Final Conference “Innovative Curriculum in Smart Agriculture Through Satellite and Remote Sensing Data in Southeast Asia” in January 8-12, 2024

Final Conference “Innovative Curriculum in Smart Agriculture Through Satellite and Remote Sensing Data in Southeast Asia” in January 8-12, 2024

The final conference “Innovative Curriculum in Smart Agriculture Through Satellite and Remote Sensing Data in Southeast Asia” under the AgriSAT project, co-funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ program, was jointly organized by the National University of Lao (NUoL) and Souphanouvong University (SU) for five days in Vientiane and Luong Prabang, Laos. In Vientiane, the event took place from January 8 to 9, 2024 at NUoL, then continued at SU in Luong Prabang from January 10 to 12, 2024. At NUoL, the closing event was chaired by the President of NUoL together with a representative from the Department of Agriculture Land Management (DALAM), while at SU it was chaired by the Vice President of SU.

The main specific objectives of the closing event are to disseminate the results of the AgriSAT project to relevant audiences, including students, deans of relevant agricultural faculties, other related departments, collaborating higher education institutions, government agencies and private companies. The final event was attended by delegates from the EU partners from VUB, UPC, Weihenstephan-Triesdorf, UZ and Opegieka, students and lecturers from Laos including NUoL and SU, and lectures from Cambodia including RUA, NUBB and UHST, with a total of more than 100 participants.

The event included dissemination of project results of each work package, achievements, future plans of each partner and other related GIS and Smart Agriculture achievements and lessons learned, including application of GIS/remote sensing in agricultural land use management; makerbox and Agri-sensing and information dissemination; Application of multispectral UAVs for agricultural research and surveying; Application of GIS/remote sensing in village forest management; Application of UAVs, GIS/remote sensing in land surveying; Conducting local training on the utilization of remote sensing data; Real-time monitoring (Internet of Things).

14th Management Meeting 15 December 2023

14th Management Meeting 15 December 2023

The AgriSAT 14th Management meeting was held on 15th December 2023 at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Croatia. The meeting was conducted by physically and online with participated by VUB: Prof. Dr. Jonathan CHAN, UPC: Prof. Dr. Emilio Gil (Online), UNIZG: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hrvoje Kutnjak Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivana Sestak, Oprgieka: Ms. Katarzyna DLUGOKECKA (Online), NUBB: Ms. Sreynget LO, RUA: Mr. Teamhy SIEN, UHST: Ms. Sreylen MEAS, NUOL: Dr. Souliya Mounnarath and SU: Mr. Vanglee Phengxay (Online). The main objective of the meeting is to discuss for preparation of the end-up project in Laos in January 2024 and another discussion on challenges and problem-solving.

AgriSAT Students’ Competition and Seminar on Business Idea 11-14 December 2023

AgriSAT Students’ Competition and Seminar on Business Idea 11-14 December 2023

Zagreb, Croatia, on 11-14 December 2023, the Faculty of Agriculture of University of Zagreb, organized a five-day seminar on “AgriSAT Students ‘Competition and Seminar on Business Idea” within the frame of the Erasmus+ AgriSAT project-INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM IN SMART AGRICULTURE THROUGH SATELLITE AND REMOTE SENSING DATA IN SEA. The activities of the event include 1) five days of seminar on agribusiness idea, 2) students’ pitch competition and 3) project management meeting.

The seminar was chaired by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hrvoje Kutnjak and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivana Sestak, University of Zagreb faculty of Agriculture, Croatia; Prof. Dr. Emilio Gil Moya, Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain; Prof. Dr. Jonathan Cheung-Wai Chan, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, and Dr. Paulina Stepniak, Opegieka Ltd, Poland. This seminar was also participated by 4 lecturers and 10 students from difference university include: Royal University of Agriculture (RUA), University of Heng Samrin Tboung Khmum (UHST), National University of Battambang (NUBB), Cambodia, and National University of Lao (NUOL) and Souphanouvong University (SU), Lao.

