Last September 5, the European BIObec project celebrated its General Assembly and international plenary meeting in Vienna.
This meeting allowed to bring together all consortium partners on and offline to present the project’s current status and its six multi-level Bio-Based Education Centres (BBECs). The University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna (BOKU) hosted the meeting, and Davide Viaggi, Project Coordinator from the University of Bologna, guided the proceedings. Aleix Barrera-Corominas, UAB member of the BIObec project, was able to attend the meeting online and make meaningful contributions to the team.
The following day, BIOBec partner CTA organized the ‘Cross-fertilization seminar among BBECs and Roadmap co-design experience,’ a hybrid event that assembled a diverse group of experts in the fields of bioeconomy and education. This event was a part of the European Bioeconomy Scientific Forum 2023. During this seminar, the roadmap for the establishment of BBECs was presented, and various working groups related to bioeconomy and education outlined the objectives of these centres. Over the course of two days, participants immersed themselves in the BIOBec methodology, gaining practical insights through the BIOBec roadmap co-design experience.
BIObec aims to create links between bioindustry and the education system by interconnecting universities, innovation laboratories and R&D centers with industrial agents and regions. To this end, the project proposes a holistic framework that combines the traditional idea of an educational center with that of a knowledge center.
More information about the BIObec project.
