Sustainable Agriculture

May 20-30, 2024 (physical part)

May 13 and June 4, 2024 (online parts)

Mendel University in Brno warmly invites you to participate in the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) on Sustainable Agriculture, hosted by the Faculty of AgriSciences. This unique programme combines short-term mobility for both online and physical components. The physical sessions are scheduled from May 20 to 30, 2024, while the online sessions will be held on May 13 and June 4, 2024. Designed primarily for students, the programme also welcomes staff members to join. Interested participants are encouraged to register by April 20, 2024 – use the link below:

Registration

Information

  • Activities lectures, workshops, field trips, on-line meetings
  • Topics Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Development, Organic Farming, Agritourism, Alternative Farm Animal Husbandry, Aquaculture, Renewable Resources, Precision Farming
  • Registration Deadline: 20.04.2024. Use link above.
  • Costs covered by sending institution (travel costs, accommodation) within the Erasmus+ programme, Other costs (excursions, food etc.) in charge of coordinating institution
  • Credits 3 ECTS
  • Target Group Bc, MSc, PhD students, employees (STT mobilities)

Registration

  • Registration is mandatory for the participation at the event.
  • Only registered students/staff will be allowed to participate.
  • The confirmation of the registration will be sent to your email by our coordinator.
  • Deadline for registration is 20.04.2024.
Registration

Administrative process

  • Registration via the link below is mandatory for participation in the event.
  • After the registration, you will receive the LoA (Letter of Acceptance)
  • You can make your OLA in the system of your university, on the website learning-agreement.eu or send the Incoming Coordinator a paper version in PDF
  • Your OLA must be signed by the student and the sending institution first!
  • To see a guide for filling in the OLA using learning-agreement.eu website, please check the link below:
Online Learning Agreement GUIDE
  • Information about our university to fill in our OLA:
Receiving institutionMendel University in Brno/ Mendelova univerzita v Brně
AddressZemědělská 1665/1, 613 00 Brno
Responsible person for OLAEva Klepáčková
Erasmus+ Faculty Coordinator
eva.klepackova@mendelu.cz
LanguageEnglish, level B2
Name of the courseSustainable Agricultre (BIP)
The course codeSABIP
  • After fulfilling all the BIP requirements and completing the physical and online parts, participants will receive two documents:
    • 1. Transcript of Records  – the list of all passed exams with the grades and ECTS credits
    • 2. Confirmation of the Study Period – the confirmation with the dates of your arrival and departure (physical part) and online parts

Programme

TIMEAGENDAMEETING POINT
09.00 – 10.00Welcoming, Introductory speechesBuilding M 2.11
10.00 – 13.00Organisational matters, Campus tour, lunchBuilding M 2.11, building X
13.30 – 14.00Lecture: Welcome to CzechiaBuilding M 2.11
14.00 – 15.00Martina Lichovníková: Poultry in the Czech RepublicBuilding M 2.11
15.00 – 16.30School Botanical Garden
TIMEAGENDAMEETING POINT
09.00 – 12.00Finish Day – Mikko Alto, Introduction to Bioenergy
12.00 – 13.00Lunch
13.00 – 15.00Polish Day – Arkadiusz Niedziolka, Marcin Kopyra
15.00 – 18.00Basket making workshop – Soňa Štossová
TIMEAGENDAMEETING POINT
08.30 – 19.00Whole day excursion School farm Žabčice – Organic farm at Hrubá Vrbka, Roseta at Radějov
TIMEAGENDAMEETING POINT
08.15 – 12.00Organisational matters, presentations of the countries, visit of the Plant Production department
13.00 – 16.00Organisational matters, presentations of the countries, visit of the Plant Production Department (15.00)
TIMEAGENDAMEETING POINT
09.00 – 11.00Lucie Všetičková – fish husbandry, introduction to fish production, Department of Fish Husbandry visit
11.00 – 12.00Martina Lichovníková – Poultry production and use in Agritourism, visit of university poultry breeding site
12.00 – 18.00Garden Party of Faculty of AgriSciences, free timein front of building C
TIMEAGENDAMEETING POINT
09.00 – 10.00Vojtěch Lukas: Smart Farming technologies in crop management
10.00 – 12.00Slovak Day Miroslav Habán and Milan Macák
12.00 – 13.00Lunch
13.00 – 14.00Visit of Beehive
14.00 – 15.00Magdalena Daria Vaverková: Will we or will we not be on track with SDG in waste management – that is the question?
TIMEAGENDAMEETING POINT
08.30 – 19.00Whole day field trip – School forest enterprise Křtiny – Moravian karst – Agrocentre Ohrada
TIMEAGENDAMEETING POINT
09.00 – 11.00Edible insects as a food source
11.30 – 12.00Blanka Kocourková – Medicinal plants in the Czech Republic
12.00 – 13.00Lunch
13.00 – 16.00Agroecology as a way to sustainability
TIMEAGENDAMEETING POINT
08.30 – 18.00Field trip – Faculty of Horticulture at Lednice, evaluation and closing of BIP

Accommodation

  • Accommodation is not arranged by the BIP organizers; participants are obliged to arrange their own accommodation.
  • We recommend booking accommodation well in advance.

Contact

Tereza Smidova
International Relations Officer
Office: building X
+420 545 135 030
Vladimir Mikule
Coordinator
Office: building A
+420 545 133 209
Mendel University in Brno
Zemědělská 1665/1, 61300 Brno
IČO: 62156489
DIČ: CZ62156489