INVEST WINTER SCHOOL 2023 - "AN INTRODUCTION TO NATURE-INCLUSIVE AGRICULTURE"
"An Introduction to Nature-Inclusive Agriculture" is a joint Winter School for BSc (with completed two years of studies), MSc and PhD students from all disciplines in the INVEST alliance partner Universities.
It will be implemented in a hybrid form with
- an online preliminary phase (18 September – 6 October)
- an on-site phase (8 – 16 October) and
- an online post phase (17 – 20 October),
and will be hosted by Van Hall Larenstein University University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands.
The Winter School will allow students to:
- Learn how agriculture can go hand in hand with increased biodiversity, such as flower and herb-rich grassland.
- Learn about challenges and solutions related to farming aspects such as the role of insects, soil health, and transitional production methods in horticulture and stock.
- Learn how to contrast different European practices in nature-inclusive farming within the regional and national context.
- Strengthen their multi-professional working life skills
- Extend their professional and personal networks
- Acquire 5 ECTS
The course is free for the admitted students and all travel and subsistence costs are covered by the INVEST project and the Erasmus+ programme of the EU.
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