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-Intermediate Level: suitable for students who have basic understanding of the subject matter and want to deepen their knowledge.
-Course duration: 2 weeks online + 1 week in-person.
-Start date: 26/08/2024
-End date: 06/09/2024
-In-person: From 23/09/2024 to 27/09/2024 in Portugal
-Language: English
-Certificate of completion
The CircularAgriFood Autumn School is an immersive program designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of circularity principles and cutting-edge technologies within agrifood systems. By exploring challenges and opportunities for circularity, the school fosters creativity and ideation, encouraging the development of innovative solutions for real-world challenges presented by industry partners.
-Entrepreneurship: Design effective actions to scale societal impact.
-Problem Solving: Mobilise effective co-creation methodologies to generate original and sustainable solutions that include relevant voices.
-Critical Thinking: Collect, analyse, interpret and report information to develop sustainable solutions to current and future challenges.
-Food Systems: Design innovative responses to address sustainability challenges in the food system.
-Technology Management: Mobilise appropriate technologies in innovation processes.
This school is designed for professionals, students, and researchers who are interested in advancing their knowledge and skills in circularity in agrifood. Participants will have the opportunity to network with experts and peers from diverse backgrounds, and to gain practical insights on how to apply circular principles in their own work. By the end of the program, participants will be equipped with the tools and knowledge needed to contribute to the development of sustainable and regenerative food systems.
Participants solve real-world challenges while gaining hands-on experience in a week-long immersive program in Portugal. Collaborating with mentors, they explore technologies like precision agriculture and sustainable packaging. The top team wins a €5,000 mentoring prize.