EIT Food Circular AgriFood

blended course

The CircularAgriFood Autumn School aims to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of circularity principles and cutting-edge technologies in agrifood systems. It explores challenges and opportunities for circularity, fostering creativity and ideation. The school encourages the development of innovative solutions for real-world challenges and equips participants with practical skills and knowledge applicable to their careers. Participants will learn strategies and technologies to reduce waste, emissions, and promote resource efficiency in the agrifood sector. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills will be developed to address real life circularity challenges in agrifood systems.

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Course leader

Building Global Innovators - Sustainable Ventures
https://www.bgi.pt

Target group

BSc, MSc and PhD students with a STEM background.

Course aim

The Circular AgriFood School is a 15-day programme providing a comprehensive understanding of circularity in agriculture and food systems, in parallel with sessions aimed at triggering the entrepreneurial mindset of our participants. Through a challenge-based approach, participants gain practical skills and knowledge to design and implement solutions in circular food systems, using cutting-edge technologies. The programme also includes an immersive week in Portugal, in which they will further improve their solutions by collaborating in-person with expert mentors.

Credits info

EIT Labelled course: https://eit.europa.eu/news-events/news/eit-education-new-eit-label-programmes

Fee info

EUR 65: Early-bird rate (until 01/08/2024):
Full course (online & in-person event): 100€
Online only course: 65€

General rate (until 22/08/2024):
Full course (online & in-person event): 350€;
Online only course: 150€

What is Included:
All sessions and clinics during the online session
All sessions, social activities, accomodation and meals (lunch, dinner, coffee breaks) during the in-person week

Scholarships

There are free places for people on parental leave; people unemployed or employed, but on a low income and people living in rural areas. Get in touch with mariana.fazenda@eitfood.eu to get your free code.