We invite students from the Department of Agriculture to apply for the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) “Climate Change Impact on Global Horticulture – Trends and Challenges” to take place at University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Romania.
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The Blended Intensive Program (BIP) titled „CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON GLOBAL HORTICULTURE – TRENDS AND CHALLENGES” aims to design a project based learning activity to improve students’ teamwork competences and communication skills, while coaching them through the basic concepts of horticulture and landscaping to prepare the participants to face global climate changes. In the meantime, the project aims to achieve several key objectives: Understanding Climate Change Effects, Identifying Regional Impacts, Examining Trends: discussing current and emerging trends in horticulture that are influenced by climate change. We will explore different fields and laboratory methods for the identification and assessment of the solutions imposed by climate change in horticultural technologies and landscape design.
Content:
– History of horticultural sciences
– Climate change present challenges
– Climate measurements history and modern practices
– New fruit species resilient to climate change
– Spontaneous plant species for local community benefits
– Modern and resilient technologies to address climate change
– Micropropagation techniques
– Digitalization and automatization in horticulture
– Determination of the harvest time – using specific physical and biochemical analysis
– Evaluation of the organoleptic and physiological qualities of seasonal fruit
– Fruit growing nursery
– Viticulture and wine making
Dates for physical activities: 4 – 9 May 2026
Dates for virtual component: 28 – 30 April & 19 May 2026
Accommodation and field trips costs will be covered by the organizers.
HMU students, apply here (4 slots available): https://forms.office.com/e/MhJNYLfxU4 (deadline Feb28)