DIGITAL AGRICULTURE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ARM-TEP197 research group of the University of Almería is pleased to introduce its collaboration in the AGRITECH EU project, that aims to develop a European catalogue of advanced educational modules for experts in digital agriculture.
The primary objective of the AGRITECH EU project is the design and delivery of higher education programme(s) – I level master (at ISCED LEVEL 7 or equivalent), the enrichment of existing bachelor and master’s degrees and the development of related self-standing modules/courses (online or in-person) to train specialists in digital transition for farms and food companies, leading to recognized certifications.
The AGRITECH EU Consortium, in line with our overarching goal, will work to the design and delivery of international higher education programmes dedicated to train specialists in Digital Agriculture:
for exploring technological solutions for digital agriculture with a responsible innovation approach
to acquire the ability to interact with technology suppliers and developers for the design and selection of innovative applications
to acquire the ability to use digital agriculture tools
to acquire the ability to assess the socio-economic impacts of digital technologies
The objective of the call will be achieved by the AGRITECH EU project through the implementation of the following framework:
Object setting:
To support the digital transition of agricultural enterprises through dedicated training of ecosystem actors such as digital specialists, enterprise workers, veterinarians, and agronomists
Object achievement:
Design of a project training catalogue shared by the partnership and containing different types of learning objects that can be implemented with different teaching methods and supports
Design of new academic programmes and development of existing ones by drawing on the learning object (Los) in the co-designed catalogue. The different national programmes will have their own characteristic structure and single degree. They will include, modules from the shared catalogue co-designed. This in coherence with the training objectives of supporting the digital transition of the agricultural sector.
A total of 13 Partners from 6 European countries collaborate in this project, including 7 higher education institutions, 5 businesses (SMEs and large companies) and 1 research and excellence center.
More information about AGRITECH EU can be found in the official webpage of the project: