVIS, Kielce, PL

15.30 Coffee

16.00

• Keynote: Engagement of industry in the curriculum at Viikki Food Design Factory (VFDF): experiecnes, benefits and challenges,
  Janna Pietikäinen, Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FI (online presentation)

• Keynote: How do student challenges enhance entrepreneurial learning in life science universities?
  Marta Eggers, Project coordinator Student Challenges, Wageningen University and Research, NL

16.45 Round table discussions

17.30 Closure

19.00 Welcome Reception and Walking Dinner

Thursday 27 April

Session 2 Engaging with industry to ensure that our graduates do not have a skills gap that limits their fitness for employment in the Bioeconomy?

9.00  What are the skills that need to be addressed in addition to the core generic/soft skills (e.g. those of problem solving, critical thinking, communication, team working, ethics, leadership)? 

• Keynote: Developing the student bioeocnomy minset: report and follow up from the ICA-CoP Colloquium 2022
  Ingar Janzik, Forschungszentrum Jülich & Bioeconomy Science Center, DE
  See the video of the presentation here

• Keynote: Developing the student entrepreneurship mindset through entrpreneurial engagment within the curricukum and with extra curricukar activities
  Michael Ambros, BOKU Activities Supporting Entrepreneurship (BOKU:BASE), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Vienna, AT
  See the video of the presentation here
  

• Keynote: Addressing the methodologies used by industry in assessing the success of becoming sustainable.
  Katrin Jõgi, EU Bioeconomy Ambassador & Sustainability Manager, OÜ Fibenol, Tallinn, EE

• Keynote:  Enhancing skills to engage effectively in the dynamics of intercultural interdisciplinary teams. Marijke van Oppen, Consultant, Utrecht, NL

11.00 Coffee

11.30 Session 2 continued

• Keynote: Experience of new entrants to the Bioeconomy employment sector - did I have the right skills set?
  Katrin Jõgi, EU Bioeconomy Ambassador & Sustainability Manager, OÜ Fibenol, Tallinn, EE 
  See the video of the presentation here
  

12.00 Round Table discussions and report back. 

13.00 Lunch

14.00  How do universities engage proactively with industry in curricular and in extra-curricular activities

• MaryAnne Hurley, Climate smart innovation sprints, Irelands Knowledge Centre for Carbon, Climate and Community Action (IKC3), Munster Technological University, IE
  
• Damian Kuznowicz, Hackathon as a tool to boost circular transition - the BioBoosters project, Foundation of Education and Social Dialogue "PRO CIVIS", Kielce, PL
  
• Anna Maroušková, Engagement between university and industry to support student skills, Department of Regional Management and Law, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, CZ
• Ewa Rembiałkowska, Innoavtive education for better employment, Department of Functional and Organic Food, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, PL
• Tuija Pirttijärvi, Competence development of the dairy industry professionals; life-long learning and cooperation between VET, Bachelor and Master education levels, Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK), Hämeenlinna, FI
• Josef Maroušek, Instute of Technology and Business in Ceske Budejovice, CZ
• Han van Osch, Engaging with industry on the level of a course and a department, Avans University of Applied Science, Breda, NL

15.30 Coffee

16.00 Round table discussions

17.00 Closure

17.15 ICA-CoP Bio-Edu General Assembly

20.00 Workshop Gala Dinner Warsaw City centre,

Friday 28 April

Session 3 Universities of life sciences in support of up-skilling industry employees for the Bioeconomy through life long learning and the award of micro-credentials

9.00 Introduction

• Keynote: A European approach to micro-credentials for life long learning and employability.
  Agnieszka Jelnicka, Policy Officer, DG for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC), European Commission, Brussels, BE (online presentation). See the video recording here
  
• Keynote: Experience from Avans University of Applied Sciences in providing up-skilling for industry employees, Han van Osch, Avans University of Applied Science, Breda, NL  See the video recording here
  

10.10 Roundtable discussion and Report back

10.45 Coffee

Session 4 Plenary - Enhancing Student and Industry Engagement

11.15 Discussion of the outcomes of the Workshop

12.30 Closure and Lunch

F  Workshop organising committee

• Han van Osch, (Chair) Avans University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands & Dutch Biobased Knowledge Network

• George Sakellaris, (Vice Chair) Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic & BioEast

• Ingar Janzik, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH and Bioeconomy Science Center, Germany

• Pawan Kumar Mishra, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic & UniNet

• Mona-Anitta Riihimäki, Häme University of Applied Sciences, Finland

• Constantinos Vorgias, University of Athens, Greece

G  Questions?

Contact Simon Heath This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

ICA SIG Educator Workshop:

Implementing challenge-based learning in sustainable entrepreneurship education allowing for the development of (sustainable) entrepreneurial competencies

Was held online on Wednesday 26 April 2023 from 10.00 to 12.30 CET

A  Workshop focus

This ICA-SIG Educator Workshop will focus on the role of student challenges and student competitions as catalysts for entrepreneurial learning and student engagement. The workshop aims to:

1. Share perspectives on competence development in challenge-based learning in sustainable entrepreneurship education
2. Provide learnings from industry partners, academics and students; a real-life case example
3. Help participants critically reflect on their own educational and pedagogical practices to engage learners in challenge-based entrepreneurship education
4. Jointly develop ideas for further application and research in sustainable entrepreneurship education

B  Progamme 

Comptetences for Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Lisa Ploum, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, NL

Fostering sustainable entrepreneurial attiftude and competences in students - a "becoming who you are", persepctive and call for real learner centred universities
Andreas Zitek, University of Natural resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), AT

Using the EntreComp framework to evaluate entrepreneurship program focusing on challenge based learning
Daniele Morselli, Free University of Bolzano, Faculty of Education, Bolazno - Bozen, IT

Engaging, farmers and agri-food industry partners in the design of a challenge-based student assessent.
Yiorgos Gadanakis, Agricultural Business Management, University of Reading, UK

The Educator Workshop was designed to be interactive and allows for sharing experiences, igniting discussions and (re-)connecting with the community around sustainable entrepreneurship education.

C  Target Audience

Degree programme coordinators, lecturers, members of committees responsible for the (strategic) development of curricula. National education advisors are also invited to contribute to the discussion. Students are also more than welcome to join the ICA-SIG workshop.

D  Workshop organising committee

• Lisa Ploum (Chair) – Wageningen University and Research
• Andreas Zitek – University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
• Yiorgos Gadanakis – University of Reading
• Guido Orzes – Free University Bozen-Bolsano

The ICA-Edu SIG for Sustainable Entrepreneurship Education is enabled by the Executive committee ICA-Edu.

E Questions?

Contact Lisa Ploum This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

F Upcoming events on sustainable entrepreneurship education:   

April 12: Educator Workshop: Innovative Pedagogy for Sustainable Entrepreneurship Education – SSES Learninglab 

June 12 – 13: Symposium Teaching & Curriculum Development in Sustainability Entrepreneurship will be held in Paris at ESCP Business School and UNEP. ICA-Edu is an affiliated partner for this event.