Strengthening education, research and innovation for climate smart crops in India Erasmus Project

Project Title

Strengthening education, research and innovation for climate smart crops in India

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 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

The basis of higher education is the development of MSc and PhD programs, that could greatly benefit from international cooperation and state-of-the-art teaching methodologies. The growing human population will need a continued input from agricultural sector, that will be increasingly challenged by climate change. It is thus crucial to develop higher education programs in the agricultural field. Climate smart crop development (CSCD) could be accomplished when crop adaptation to a changing environment is improved. Climate change management (CCM) would be the second pillar in achieving a sustainable agriculture and in eliminating hunger (2nd FAO objective). The main aim of AdaptNET is to strengthen education, research and innovation capacities in the area of CCM & CSCD by promoting information exchange from higher education institutions (HEIs) of EU, and building capacities in HEIs in India. This will be achieved by tuning existing MSc and PhD programs, developing new MSc programs, and implementing the blended learning approach.AdaptNET aspires to improve the capacity for sustainable cooperation and create a long-lasting international network of excellence, that could continue its activities after the end of the project, also by involving local NGOs and governmental bodies.The outputs of AdaptNET will be:● Advanced professional competences of teachers● Revised & updated PhD curricula● Updated MSc programs● Use of new pedagogical methods & QA mechanisms● Establishment of e-laboratories at Indian (PC) partners● Establishment of e-learning systems at PC Universities to support students, as well as professionals in Life-Long learning.It is foreseen that PC participants will master the innovative teaching techniques, and their academic mobility will be stimulated, allowing mutual cultural enrichment & sustainable international partnership between EU & PC partners.

Project Website

https://www.adaptnet.aua.gr/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 840302,25 Eur

Project Coordinator

GEOPONIKO PANEPISTIMION ATHINON & Country: EL

Project Partners

• UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, DHARWAD
• ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
• TEZPUR UNIVERSITY
• ACADEMY OF ATHENS
• UNIVERSITA POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE
• UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO
• INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS