ICA-CoP Bio-Edu Workshop 2024 Programme

Tuesday 22 October

20.00

Welcome Reception Hotel Dubrovnik

Wednesday 23 October

9.00	Welcome Vice Dean Marija Cerjak, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb Han van Osch, Chair of ICA-CoP Bio-Edu and Avans University of Applied Science, Breda, NL
9.05	Introduction to the Workshop programme – Life Long Learning in the bioeconomy domain:. which developments are influencing the need for Life Long learning? Han van Osch, Avans University of Applied Science, Breda, NL
9.15	Keynote: Microcredentials: the glue that binds the corporate world with life long learning delivered by universities Padmasheela Kiiskilä, Researcher, Tampere University, FI
Session 1	The employer’s perspective. how can we realise a real learning culture focusing on continuous development of the workforce? Examples of the expectations of large companies to small and medium enterprises (SME) for lifelong learning. What is the motivation of professionals in each category for lifelong learning? How does the Human Capital Agenda look like 5 years from now? what does that mean for the knowledge and skills of the employees in the future?
9.45	Keynote: A Human Capital Agenda for the Bio-based Industry Nelo Emerencia, Biobased Industries Consortium, Brussels, BE
10.15	Coffee
10.45	Large company perspective - RAMBOLD Finland - Juha Kivimäki, Project Manager, Ramboll Finland (online)
11.05	SME perspective – Aaik Rodenburg, Rodenburg Biopolymers (online)
11.25	Discussion groups and Report back
12.30	Lunch

Session 2	The university perspective: Examples of different models of delivery of lifelong learning– evaluate the pros and cons of the different approaches: dedicated courses for professionals, professionals engaging in selected parts of university student degree programmes, to MOOCS and other online delivered courses. How do universities realise their lifelong learning programme? Which choices do they make? What did they decide not to do? How do they organize the delivery of lifelong learning within the university? How does educational technology support the development of lifelong learning?
13.30	Keynote: The challenge and benefits for research universities in delivering life long learning Jukka Tikkanen, Head of School, School of Forest Sciences, University of Eastern Finland. Joensuu, FI
14.00	Keynote: The challenge and benefits for applied science universities in delivering life long learning Han van Osch, Avans University of Applied Science, Breda, NL
14.30	Studies carried out with professional organizations on training and skills needed for the development of the bioeconomy sectors Gisell Burgos, CMQ d'Excellence Bioeco Academy from URCA, Reims, FR
15.00	Coffee
15.30	Discussion Groups
16.30	Report back and Review of the day
17.00	Closure

19.30	Dinner

Thursday 24 October

Session 3	Cooperation between partners and funding: How funding is provided for the development and delivery of lifelong learning, are there regional differences in state, company, university funding contribution? How do stakeholders cooperate to deliver the adequate lifelong learning programme? What is the role of hybrid learning environments (places where the stakeholders realise the lifelong learning programme)?
	Several different scenarios
9.00	Keynote: The joint Brabant approach with lifelong development for the energy transition with ‘Brabant Leert’ Marjolein Schooleman, Coordinator Brabant Leert, NL
9.30	Keynote: Success Story for Lifelong Learning in Nature Sciences: A Publisher’s Perspective Merlet Behncke-Braunbeck, Director Distance Learning, Springer Nature, Springer, Heidelberg, DE
10.00	Keynote: BioBec Education Centres George Sakellaris, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, CZ & BioEast
10.30	Coffee
11.00	Discussion Groups
12.00	Report Back
12.30	Wrap up
13.00	Lunch

G Programme Organising Committee

Han van Osch – University of Applied Sciences & Avans University of Applied Science, The Netherlands (Chair)
George Sakellaris – Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic (Vice Chair)
Constantinos Vorgias - University Athens, Greece
Ingar Janzik – Forschungszentrum Jülich & Bioeconomy Science Center, Germany
Pawan Kumar Mishra - Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic
Mona-Anitta Riihimäki - Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK), Finland
Simon Heath – Association for European Life Science Universities (ICA)