e-AgriMBA Project Seminar “How Can Education Meet Agribusiness Challenges? Skills, Knowledge, and Practical Solutions for Agribusiness – the Example of e-AgriMBA” and Project Meeting in Nitra – March 27–28, 2025

e-AgriMBA Project Seminar “How Can Education Meet Agribusiness Challenges? Skills, Knowledge, and Practical Solutions for Agribusiness – the Example of e-AgriMBA” and Project Meeting in Nitra – March 27–28, 2025

e-AgriMBA Project Seminar “How Can Education Meet Agribusiness Challenges? Skills, Knowledge, and Practical Solutions for Agribusiness – the Example of e-AgriMBA” and Project Meeting in Nitra – March 27–28, 2025

On March 27–28, 2025, partners of the e-AgriMBA Project met at the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra for a two-day event combining a project seminar and a quarterly project meeting of the Erasmus+ funded e-AgriMBA project. 

e-AgriMBA Seminar: “How Can Education Meet Agribusiness Challenges?”

"How Can Education Meet Agribusiness Challenges? Skills, Knowledge, and Practical Solutions for Agribusiness – the Example of e-AgriMBA."

The seminar, moderated by Zuzana Bajusová (Slovak University of Agriculture), brought together more than twenty academics and students from SUA Nitra and partners from the e-AgriMBA project to share insights into how university-level agribusiness education can better prepare students to meet the evolving demands of the sector. 

The program featured four e-AgriMBA project presentations:

Wim Heijman (Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague) opened with a historical perspective in his talk: "Skills and Knowledge Needs in Central Europe’s Agribusiness in the 1990s and 2000s."

Rico Ihle (Wageningen University, Netherlands) discussed future directions in agribusiness education in "Bridging the Gap between Knowledge and Practice: Skills and Education for the Future."

Agata Malak-Rawlikowska (Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland) introduced innovations developed within the e-AgriMBA initiative in her presentation: "Innovative Solutions and Methods in Postgraduate Agribusiness Education in Europe – The Example of the e-AgriMBA Network and Learning System."

Elena Horska (Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra) explored institutional efforts to align academic programs with market expectations in "Agribusiness Graduates for the Future: Aligning University Education with Agribusiness Realities."

The seminar concluded with an open discussion among participants, reinforcing the shared commitment to advancing modern, practice-oriented MBA programs in agribusiness.

Quarterly e-AgriMBA Project Meeting

The first day of the event, March 27, was dedicated to a quarterly project coordination meeting, during which partners assessed project progress, discussed deliverables, and planned next steps.