visit: Austria – BOKU
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Date/Time
Date(s) - 16-Oct-17 - 22-Oct-17
All Day
Location
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
Categories
Visit to BOKU in Austria by our Latin American project partners.
The programme included:
- Meeting with research support unit, aim: learn how interaction with industry partners can work in research
- Master and Doctoral Seminar of animal breeding group
- meeting with Alfons Willam, responsible of Masters program “animal science”, aim: get to know BOKU teaching strategy, how links to stakeholders are integrated in the masters program
- public ERASMUS+ – event at oead, aim: Learn about ERASMUS+-program and share experiences with other ERASMUS+-funded projects (check separate program)
- 2 day EXCURSION to Research center Gumpensteinin Styria, aim: visit research station where research is done on pasture-based systems for Alpine regions
- Research station Raumberg-Gumpenstein, research in the field of cattle
- Research in the field of sheep and goats
- Organic farming at research farm Moarhof
- dinner at traditional restaurant Krenn in Pürgg with traditional Austrian music
- farm visit at family farm Gruber
- visit of factory Steiner – Austrian wool textiles
- guided tour at Admont Abbey – biggest monastery library worldwide
- Feedback session with Thomas Guggenberger from Quality management, aim: Reflection on the different topics discussed during the week and development of ideas that could be transferred to home institution.