Dissemination and Stakeholders Meeting

Dissemination and Stakeholders Meeting

A project dissemination and stakeholder meeting was held on 3 November 2023 at the National University of Battambang, Battambang Province, Cambodia. The​​ meeting focus was on the needs, challenges and future perspectives of relevant partners, including government institution and private sector, which involved service providers from ASR Cambodia Co., Ltd, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, Greenman Agro Mobilizer Co., Ltd and Neak Meas Agricultural Drone in Cambodia.

TT6: Development of Transferable Curriculum: Piloting of Transferable Courses Online/Offline

TT6: Development of Transferable Curriculum: Piloting of Transferable Courses Online/Offline

The 6th Technical Training on “Development of Transferable Curriculum: Piloting of Transferable Courses Online/Offline” was held from 30 October to 03 November 2023 at the National University of Battambang, Battambang Province, Cambodia. University partners from SU, NUoL, RUA, UHST, NUBB, UPC, Zagreb, HSWT and Opegieka participated in this TT. Main activities from this event are:

  • Test drone at NUBB farm to get real data for applies smart agriculture in SE (project based) Mosaicking of the data,
  • Student compition online/offline on related topics on agricultural science technique for business,
  • Supskill on drone operation and utilization for precision agriculture (drone-based spraying), an international standard on drone pesticide application
  • Development of transferable curriculum/courses
  • Dissemination and Sustainability
  • Field visit to Women Agriculture Network in Banan

Management Meeting on 21st December 2022

The Management Meeting on 21st December 2022 was conducted via zoom meeting (Meeting ID: 821 5155 9855 and Passcode: 051347) and participated by consortium partners such as VUB, UPC, UNIZG, Opegieka, NUBB, UHST, NUOL and SU. This meeting discussed about consortium informed result of EACEA meeting with VUB admin on 22nd Nov, curriculum development, new Workplan for the 3rd year, and upcoming 2nd transferred training in NUBB from 13th to 17th February 2023 and will be led by HSWT.

The 1st Training on Entrepreneurship and Soft Skills from 13th to 17th June 2022

The 1st Training on Entrepreneurship and Soft Skills was hosted by Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT), Germany from 13th to 17th June 2022 under the framework of the AGRISAT project and supported by the ERASMUS+ program. The first objective of the training was to train the attendees on the foundations of entrepreneurship and the development of business model canvas and on innovation and design thinking for entrepreneurship in digital agriculture, including a case study on product development as a response to customer needs. The training on entrepreneurship included the visit to multiple companies in digital agriculture at the DLG Feldtage, Europe’s leading field exhibition on crop production, and the visit to startup companies and a startup incubator center. In another session of the training, participants were introduced to the creation of massive open online courses with focus on the Moodle platform. The training was complemented by courses on soft skills, including representation systems, VAKOG, communication models and self- and interpersonal perception.

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Technical Training 4th  on  “Agrobusiness model and Climate Mitigation” AGRISAT

Technical Training 4th on “Agrobusiness model and Climate Mitigation” AGRISAT

The technical training schedule from 18th-22nd July 2022 will be conducted face to face in Laos PDR. The training will be held at Souphanouvong University, Laos which lead by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC).

The activity in training includes Climate conditions and irrigation practices as well as the conference on Smart agriculture and climate mitigation. All these activities cover the events planned under the AGRISAT project of ERASMUS+ programme where your organization is partner.

 

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Training on Entrepreneurship and Soft Skills, AGISAT

Training on Entrepreneurship and Soft Skills, AGISAT

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Training on Entrepreneurship and Soft Skills, AGISAT

 

The technical training schedule from 13rd-17th June 2022 will be conducted face to face in Germany. The training will be held in Triesdorf/ Weidenbach, Germany.

The activities in the Training include four days of lectures and practical training as well as one day of excursion to the local area. All these activities cover the events planned under the AGRISAT project where your organization is partner. The training is one of the planned activities within work package 3 of the project.

 

 

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