14th ICA Rectors and Deans Forum 2024 Programme
ICA Forum Outline Programme & Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb local event programme
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Thursday 24 October |
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12:00 |
Registration |
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13:00 |
Lunch |
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14.00 |
Welcome and overview of the programme Dean Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Croatia Maria Knutson Wedel, ICA President & Vice Chancellor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden |
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Session 1 The Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture |
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14.15 |
Keynote: The Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture: Process and outcome |
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15.00 |
Coffee break |
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Session 2 The Strategic Dialogue on the EU Future of Agriculture: Implications for policy and policy support |
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15:30 |
Keynote 1: Reflection on the policy implications of the Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU Agriculture |
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16:00 |
Keynote 2: DG Research and JRC reflection on the implications for scientific policy support of the outcome of the Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU Agriculture |
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16.30 |
Life Science University response to the outcome of the Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU Agriculture From the Agricultural and Food System perspective From the Forestry perspective From the Biodiversity and Climate/Water perspective |
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17:00 |
Short plenary discussion |
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17.15 |
Closure |
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17.30 |
Report by the ICA President of the ICA General Assembly held on 6 June |
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17.45 |
ICA Excellence Award Ceremony |
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18.15 |
Return by bus to Zagreb city centre and hotels |
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20.00 |
Forum Dinner |
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Friday 25 October |
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9.00 |
Welcome: Recap of session 1 and 2 & review of Day 2 programme |
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Session 3 Research, innovation and outreach in connection to the outcome of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture |
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9.15 |
Keynote: How well does research and innovation at life science universities support an economically viable agriculture sector to operate within the challenge of the planetary boundaries |
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9.45 |
Five short 10 minute Case Study interventions: “The Research priorities of my university/faculty in addressing the strategic challenges related to the future of agriculture" |
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10.45 |
Coffee Break |
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Session 4 Educational programmes in connection to the outcome of the Strategic Dialogue on the EU Future of Agriculture |
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11.15 |
Keynote: Are the graduates of Life Science educational programmes sufficiently prepared for steering agri-environmental and agri-social policy developmen |
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11.45 |
Five short 10 minute Case Study interventions: “Educational programmes at my university/faculty delivering graduates that have the knowledge, skills and attitudes for addressing the strategic challenges related to the future of agriculture” |
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12.30 |
Discussion Groups: response to sessions 3 and 4. |
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13:00 |
Closure of the Rectors and Deans Forum 2024 and Networking lunch |
Friday 25 October afternoon
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb: Local programme
Presented by Department of Viticulture and Enology
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14:00 |
The future for sustainable wine production: from vineyard to bottle Viruses of grapevine: Croatian contribution to global knowledge or viruses of grapevine, the Croatian story Terroir, soil management, land degradation, and mitigation strategies. How can we ensure longevity and productive vineyards in climatically changed conditions? The exploitation of Croatian grapevine genetic resources for the breeding of new resistant cultivars New perspectives in Croatian wine production, analytics, and education Wine tasting and sensory workshop – selection of Croatian wines and tasting under guidance by colleagues from Department of Viticulture and Enology. |
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Programme Organising Committee
Jos Van Orshoven, Chair & Former Dean, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium
Ritva Toivonen, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Helsinki University, Finland
Michal Zasada, Rector, Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW, Warszawa, Poland
Rasa Pakeltiene and Simon Heath, ICA Secretariat