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and to get answers, we must act, not wait for answers to occur to us. (Anatol Rapoport)
On the occasion of Indagra 2019, the Dutch Embassy in Bucharest launched the Ideas Competition for Circular Agriculture addressed to students enrolled in Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctoral programs in the agri-food sector and other related sectors, conducted by Romanian universities.
The competition identified bold ideas with the potential to accelerate the circular approach in agriculture and the food industry, stimulating creativity and partnerships for concrete actions to support the future of agriculture on a sustainable planet.
The best proposals were awarded in a ceremony that took place on July 20, 2020, the big winner being the A.C.U.M. – Circular Agriculture in My University developed by the team of the Faculty of Agri-Food and Environmental Economics, Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest. More information about the initiative can be found here.
Within the program, Partners in International Business, the three initiatives implemented in Romania focused on the fruit sector – Holland Fruit House, horticultural – Holland Horticulture House and dairy – Holland Diary House, carried out in 2014-2019 train the trainers educational programs profiled on the requirements of the three fields.
The programs were developed in partnership by the agricultural universities in Bucharest, Timisoara, Cluj-Napoca, Iași and Craiova and prestigious educational institutions in the Netherlands such as Wageningen University and Research, Aeres University of Applied Sciences or Delphy, with the support of the business partners in both countries.
The programs included theoretical sessions addressing the latest technical and technological developments in the sector, practical internships and study visits, and were completed with exams to test the knowledge gained.
Within USAMV Bucharest, the educational process is integrated with the scientific research activity of teachers and students as well as the development of regional, national and international partnerships with other educational institutions (including high schools), research and business partners. More information available here.
Biotech and COMPAC will provide information and technological facilities and services to ensure the most direct and rapid relationship between the economic and the university research environment. More information can be found here.
USAMV Iași is a founding member of CITTASA, supporting the increase of the scientific competitiveness of its members and of the North East Region by developing a cooperation framework and research platforms in the agricultural, horticultural, zootechnical and veterinary fields. More information about CITTASA can be found here.
EDUFORM – Education and training on the labor market, it’s a project implemented by USAMV Cluj-Napoca, and co-financed by the European Union from the European Social Fund through the Human Capital Operational Program 2014-2020. On the EDUFORM website you will find a series of cross-curricular courses with an application component addressed to undergraduate / master students, in order to increase employability, as well as an e-learning portal for them. The project started in February 2019 and has a duration of 30 months, during which over 55 USAMV teachers and over 300 students will participate in the project activities.