“Therapeutic effects of apitherapy” in higher education Erasmus Project

Project Title

“Therapeutic effects of apitherapy” in higher education

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Agriculture, forestry and fisheries; Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education

Project Summary

Be(e) theraphy project aimed to create a higher education curriculum for the project partner countries, particularly in apiterapy, which is addressed in traditional and complementary medicine in higher education. This was achieved through a qualified methodology. In accordance with the curriculum, apitherapy handbooks were written and published in Turkish, English, Slovakian, Polish and Lithuanian languages. In this context, project consortium developed an innovative guide and competitive curriculum and an e-learning course for academic teachers and master students. Project objectives provided to the stakeholders; harmonized the higher educational offerings with existing local resources in project partner countries and an apitherapy curricula developed to the students with all methods necessary in order to apply apitherapy with good results; Be(e) therapy projct helped to the university students how they can build their own apitherapy data bases, and their own apitherapy libraries; prepared the “ground” for future apitherapy clinics or offices and local (national) further apitherapy course and also project provided some training during the master program for MSc students. During the project lifetime all project partner planned joint master degree programs with EU partner universities. Already apitherapy in Turkey (Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University /COMU) was introduced as a graduate course curriculum and implemented. In some Polish universities (WUELS), apitherapy applications have started to take place in traditional and complementary medicine applications. During the project all team have promoted environmental awareness through the education and teachers and students training and a large number of people from all participating countries, especially MSc students, undergraduate students and from different professional groups (Agricultural Engineering, Biologists, Veterinary Medicine, Medical Doctors, Beekeepers, etc.) were involved in the project activities. Due to the intense interest in apitherapy applications, propolis courses and workshops were organized at COMU and approximately 600 participants attended these meetings. Similar practices were also carried out in PL, LT and SK, and many participants attended them. Through this course, workshops,multiplier events, and other activities, a significant awareness was raised, especially about the importance of bee products in health protection and the long-term use of many diseases. The target group’s knowledge about apitherapy was updated especially through e-learning courses and printed materials, and special attention was paid to disseminating the findings obtained in the field of evidence-based medicine through all project products. Apart from the apitherapy handbooks, two main e- learning platform were held under the titles apiedu and bee theraphy as www.apiedu.eu and https://bee-therapy.eu/. Through these learning platforms, especially higher education students and academic staff will be informed about the subject. On the other hand, training programs, workshops and courses on different subjects were organized in each country in line with the objectives of the project and trainings were realized by reaching the target group. For the purposes of the project, the project partners organized various dissemination and awareness activities in their own countries. With all these activities and products, a strong emphasis was placed on the importance of traditional and complementary medicine, especially in the project coordinator country and other partner countries, especially in the case of industrial medicine. With this project, it is foreseen that the tendencies towards the use of medicine will change at least in part, people can overcome some diseases without using drugs and moreover, health protection will create a strong awareness.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 153750 Eur

Project Coordinator

CANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITESI & Country: TR

Project Partners

• SLOVENSKA POLNOHOSPODARSKA UNIVERZITA V NITRE
• ALEKSANDRO STULGINSKIO UNIVERSITETAS
• Balıkesir University
• AYDIN ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITESI
• UNIWERSYTET PRZYRODNICZY WE WROCLAWIU