Nikolaus Hruschka, MSc. MSc. Dr.
Nikolaus Hruschka, MSc. MSc. Dr.
Working Group Knowledge Systems and Innovation
Institute of Organic Farming
Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Gregor-Mendel-Strasse 33, 1180 Vienna
Phone: (+43)1/47654-93345
E-Mail: hruschka(at)boku.ac.at
Research projects
Austrian Science Fund (FWF): project number P 31513
Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS): facts and fiction on the concept of participation
Curriculum vitae
- 2019 ongoing: Project assistant at the Institute of Organic Farming. Project Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS): facts and fiction on the concept of participation
- 2019 – ongoing: PhD candidate at BOKU (Dissertation topic: “Understanding the concept of participation within Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay”)
- 2017-2019: Evaluation officer and country coordinator and Inspector, CERES GmbH, Germany
- 2015: Project Junior Consultant, Sabab Lou, Stuttgart Germany and Chereponi, Ghana
- 2014: Project Coordinator Entebbe/Kampala, Uganda
- 2013-2016: Organic Agricultural Systems and Agroecology master’s programme at BOKU and University of Hohenheim, Hohenheim, Germany (EUR-Organic double degree programme)
- 2007-2013: Bachelor studies in Agricultural Sciences at BOKU and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid: Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos (E.T.S.I.) Madrid, Spain
Main research focus
Food Systems, Organic Certification Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS), Alternative Food Networks (AFN), Participation