The ICA Board made a call for nominations for the ICA Excellence Awards 2025 to recognise individuals who have achieved excellence in furthering the values and mission of ICA as described in the ICA Strategy towards 2030.
Calls were made for nominations for the ICA Excellence Award in each of the following three categories:
• ICA Excellence Award – Lifetime Achievements
• ICA Excellence Award – Early-Stage Academic
• ICA Excellence Award – Networking
Individuals were invited to nominate persons for the awards who have achieved excellence in the following Selection Criteria:
1. Providing thought leadership, inspiration, and by contributing new knowledge through research and/or innovation for the European and global sustainable circular bioeconomy and society, and/or;
2. Enhancing education in the specific areas relevant to ICA and more generally in the areas of the sustainable bioeconomy and society, and/or;
3. Developing cooperation through contributing to platforms, joint learning, outreach and networking, and/or sharing experiences and understanding among European colleagues, resulting in improved research, education or innovation and/or;
4. Achieving impact and relevance with specific reference to the ICA values and mission
Nominations were received in all three categories
The Awards were presented at the time of the ICA Rectors and Deans forum held on 16 October, 2025 at BOKU university, Vienna, Austria
The ICA Board was delighted to recognise:
• ICA Excellence Award 2025 – Lifetime Achievement
Em. Prof. Dr Ir. Guido Van Huylenbroeck, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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• ICA Excellence Award 2025 – Networking
Prof. Vadym Tkachuk, Rector, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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• ICA Excellence Award 2025 - Early-Stage Academic
Assoc. Prof. Tanja Šumrada, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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