Inspire - Sustainable Agriculture for Biodiversity
| Study location | Belgium, Leuven |
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| Type | Inspire, distance learning |
| Study language | English |
| Application fee | €50 one-time The fee for this course is 50€ (VAT excl.) |
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| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) This programme is open to Bachelor students, Masters Students, PhD students, Posts-Docs, young professionals, or aspiring entrepreneurs interested in sustainable agriculture. We are interested in individuals from multidisciplinary backgrounds to work in teams to come up with innovative ideas e.g. Ecological Sciences, Food Sciences, Engineering, Business / International Relations, Marketing, Informatics and Computational Science, among others. Participants in our strategic vision must meet the following criteria: - Have an interest in the agricultural sector and in innovation, especially digital innovation; |
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| Language requirements | English |
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Overview
Our global food system is the main culprit of accelerating biodiversity loss. The conversion of land for agriculture and the intensification of agriculture is degrading or severely damaging natural habitats, therewith, pushing many species to the brink of extinction. We need an urgent transformation of how food is grown, produced, and used.
Are you interested to learn how to protect and conserve biodiversity?
• Do you want to enhance your entrepreneurship skills to transform the agri-food sector?
• Do you want to know how digital technologies can be used to sustain biodiversity?
• Then, join us at the Sustainable Agriculture for Biodiversity Inspire programme!
The Sustainable Agriculture for Biodiversity Inspire Programme aims to develop a new generation of entrepreneurs and innovators that is equipped to shape a new kind of food system that is innovative, resilient, and sustainable.
You, as talented individuals will become entrepreneurial as Inspire will provide you with knowledge on design thinking, business idea development, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, team building, market research, risk analysis, negotiation, pitching and much more.
You will be able to improve your knowledge on how to combat climate change and how to reverse biodiversity loss, whilst designing innovative solutions for the agriculture sector. All of this with the support and coaching from EIT Food top experts in AgriFood, innovation, sustainability, and growth strategy.
In this programme, you will learn about:
- Unsustainable vs. Sustainable agriculture practices
- The ai potential to accelerate global efforts to protect the environment and conserve biodiversity
- Ways to stop the loss and degradation of carbon- and species-rich ecosystems
- Resilience for biodiversity & food
- How to re-nature the cities & boost the ecosystem health
- What is community-based biodiversity conservation
- Design thinking, business idea development, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, team building, market research, risk analysis, negotiation, pitching
- Governance & finance in agriculture, inclusive business models, and much more!
This programme is open to Bachelor students, Masters Students, PhD students, Posts-Docs, young professionals, or aspiring entrepreneurs interested in sustainable agriculture. We are interested in individuals from multidisciplinary backgrounds to work in teams to come up with innovative ideas e.g. Ecological Sciences, Food Sciences, Engineering, Business / International Relations, Marketing, Informatics and Computational Science, among others.
Application deadline: 28th October 2022
Start of the programme date: 7th November 2022
Programme structure
Programme timeline:
• Week 1: 7th November to 11th November
• Week 2: 14th November to 18th November
• Week 3: 21st November to 25th November
After the three-week programme, the learning outcomes will be:
- Understand the modern agricultural sector and how to protect and conserve biodiversity.
- Transform business ideas and innovations into sustainable solutions with the help of new technologies.
- Identify and evaluate the impact of methods and technologies applied to agricultural activities and understand how digital technologies can be used to sustain biodiversity.
- Understand the importance to combating climate change and how to reverse biodiversity loss.
- Improved presentation and communication skills (public pitching).
- Enhanced effective teamwork skills.
- Reflect on social, societal, scientific, and environmental sustainability impacts when developing new products/technologies and business models in agricultural sector.