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Growing Future-Ready Green Professionals
In a world increasingly shaped by climate change and biodiversity loss, education and innovation are critical to building a greener, healthier, and more resilient environment. At Zone.College in Twello, a Dutch green educational organisation, students aged 12–16 are immersed in
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Signify and UBC Collaborate to Boost Pepper Production with Advanced LED Lighting
Signify and the University of British Columbia (UBC) are advancing the boundaries of agricultural innovation with their ongoing pepper production trial, which employs cutting-edge GreenPower LED toplighting force 2.0 (TLF 2.0) technology. The trial, which began in 2022, has shown
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Floral industry comes together at the International Floriculture Trade Fair 2024
The International Floriculture Trade Fair (IFTF) 2024, held at Expo Greater Amsterdam in Vijfhuizen, brought together the global floral industry in a vibrant celebration of nature’s beauty. Over three days, exhibitors from 128 countries showcased a stunning array of flowers,
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European Platform for Urban Greening transnational project meeting
The European Platform for Urban Greening (EPLUG) transnational project meeting occurred from April 21st to April 26th, 2024, in Bucharest, Romania, and included a visit to the Romanian Senate gardens where Uranus tulip bulbs were planted last year. The transnational meeting
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Romanian Center of Vocational Excellence in Urban Greening hosts International Urban Greening Week
The International Urban Greening Week (IUGW), hosted by the Romanian Center of Vocational Excellence in Urban Greening, brought together students and experts from across Europe to address urban greening challenges in Bucharest, Romania. Held from April 8th to 12th, this
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Yuverta Digital Nomads visit Romania!
13 students from the Yuverta Digital Nomad programme visited Romania.
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Urban Greening and Green Education: Uranus Tulips
This November we returned to the garden of the Romanian Senate to replant Uranus tulip bulbs ahead of the spring.
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Dutch good practices for integrated water-soil management
Launching the Dutch good practices for integrated water-soil management brochure, which offers an overview of techniques, technologies and strategies with the potential to transform the Romanian agri-food sector and its management of resources.
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An incredible week at INDAGRA 2023!
We spent an incredible week with Dutch suppliers of vegetable and fruit growing solutions at INDAGRA 2023.
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Lots of opportunities in the Romanian dairy sector
Once there were 8 million dairy cows in Romania, now there are only 2 million and the milk production of these cows is declining. Why is this? Here’s the story!
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The WEF Nexus Challenge is now open!
Are you well-versed in analysing the interlinkages of the water, energy and food sectors, the so called Water-Energy-Food Nexus? This is your chance to show it!
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Come meet us at INDAGRA 2023!
AgriEdu CEX and its partners are waiting for you at INDAGRA 2023. You can find us at Stand 14A, Pavilion B1!
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Signing the Mission Soil Manifesto
In July 2023, AgriEdu CEX became a signatory of the EU Mission for Soil, joining an international community that cares for soil.
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Mission of Romanian farmers in the Netherlands
AgriEdu CEX, as the local contact point for the Dutch Horticultural Solutions Cluster, organised a study visit to the Netherlands for representatives from education, research and business in the fruit and vegetable sectors.
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Wageningen University Rector visits Romania
AgriEdu CEX co-organised and participated in the visit of the Rector Magnificus of Wageningen University and Research, prof. dr. eng. Arthur Mol to Romania 7-10 May 2023. The visit included meetings with academics from agricultural universities in Bucharest, Iași, Timișoara,
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Award ceremony for the “Children Love Nature” campaign
Representatives of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and AgriEdu CEX gave awards to students from the "George Coșbuc" National Bilingual High School.
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A new gateway to Dutch Green Education!
A new website on Green Education in the Netherlands is now online!
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Open Day for Pruning on the HFH Demo plots at ICDP Mărăcineni
More than 120 participants - farmers, researchers, consultants, authorities, students and teachers - met to discuss new technological solutions and, above all, to demonstrate practical approaches adapted to climate challenges.
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Training sessions at Nicolae Balcescu High School and USAMV Bucharest
Teachers from agricultural high schools and aspiring specialists in the zootechnical field encountered the unique challenge of seamlessly incorporating digital tools into their hands-on, practical experience. The sessions were run at the Nicolae Balcescu High School in Alexandria and the
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Study visit to the Netherlands
Alongside its partners from the Green Table of the Netherlands, AgriEdu CEX organised a study visit for the CIVITAS Foundation as part ot the "Planning and exploring activities for developing an agricultural consultancy system" project.
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Wageningen University and Research (WUR) symposium
AgriEdu CEX, alongside educational partners from Central and Eastern Europe, took part in the discussion organised by WUR on innovation and research topics in agricultural education.
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Launching the European Platform for Urban Greening didactic module
AgriEdu CEX and its partners facilitated the launch of a new didactic module for landscape architecture focused on practical learning through the European Platform for Urban Greening.
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The “Children love nature” campaign
Fifteen school across Romania, from both rural and urban areas, organised the planting of flowering bulbs this year. The project's first edition could not have taken place without the generous support of Kapiteyn BV as well as the Netherlands Embassy
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The future of Romania’s agriculture – a Dutch-Romanian perspective
The projects of AgriEdu CEX were showcased at the conference organised by the Netherlands Embassy in Bucharest during INDAGRA 2022.
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Green Education Roadshow
Representatives of the Dutch Green Education sector visited their educational partners in Romania. The visit took the form of a travelling caravan which reached Bucharest, Ilfov, Prejmer, Sibiu, Turda and Cluj.
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The mission for agricultural education
AgriEDU CEX joined representatives of Romanian universities and agrigultural high-schools for a visit to the Netherlands, organised by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Bucharest.
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Representatives from HAS University of Applied Sciences visit Romania
Their visit included meetings to identify opportunities for collaboration with representatives of USAMV, UAUIM and ASE București, as well as "Viaceslav Harnaj" Technical College, "Cezar Nicolau" Technological High-school and Văcărești National Park.
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Floriade Expo 2022
Floriade Expo 2022 is more than a visit to an International Horticultural Expo, is an extensive knowledge programme.
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In action for Ukraine
Students and teachers of the course Green design are touched by the events in Ukraine and they have set up an action to raise money. On Thursday, March 31, the students will take to the streets of Zwolle to sell
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Cooperation between the Netherlands and Romania in the field of environmental education further strengthened
Press release | 23-03-2022 | 13:50 On Tuesday, 15 March 2022, the Dutch and Romanian partners signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation aimed at developing education, training and research in the field of agriculture.
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WUR Urban Greenhouse Challenge #3
Calling all students! The third (and toughest!) edition of the Urban Greenhouse Challenge is here! In this Social Impact edition MSc, BSc and PhD students worldwide are challenged to develop an urban farming site that significantly improves the quality of
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New green learning route officially launched
On Monday 14 March, the Directors of VMBO and MBO in Terra Emmen signed a cooperation agreement whereby students can obtain a VMBO-basic and MBO level 2 diploma in five years. The aim of this learning pathway is to provide
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Youth participation project in collaboration with municipality
Youth participation project in collaboration with municipality. What would you improve in Maassluis if you were the boss? Pupils went through several assignments to come up with a good improvement plan for the city. They took pictures of places, did interviews
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GroenPact Accelerator
GroenPact Accelerator - the third stage of the partnership for green education supports the Romanian-Dutch bilateral collaboration for agricultural education
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Together for biodiversity
Global biodiversity issues can only be addressed through an integrated (evidence-based) scientific approach, and success is based on
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The National Recovery and Resilience Plan
The normative act regulating the mechanism for attracting the funds allocated through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan was adopted.
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International research cooperation at the Moinești Camp
From 17 May to 02 June 2021 in Moinești, Bacău County, took place the research camp, organized and coordinated by Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands. The project was coordinated, as in previous years, by Prof. Nellie van
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Higher education for sustainable development
Departamentul pentru Dezvoltare Durabilă împreună cu organizația Aspire Teachers și Asociația Cartierul Creativ Carolina derulează un proiect național pentru promovarea celor 17 Obiective de Dezvoltare Durabilă care se adresează tuturor elevilor din România.
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The year 2020 showed us that only through collaboration we can overcome challenges
The year 2020 showed us that only through collaboration we can overcome challenges. Collaboration is also essential for development of a sustainable agriculture and to achieve food security. Through collaboration of the education, research and market sectors both pupils
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”Green bus stops”
The Zone High School students project ”Green bus stops”, within the contest MBO Garden and Landscape from Zwolle, was nominated for the Prize for Green Education Impact. Together with the Terra High School students project ”Broad Bean” they compete for
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”Support for young farmers start”
The Agency for Financing Rural Investments (AFIR) opened during January 4th – May 4th 2021 the call for projects dedicated to the young farmers from diaspora, under the National Rural Development Program (NRDP) 2014-2020, sub-measure 6.1 ”Support for young farmers start”. The
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Financing for young farmers from diaspora
The Agency for the Financing of Rural Investments (AFIR) opened a new project application session dedicated to young farmers from diaspora, between January 4 and May 4, 2021. Young farmers from diaspora, who graduated in the last 60 months before
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The Agricultural Technologic High School Cudalbi, Galati county is running the project ”Today student, tomorrow entrepreneur – a successful career
The Agricultural Technologic High School Cudalbi, Galati county is running the project ”Today student, tomorrow entrepreneur – a successful career, an Operational Program for Human Resources Development POSDRU/175/2.1/S/150026, Prority Axis 2: Correlation of long life learning with labour market”, Major
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Agricultural and Food Industry High School “Vasile Adamachi”, Iași is currently involved in three Erasmus + projects
Agricultural and Food Industry High School "Vasile Adamachi", Iași is currently involved in three Erasmus + projects ((Erasmus +K2 Green Alliance, Erasmus + Euritage ID, Erasmus +BioBread ) and it is interested in partnership with Dutch agricultural high schools and
