933316 Organic farming and regional development


Type
Project course
Semester hours
4
Lecturer (assistant)
Schwarzl, Christina , Vogl, Christian R.
Organisation
Offered in
Wintersemester 2024/25
Languages of instruction
Englisch

Content

Between October and January , the “European Network of Organic Agriculture University Teachers” (ENOAT), incl. BOKU, will organize a weekly course on organic farming in Europe, featuring organic farming in all those countries, where ENOAT members are active. This will be done in 933.316

Only for the Intro (Q&A)
Wednesday, 16.10.2024, 18:00 Hybrid (Online & Room 03/15.6. at GM House)
Starting from Oct 24 always Thursday 14:00-17:15 hrs.

Registration obligatory in BOKUonline.

You will learn much about organic farming in Europe, you will meet students and teachers from all the involved countries online and you will extend your organic farming network! A great learning & networking opportunity!

0.
16.10.2024 (Day changed; Time changed: Wednesday 1800 hrs hybrid)
Room 03/15.6. or ZOOM
Short Intro
Opportunity for asking questions on the procedure, work load, expected outcomes, etc.

1
(Always Thursday! Always online only! Always 1400 s.t. – 17:15 hrs)
24.10.24
Module organization, presenting each other
Introduction OA in Europe
EU agricultural policy

2
31.10.24
OA in Germany
OA in Spain

3
7.11.24
OA in Italy
OA in Slovenia

4
14.11.24
OA in France
OA in Bulgaria

5
21.11.24
OA in Czechia
OA in Portugal

6
28.11.24
OA in Austria
OA in Serbia

7
5.12.24
OA in Finland
OA in Latvia

8
12.12.24
OA in Sweden
OA in Ukraine

9
19.12.23
Student presentations and discussion
Obligatory presence online

10
16.01.24
Student presentations and discussion
Obligatory presence online
Final reflection

31.01.24
Deadline for Upload of seminar paper

Previous knowledge expected

It is advisable that you bring basic knowledge about organic agriculture and enthusiasm for the topic!

Commitment we expect of the students:
* High interest in the subject of the course
* Regular attendance
* Active participation, engagement & willingness to work in a team
* Capability to self-organization within the group with methods of project management

Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Students are able defining regional development or organic farming and discuss the link between these two concepts.
Students can present examples, where organic farming has an impact on regional development and vice versa.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.