Join Us for the Session at XVIII EAAE Congress in BONN (26-29.08.2025) on Agribusiness Education – Co-Organized by the e-AgriMBA Project
Join Us for the Session at XVIII EAAE Congress in BONN (26-29.08.2025) on Agribusiness Education – Co-Organized by the e-AgriMBA Project
Join Us for the Session at XVIII EAAE Congress in BONN (26-29.08.2025) on Agribusiness Education – Co-Organized by the e-AgriMBA Project
We are pleased to invite you to an engaging Lightning Talks Session titled:
“How Can Education Meet Agribusiness Challenges? Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise for a Resilient Future” - co-organized by the e-AgriMBA Project as part of the upcoming EAAE Congress in BONN
This session focuses on the integration of skill and knowledge needs of EU agribusiness and the contents, approaches and goals of education curricula for the sector. Education at all levels—professional, university and postgraduate—must play a central role in updating the skills required for keeping pace with the EU’s continuous innovation transformation path. However, EU agribusiness education has often not fully internalized the rapidly evolving needs, often lagging behind in propagating skills, technologies, and sustainability and resilience principles required currently and in the future. This disconnect results in a workforce that struggles to implement precision agriculture, sustainable resource management, and data-driven decision-making. Without significant reforms across agribusiness education, the sector will struggle to attract and retain skilled professionals to resolve complex challenges.
Session Program
Moderator:
- Rico Ihle, Wageningen University (Netherlands)
Presentations:
- Bruce Ahrendsen – University of Arkansas (USA) - “Bridging the Gap between Knowledge and Practice in Agribusiness: Skills and Education for the Future” — Focus on integrating essential knowledge and data-driven skills into practical agribusiness education.
- Oksana Danylchenko-Cherniak – Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine) “Digitalization in Agri-Education: Bridging Theory and Practice for Sustainable Agribusiness Development” — Exploring digital technologies in education and how they can improve agribusiness readiness for modern challenges.
- Evert Los – Aeres University of Applied Sciences, Dronten (Netherlands), “Educating Young Farmers and Professionals for an Innovating Agricultural Sector: Experiences from the Netherlands” — Practical approaches to preparing future farmers through entrepreneurial and sector-specific training.
- Josip Juračak – University of Zagreb (Croatia), “Agribusiness Graduates for Future: Aligning University Education with Agribusiness Realities” — Case studies and good practices on linking universities with industry to foster real-world readiness.
- Agata Malak-Rawlikowska – Warsaw University of Life Sciences (Poland) “Innovative Solutions and Methods in Post-graduate Agribusiness Education in Europe – the Example of the e-AgriMBA Network and Learning System” — Presentation of the e-AgriMBA digital learning system and its impact on modernizing agribusiness education.
(Co-authors include partners from Czech University of Life Sciences, University of Debrecen, Slovak University of Agriculture, and others.) - Wim Heijman – Czech University of Life Sciences (Czech Republic) “Skills and Knowledge Needs in Central Europe’s Agribusiness in the 1990s and 2000s” — Reflecting on the 30 years of transformation in agribusiness education and the origins of the AgriMBA Network.
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