Educating the Young Professionals to Feed the Planet & Provide for the Sustainable Bioeconomy
THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER - at the EU Pavilion, Milan EXPO 2015
| Welcome |
| Introduction - Overview of the EU paper Towards a Research & Innovation Agenda for Global Food and Nutrition Security Franz Fischler, Chair of the EXPO 2015 EU Scientific Steering Committee |
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Session 1 Addressing the challenge of nutritional security Addressing the Challenge of Nutritional Security Academic Response to Addressing the Challenge of Nutritional Security |
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Session 2 Addressing the challenge of sustainable natural resource management Addressing the Challenge of Sustainable Natural Resource Management Challenge of Sustainable Natural Resource Management: some Nordic & Australian curricular responses |
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Session 3 Addressing the societal challenge of climate change Climate Chnage and Climate Compatible Development: can a threat become and opportunity Addressing the Societal Challenge of Climate Chnage - the Academic Challenge |
| Closing discussion |
FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER - at the Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza
| Session 4: The Life Science Universities educational response to the challenges |
| Listening Across Generations Aoife Lyons, Director Educational Initiatives, Alltech, Ireland |
| Responding to the Expectations of the Labour Market: Supplying the food sector with qualified graduates Mella Frewen, Director General, Food Drink Europe, Belgium |
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Developing graduates with holistic systems thinking skills for the bioeconomy – the graduate with an interdisciplinary CV. Case studies of Bioeconomy degree programmes. The Three Pillars Study Programmes at BOKU for the Sustainable Bioeconomy Discussion |
| Final Discussion |
| Closure |