Agrifood

EIT Food
RIS Inspire HealthySoil4Life Summer School

Free, Hybrid Program

Logo of EIT Food next to the European Union flag, symbolizing collaboration in driving innovation and sustainability in the European food sector.

Ignite Your Agrifood Journey:

After the success of the 2022 InnovPlanet Summer School, we are thrilled to announce the arrival of the EIT Food RIS Inspire HealthySoil4Life Summer School. Prepare yourself for an exceptional 3-week hybrid course, brimming with fresh content and abundant resources. This immersive experience is specifically designed to nurture entrepreneurial skills and empower individuals who share a deep passion for agri-food and sustainability. Get ready to acquire climate farming knowledge and tools to spearhead innovative products in the agri-food sector!

Registration for the EIT Food RIS Inspire HealthySoil4Life Summer School is now open! Join our vibrant community, and get the chance to be among the first participants in this edition!

Who is it for?

This course welcomes undergraduates, MSc/PhD students, researchers, professionals, and aspiring entrepreneurs interested in innovating in the food system. We seek individuals from diverse backgrounds, including Food Science, Other Sciences, Engineering, Business/Marketing, Informatics and Computational Science, and more.Only participants from RIS countries can apply: Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, French Guiana, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Martinique, Mayotte, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Réunion, Saint Martin, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine.

Objectives

As a learner, you will develop your knowledge on soil health and related innovative farming practices, by linking the role of soil health to climate adaptation and mitigation towards better health and wellbeing.  This Summer School will provide you with a toolkit to become effective innovators in the food system, including design thinking, business idea development, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, team building, pitching, among others. You will apply your knowledge of soil health and soil functionality and sustainable farming to innovate products or techniques that impact the food system.

Gonçalo Amorim, BGI CEO, with a colleague at a BGI event, standing in front of the BGI logo.
BGI team providing strategic support to partners, helping define pilot objectives, financial planning, and connecting with collaborators.

Advantages

Integrating entrepreneurship training with food production innovation will enable you to create solutions to global challenges such as climate change and health. The programme has been developed and will be delivered by an outstanding collaborative group composed of European universities, institutes, food industry companies, farmers, and agri-food startups. This unique programme features teaching by highly skilled mentors in entrepreneurship in the food system from Food4Sustainability (Portugal), University of Sevilla (Spain), BGI (Portugal), Idanha-a-Nova Municipality (Portugal), Castillo del Canena (Spain), and The Grand Farm (Austria).

Duration & Important Dates

From July 1st to 12th: 
online

From July 27th to 31th:
presencial (invitation only)

Join the HealthySoil4Life Summer School and Win Two Tickets to Boom Festival in Idanha-a-Nova!

As part of our commitment to fostering an engaging and rewarding experience, we will be raffling off two tickets to the highly anticipated Boom Festival! Boom Festival is a renowned music and arts festival that celebrates creativity, sustainability, and cultural diversity. Held in Idanha-a-Nova (Portugal), this event brings together visionaries, artists, and individuals passionate about fostering positive change in the world.

Don't miss this opportunity and register now!

Our Speakers

Carlos Alves

Mayor of Arruda dos Vinhos

Elvira Domingo

Regional Impact Portfolio Manager at EIT Food

Claudia Godinho

Head of Academy at BGI

Pedro Fevereiro

Executive Director at  InnovPlantProtect CoLab

Nuno Serra

Executive Director at Food4Sustainability

Paula Baptista

Assistant Professor, CIMO -Mountain Research Centre, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança

Clarisse Brigido

Assistant Researcher, MED Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, University of Évora

Etelvina Figueira

Associate Professor, CESAM—Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro

Henrique Figueiredo

Coordinator of the public Innovation Policy Management Unit at ANI