Training capacities in Agriculture and Urban-RUral interactions for Sustainable development of megacities Erasmus Project

Project Title

Training capacities in Agriculture and Urban-RUral interactions for Sustainable development of megacities

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 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Project aims to create new capacities for graduate students from partner-countries to integrate in international research-business collaboration in the sphere of sustainable urban development. The project will build a network of universities and research institutes, public and private companies and political bodies in Russia, China and EU to strengthen international collaboration in green technologies for sustainable development of megacities, including management and design of urban forests and green infrastructure, landscaping, urban farming and waste management. The main activities planned by the project include 1) internships of graduate students; 2) short-term introduction and adaptation courses for students, coming for internship abroad; 3) training international experts on environmental issues of urban sustainable development; 4) professional training courses for companies and policy-makers on environmental issues of urban sustainable development.

Project Website

https://www.taurus-erasmus.eu/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 882861 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELLA TUSCIA & Country: IT

Project Partners

• NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY
• STATE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION PEOPLES’ FRIENDSHIP UNIVERSITY OF RUSSIA
• FEDERAL STATE EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OF HIGHER PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION RUSSIAN STATE AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY-MOSCOW TIMIRYAZEV AGRICULTURAL ACADEMY
• FUJIAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY UNIVERSITY
• GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITAT GOTTINGEN STIFTUNG OFFENTLICHEN RECHTS
• VORONEZH STATE UNIVERSITY
• WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY