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The University of Hohenheim (UHOH) founded in 1818 is the oldest and one of the largest agricultural higher education institutions in Germany. As a rather small university with almost 10.000 students, it is very specific due to the profile which is shaped by the combination of its three faculties (agricultural sciences, natural sciences, and business, economic and social sciences). The strengths of the three faculties are used to initiate international scientific research cooperation and to coordinate cross country interdisciplinary projects.
Hohenheim cultivates international partnerships with universities and other research institutes in more than 90 countries around the world. The university manages an array of individual research partnerships and is a member of the Euroleague for Life Sciences. The wide ranging experience in the field of academic cooperation with the international partners extends widely into the Eastern Europe and Central Asia regions. This is largely due to the activities of the Eastern Europe Centre (EEC) at the university which was founded in 1995 after the breakdown of the Soviet Union to establish a scientific network with the agricultural academys and universities in Central and Eastern Europe. From 2015 the new department Eastern Europe and Asia at the Office of International Affairs continued the tasks of the Eastern Europe Centre.
The agricultural faculty was one of the first to introduce bachelor and master study cycles and is well experienced in launching study programs according to the international standards in German and English languages. With respect to the SARUD project topic, several modules at the university concern sustainable agriculture, e.g. with respect to environmental protection and agricultural food production, environmental science - soil, water and biodiversity and others.
Contacts:
Project coordination | Project management |
Warsaw University of Life Sciences is the oldest agricultural university and one of the largest universities in Poland. It is also one of the most modern universities, where tradition and modernity meet. The University offers a wide range of study programs - from biological and technical ones, through medicine, economics and humanities. WULS-SGGW offers good facilities and infrastructure in one place. On the 65-hectare main campus there are 9 dormitories, a modern library, a computer centre, a sports centre (with tennis courts, a sports hall and a swimming pool) a language centre, a veterinary clinic and much more. The campus is located in the southern part of Warsaw and can be easily reached from the city centre by subway or by bus. Over 1,200 university teachers and instructors make sure that you will gain plenty of knowledge and practical skills. At present, the university consists of 13 faculties and 5 interfaculty units; there are 27,000 students enrolled. The University is well known and respected, both domestically and internationally.
Contacts:
Prof. Dr. hab. Axel Schwerk | Dr. inz. Izabela Dymitryszyn Laboratory of Evaluation and Assessment of Natural Resources Phone: +48 22 593 2223 Fax: +48 22 593 2227 e-mail: dymitryszyn@wp.pl |
The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague is situated on spacious and modern campus in the north western outskirts of Prague, about 20 minutes from the city centre. The university focuses on educating students in the crucial areas of safety in the food chain and protection of the biosphere, including sustainable land and water management. CULS currently offers 6 BSc and 16 MSc study programmes taught entirely in English. CULS consists of Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Environmental Sciences, Forestry, Engineering as well as Economics and Management. The Faculty of Engineering also educates graduates in ecologically sound waste management, environmentally friendly road vehicle management and alternative energy production (i.e. solar cell technology).
Contacts:
Doc. PhDr. Michal Lostak, Ph.D. | Ing. Jakub Husak, Ph.D. Faculty of Economics and Management e-mail: husak@pef.czu.cz |
The profile of Nuertingen-Geislingen University (NGU), in German “Hochschule Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen (HfWU), is based on the principle of sustainability. Research and teaching is focused on four areas of competences: Business and Economics, Law, Planning, Nature and Environment. More than 5000 students are enrolled in one of the 27 Bachelor- and Master programs (14 bachelor and 13 postgraduate master), two of which are taught in English. A variety of institutes is engaged in applied research projects. The study programs of Nuertingen-Geislingen University have been greatly enhanced by the strong core competencies in business, economics and environmental studies prevalent at the university. The Institute for Applied Research (IAF), two experimental and research gardens for landscape architecture, environmental and urban planning together with the experimental agricultural research farm complete the university´s infrastructure. NGU is proud to run exchange and integrated study programs with more than 50 partner universities worldwide. Approximately 200 people are employed and nearly 140 professors lecture at the university.
NGU is embedded in one of the strongest innovative economic regions of Europe with close ties to global players and successful SME´s. The university`s faculties possess a service-sector bias with services in agribusiness, landscape architecture, environmental design and city planning as well as in business management, applied economics, finance and real estate management.
https://www.hfwu.de/hfwu-start/
Contact:
Prof. Dr. sc. agr. Heinrich Schuele | Dr. sc. agr. Angelika Thomas | M.A. Kathrin Dingler |
The Agency for Development of Agriculture and Rural Areas of the Federal State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, in German Landesanstalt für Entwicklung der Landwirtschaft und der ländlichen Räume (LEL), is a service centre for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural areas of Baden-Württemberg. Its main duty is to support the regional agricultural offices in their administrative, advisory and vocational training tasks by providing further training for employees and training materials. The LEL has a well-equipped seminar centre (over 100 training days per year) and an own guesthouse. There is an excellent business connection between LEL and the University of Hohenheim as a result of various Leonardo da Vinci projects (RO/01/B/F/141072, SK/01/B/F/PP- 142243) and contacts of experts during conferences and further education events in Baden-Württemberg. LEL consists of 5 departments: education/training and advisory work, sustainable development of enterprises, rural development and landscape, agricultural markets and food sector, academy for rural areas. Reacting on the decrease in trained agricultural experts and advisors in different regions in Europe, especially in the Eastern Europe, LEL is involved in the CECRA (Certificate for European Consultants in Rural Areas) project on “Qualification and competence development for consulting personnel in the rural areas of Europe” with the target group of people in the agricultural, rural home economics and regional consulting service (regional manager, leader-managers, regional protagonists) in rural areas, who want to improve consulting skills and knowledge.
Contact:
Jürgen Käßer
Head of Department Education and Advice
Phone: +49 7171 917 128
Fax: +49 7171 917 101
e-mail: Juergen.Kaesser@lel.bwl.de