ABOUT THE PROJECT
SWEDA – Sustainable Wellbeing Entrepreneurship for Diversification in Agriculture (https://swedaproject.eu/) is an Erasmus+ KA2 project that supported the development and piloting of a blended and interdisciplinary EU Higher Education course on Social, Animal and Environmental integrated well-being in rural areas.
The course provides theoretical knowledge and practical tools for the sustainable exploitation of resources in rural areas and the planning of local entrepreneurial initiatives based on farms' multifunctionality, circular economy, well-being and social inclusion.
EU ROUND TABLE
Thanks to the implementation of the project activities, partners have collected qualitative and quantitative data on the impact of the SWEDA model for integrated well-being in agriculture, which have been finally compiled in a set of educational and policy recommendations.
We have invited a pool of experts and representatives from EU authorities and networks in order to share the main finding of the SWEDA project, validate the recommendations and identify priority areas for further collaboration and innovation in the field.
PROGRAMME
9:00-9:30 Registration of participants
9:30-9:50 Keynote speech "Skills for agriculture in transition"
Fabio Cossu, Unità A1 Policy perspectives, DG AGRI, European Commission
9:50-10:10 Introduction to SWEDA project objectives and results
Biancamaria Torquati, Professor at University of Perugia
10:10-10:30 Presentation of educational and policy recommendations
Francesco Romagnoli, Professor at Riga Technical University
10:30-11:50 Round Table: Impact of Green Transformation on VET and HE
Moderates Altheo Valentini, General manager of EGInA
11:50-12:00 Conclusive remarks
Thomas Van Elsen, Professor at University of Kassel
12:00-12:30 Networking lunch