Innovative curriculum in smart AGRIculture through SATellite and remote sensing data in SEA Erasmus Project

Project Title

Innovative curriculum in smart AGRIculture through SATellite and remote sensing data in SEA

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 : Capacity Building in higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

The goal of this project is to create innovative curriculum in smart agriculture by integrating the latest GIS/remote sensing (RS) technology. Remote sensing integrated with wireless sensors implemented in an GIS environment can provide valuable information (soil moisture, crop phenology, nutrient deficiency, crop disease, pests, etc.) for innovative crop management. We have included neighboring partner countries from Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia. The economy of these SEA countries relies heavily on primary production and all have a large predominantly rural population.The project enhances the concept of smart agriculture with the use of information and technology-based agricultural management system to improve crop production efficiency by adjusting farming inputs to specific conditions within each area of a field. Precision farming can be achieved by utilizing remote sensing technologies which capture and measure the health condition of soil /crops obtained from Earth Observation satellites and airborne drones. Biomass within the field can be measured, and crop development can be monitoring during varies seasons to control fertilizer application.Outputs: Comparison of established practices in smart agriculture in EU countries; report on bachelor/master curricula best practices in EU partners and catalogue of competencies to transfer to SEA partners; : design of training program and delivery of 6 train-the trainer sessions; purchase of equipment; Mobilities for at least 21 teachers to Europe (21 in year 1 and 21 in year 2) to be able to master new teaching/learning methods on the use of GIS/RS. Installation of state-of-the-art equipment hardware and software. Delivery on professional transferable curriculum on entrepreneurship for smart agriculture with online and blended learning methods. Joint initiatives with private sector through use of GIS/RS on agriculture and support of smart agriculture ecosystem with involvement of ministries of agriculture and farmers

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 982828 Eur

Project Coordinator

VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL & Country: BE

Project Partners

• HOCHSCHULE WEIHENSTEPHAN-TRIESDORF
• OPEGIEKA SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA
• MANDALAY TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
• NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF BATTAMBANG
• UNIVERSITY OF HENG SAMRIN THBONGKHMUM
• NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LAOS
• SOUPHANOUVONG UNIVERSITY